Circles (FUTO)
Dormant unmaintainedFUTO's prototype end-to-end encrypted social network for friends and families, built on Matrix; development ended in late 2024.
mobile (social network) · licence Apache-2.0
- Android
- iOS
- Last commit
- Feb 2025 21 months ago · 3 Feb
- Commits, last year
- 0 0 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 0 0 in a year, 4 ever
- Bus factor
- — no commits in the last year
- Last release
- v1.1.0 3 Feb 2025 · 0 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 53k Kotlin
AI
Nothing found on any of the three axes. What we look for
PolicyNo policy found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance) Dev useNone found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance) In productNone found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)- AI in development: No commits in the last 365 days; no agent files.
- Collector: 0 of 0 commits in the last year credit an AI tool (—). 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
Activity
No commits in the last 365 days; the last one was on 3 Feb 2025. Bots are not counted.
Languages
Apps
Features
| Feature | Value | How we know | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | not-found | — | — |
| Encryption (E2EE) | Yes: Yes | claimed | github.com/circles-project/circles-android/blob/ |
| Cross-signing | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Key backup | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Sliding sync | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Next-gen auth (OIDC) | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Multiple accounts | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Threads | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Spaces | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| 1:1 calls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Group calls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Reactions | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Edits | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Replies | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Polls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Custom emoji | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Stickers | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Location | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Voice messages | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Rich text editor | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| URL previews | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Push notifications | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Private read receipts | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Presence | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Room upgrades | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Moderation tools | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Accessibility | not-found | — | — |
| Translations | not-found | — | — |
| Telemetry | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Default homeserver | not-found | — | — |
| Fork-friendliness | not-found | — | — |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- —
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 0 tags in the last year, latest v1.1.0 (3 Feb 2025)
- CI
.github/workflows/release.yml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Funding
- none listed
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- Firebase Crashlytics (build.gradle.kts) · Firebase Crashlytics (app/build.gradle.kts) · Firebase Analytics (core/build.gradle.kts) · Firebase Crashlytics (core/build.gradle.kts)
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/circles-project/circles-android | android | Dormant | 3 Feb 2025 | 0 | 0 | 250f9e533 |
| github.com/circles-project/circles-ios | ios | Dormant | 3 Feb 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5aec0b5cd |
Notes
README: "Active development wrapped up in late 2024, and the code is now available under a very liberal Open Source license to allow for new forks". A not-chat client.
Researched by an AI agent (Claude) on 5 Nov 2026, not checked by a person; metrics collected on 5 Nov 2026. Source file: data/projects/client/circles.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.