In progressPhone
Phone apps in the stores
Public on the App Store and Google Play, not just for testers.
Features
Everything in Gryt, and when it arrived.
First what we’re working on. Then every release, newest first, all the way back to before 1.0. The changelog has every small fix, and the blog has the long stories.
What we’re working on
In progress first, then what’s planned. No dates promised.
In progressServers
Move from Discord
An import bot and a bridge, so a community can move without losing its history.
PlannedPrivacy
Encrypted private channels
The same encryption as direct messages, for small private groups.
PlannedChat
Message search
Search a channel or a whole server.
PlannedServers
Events
Schedule a game night and let people say they’re coming.
PlannedHosting
Official hosting partners
Rent a Gryt server from a host we know, if you’d rather not run one.
Added in 1.13
30 Sep – 8 Oct 2026 · see the changelogOct 2026You and friends
Member cards
Colours, patterns, a banner, a bio and a status line, the same on every server.
Oct 2026You and friends
Game activity
Games that report to Discord report to Gryt too, with the game’s art on your card.
Sep 2026Privacy
Link a new device
Scan a QR code or type a short code, and your keys move over without a server holding them.
Oct 2026Chat
Pinned messages
Pin from the message menu, and jump to an old pin however far back it is.
Oct 2026Voice and video
Watch when you want to
A screen share waits until you click Watch, so nobody downloads video they didn’t ask for.
Oct 2026Phone
Private push notifications
Previews are encrypted on the server and only your phone can read them.
Seven Weeks of Gryt on a PhoneAdded in 1.12
28 Sep 2026 · see the changelog
Sep 2026Privacy
Direct messages on MLS
A key that leaks later can’t open messages from before it leaked.
Direct Messages Now Run on MLSAdded in 1.11
9 – 25 Sep 2026 · see the changelogSep 2026You and friends
Friends
Add friends on a server, accept or decline requests, and see who’s online.
Sep 2026Chat
Mentions for everyone, roles and channels
Ping @everyone, @here, a role or a #channel. A server can turn the big pings off.
Sep 2026Servers
Spam filter
Turn it on and set how sensitive it is.
Sep 2026Voice and video
Video at the size you watch it
Video goes out at the size of the biggest tile anyone has open, and stops when nobody’s looking.
Chasing Dropped Calls and a 3 fps Webcam
Sep 2026Chat
What’s new, in the app
Gryt tells you what changed the first time you open a new version.
Gryt Tells You What ChangedAdded in 1.10
8 Sep 2026 · see the changelog
Sep 2026Chat
Threads and forums
Reply in a thread without leaving the channel, or run a channel as a forum of topics.
Threads, Plugins, and Forty-Seven ThemesAdded in 1.9
1 – 7 Sep 2026 · see the changelog
Sep 2026Servers
Folders and channel permissions
Group channels in folders, and decide who sees or speaks in each.
From Four Roles to a Permission SystemSep 2026Servers
Plugins
A server can run plugins, and anyone can see what it runs before joining.
Sep 2026Privacy
Blocking
Block someone and their messages and calls stop.
Added in 1.7
31 Aug 2026 · see the changelog
Aug 2026Privacy
Encrypted direct messages
Messages and their files are encrypted before they leave, so the server stores what it can’t read.
The Server Can't Read Your Direct MessagesAdded in 1.6
14 – 29 Aug 2026 · see the changelogAug 2026Servers
Roles and permissions
Each role carries its own permissions, and some are earned over time.
Aug 2026Servers
Bots
A Bots tab, a BOT tag nobody can fake, and a switch for whether bots may knock.
Aug 2026Voice and video
Share the sound of one app
A screen share can carry the audio from the apps you pick, and a hotkey can be a mouse button.
Aug 2026You and friends
Owls
Everyone gets an owl from their name, and you can dress yours up.
Designing Your Own Owl
Aug 2026Privacy
An account is optional
Join with a guest identity that fits in a password manager.
Your Guest Identity Now Fits in a Password ManagerAug 2026You and friends
Group direct messages
Talk to a few people at once, and call them from there.
Aug 2026Phone
Gryt on a phone
Chat, voice, video and screen sharing on iPhone and Android, in testing.
Gryt on a PhoneAdded in 1.5
13 Aug 2026 · see the changelog
Aug 2026Servers
Many servers at once
Join servers from inside the app, and find them on your network.
Download, Host, PlayAug 2026You and friends
Themes
Built-in themes, or build your own at ui.gryt.chat and share it as a link.
Threads, Plugins, and Forty-Seven ThemesAdded in 1.3
5 Aug 2026 · see the changelogAug 2026Chat
Your own emoji
Upload them, import a ZIP or pull a set from emoji.gg, animated ones too.
Added in 1.2
28 May 2026 · see the changelogMay 2026Hosting
A server inside the app
Create a server from the desktop app in one click, with nothing else to install.
Download, Host, PlayAdded in 1.1
2 – 10 Mar 2026 · see the changelog
Mar 2026Voice and video
Hardware encoding
NVENC, AMF and QuickSync do the encoding, and video is sent in layers for slow connections.
Hardware Codecs, SVC, and Why Your Settings Kept DisappearingMar 2026Voice and video
Native screen capture
Screens and windows captured directly, up to 4K and 240 fps.
Mar 2026Servers
Webhooks
Post into a channel from anything that can send a web request.
Mar 2026Hosting
LAN party mode
Find servers on your network and let people in without invite codes.
131 Users and a LAN PartyAdded in 1.0
1 Mar 2026 · see the changelog
Mar 2026Hosting
The first public release
Desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux, the web client, and a server you can run with Docker or a Windows .exe.
Windows Server Is HereBefore 1.0
It took almost four years to get to 1.0. There are no version numbers from back then, just dates.
- 22 Feb 2026Open sourceEvery repository goes public under the AGPL, with a fresh history.A Fresh Start: New License, Clean History
- Feb 2026Accounts and the desktop appGryt accounts, the desktop app, push to talk, eSports mode and avatars.
- 4 Oct 2025Noise suppressionRNNoise takes keyboard and fan noise out of your microphone.
- Sep 2025Reactions and a debug overlayReactions in chat, switching microphones mid-call, and a live view of what the audio is doing.
- Jun 2025It gets the name GrytAlong with a Docker setup and AFK detection.
- 21 Nov 2024Servers and channelsMore than one server, voice channels that show who’s in them, and join sounds.From Concept to Reality
- 14 Jul 2024Voice worksThe first WebRTC call that connects, and a home-made SFU a month later.Learning WebRTC From the Ground Up
- 2023Mostly in FigmaA lot of design work, and a lot of attempts that didn’t work out.Designing Gryt's Identity
- Dec 2022The first login screenA proper sign-in, and the first dashboard mock-ups.
- 7 May 2022Where it startedThe GitHub organisation is created. The first version is a login and a friends list.The Story of Gryt
Missing something?
Ask for it in the app under Give feedback, or on the community server. The roadmap in the docs has the full list of what’s planned.