Element Call
Active stableElement's MatrixRTC video-conferencing app (LiveKit backend), usable standalone in the browser and embedded as a widget in Element Web and Element X.
web (video calls) · licence AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
- Web
- Last commit
- today 4 Nov 2026
- Commits, last year
- 1.3k 353 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 11 20 in a year, 57 ever
- Bus factor
- 2 authors making half of last year's commits
- Last release
- v0.28.1 30 Oct 2026 · 21 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 59k TypeScript
AI
AI policy
What the project says about AI-made contributions
Restricted (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)“Contributions are judged on their content, not on how they were produced. AI-assisted contributions are accepted; unreviewed AI output is not. [...] If your PR was made with the help of AI, you must convey that this is the case using the PR template.”
AI in development
Whether the developers use AI tools on the repository
Occasional (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)Collector: 46 of 1.3k commits in the last year credit an AI tool (3.6 %): claude 46. 1 agent file, 1 AI workflow. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
- 46 of about 1,280 non-bot commits in the last 365 days (about 3.6 %) carry a Claude co-author trailer.
- AGENTS.md at the repo root.
- AI review workflow .github/workflows/claude.yaml (anthropics/claude-code-action, run when a PR gets the Claude-Review label).
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AGENTS.md(agents.md) -
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146dd3aea2026-11-04 claude
AI in the product
Whether the product itself has AI features
None found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)Background blur uses on-device MediaPipe selfie segmentation (machine learning, not generative AI).
Activity
Languages
Apps
| OS | Built with | Status | Minimum OS | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | stable | not stated | web |
Features
| Feature | Value | How we know | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | matrix-js-sdk (pinned commit) + livekit-client | code | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
| Encryption (E2EE) | Yes: Yes Encrypted MatrixRTC media. | claimed | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
| 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 | Yes: Yes MatrixRTC (MSC4143) with LiveKit (MSC4195). | claimed | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
| 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 | yes Localazy; 26 locale folders. | code | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
| Telemetry | opt-in PostHog only when the user activates analytics; Sentry (@sentry/react) for errors when configured. | code | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
| Default homeserver | not-found | — | — |
| Fork-friendliness | partial pnpm/Vite app with several build targets (standalone, embedded, SDK); AGPL-3.0 or commercial, CLA. | claimed | github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/1e17a641 |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- 2
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 21 tags in the last year, latest v0.28.1 (30 Oct 2026)
- CI
.github/workflows/blocked.yaml.github/workflows/build-and-publish-docker.yaml.github/workflows/build-element-call.yaml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
- Funding
- none listed
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- Sentry (package.json) · PostHog (package.json)
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/element-hq/element-call | main | Active | 4 Nov 2026 | 1.3k | 11 | 1e17a6411 |
Notes
Not on the matrix.org clients list (it is a calling app). Its own CONTRIBUTING.md: "Take responsibility for AI-generated code." Element's organisation-wide AI policy (element-meta PR 3393) applies.
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/element-call.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.