Nio is an upcoming Matrix client for iOS.

For the time being this project is still very much a work in progress. For updates, please check by in our matrix room → #niochat:matrix.org.

Want to give it a spin? Join the public TestFlight Beta.

The following steps should be all that's necessary to build Nio with Xcode.

Note: Please be aware that Nio builds against the iOS 14 SDK and thus currently requires the Xcode 12 Beta. Download a copy from Apple's Developer Portal.

$ git clone https://github.com/niochat/nio.git
$ cd nio
$ pod install
$ xed .

If you can help translate Nio into other languages your help would be much appreciated! Translation files are available on translate.riot.im.

You might also have fun checking out the following applications.

• Ditto, cross-platform ReactNative based and just as purple 💜
• Messagerie, also built with SwiftUI
• Pattle, very polished cross-platform app built with Flutter

Nio is short for Niobe (albeit pronounced differently), captain of the ship Logos in the Matrix trilogy. Additionally it's a homonym of Neo, because there's definitely not enough Matrix projects jumping on that pun train already.

The abbreviation NIO is also commonly used to refer to the term non-blocking IO. I find this entertaining for a messaging client, which is essentially a human IO interface.