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title: nheko
description: A Qt/C++11 desktop client for Matrix
categories: projects client
author: mujx
maturity: Late Alpha
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The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Riot, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.

Join the discussion on Matrix [#nheko:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#nheko:matrix.org)

![image](https://matrix.org/_matrix/media/v1/download/matrix.org/EqTYfFxtEWQMnTsIYmBnqySI)

Get the code from https://github.com/mujx/nheko