Flatsonar

Sable

by Sable Maintainers

Chat over the Matrix network

Dangerous permissions Verified creator AGPL-3.0-only v1.21.0
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Screenshot 1 of Sable

About

Sable is a Matrix client for desktop, with end-to-end encrypted messaging, spaces, threads, and voice and video calls.

Features:

  • End-to-end encryption with cross-signing and key backup
  • Spaces, threads, and replies
  • Voice and video calls
  • Custom themes

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • your keyring / saved passwords
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to your download folder
    --filesystem=xdg-download
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source (x2)
    source:prebuilt
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.