Stoat, formerly Revolt, is an open source, self-hostable chat platform built as a Discord alternative. It offers voice and video chat plus text messaging, with a customizable interface, and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and the web.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Stoat
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Aimed squarely at communities that want an open Discord substitute, and on that brief it is promising. Two caveats are load-bearing: it is not end-to-end encrypted, and it is young and still rough, so do not treat it as a privacy messenger. Fine for casual communities that value open source and self-hosting; wrong tool if confidentiality is the point.
GitHub at a glance
stoatchat/stoatchat
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Last commit
10d ago
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Latest release
v0.13.8
10d ago
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Website at a glance
stoat.chat
D score 30
Weak website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested today
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Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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