- Our Lotus Guild fork of Cinny adds: voice message recording (MSC3245, works E2EE), device verification fix (cross-client SAS emoji + inline cards), per-member device session panel with per-device verify buttons, full Discord-style presence tracking (online on startup, idle/away after 10 min inactivity, unavailable when tab hidden, offline on close — with a “Hide Online Status” privacy toggle), presence status indicators (online/busy/away dots) in member lists, incoming call ring + Answer/Decline (DMs & group chats), GIF picker (Giphy), emoji & sticker picker (custom packs, stickers send as m.sticker events), pinned messages panel (pin icon in room header, pin/unpin from message menu), who-reacted viewer (hover any reaction for a name tooltip; right-click for a full avatar list), draggable+resizable picture-in-picture call window, poll display & voting, message forwarding, image/video captions, location sharing (map view + send), deleted message placeholders, per-message read receipt avatars (click for full list with timestamps), screenshare fullscreen button, screenshare audio mute (mute a screenshare’s audio without leaving the call), PTT (Push-to-Talk with configurable hold key), push-to-deafen (M key toggles speaker mute during calls), custom status messages with emoji picker + auto-clear timer (30 min – 7 days) shown below usernames, encrypted room search via local cache scan with per-room “Load more” history buttons, a dedicated Privacy settings section (hide typing, hide online status), night light / blue light filter (warm orange overlay with adjustable intensity in Settings → Appearance), message length counter in the composer, and the Lotus Terminal design theme (with TDS-styled orange typing indicator dots).
+ Our Lotus Guild fork of Cinny adds: voice message recording & playback with 0.75×/1×/1.5×/2× speed control (MSC3245, E2EE), device verification fix (cross-client SAS emoji + inline cards), per-member device session panel with per-device verify buttons, full Discord-style presence tracking (online on startup, idle/away after 10 min inactivity, unavailable when tab hidden, offline on close — with a “Hide Online Status” privacy toggle), presence status indicators (online/busy/away dots) in member lists, incoming call ring + Answer/Decline (DMs & group chats), GIF picker (Giphy), emoji & sticker picker (custom packs, stickers send as m.sticker events), pinned messages panel (pin icon in room header, pin/unpin from message menu), who-reacted viewer (hover any reaction for a name tooltip; right-click for a full avatar list), draggable+resizable picture-in-picture call window, poll creation & voting (single or multiple choice, 2–10 options), message forwarding, image/video captions, location sharing (map view + send), deleted message placeholders, per-message read receipt avatars (click for full list with timestamps), private read receipts toggle (Settings → Privacy), screenshare fullscreen button, screenshare audio mute (mute a screenshare’s audio without leaving the call), PTT (Push-to-Talk with configurable hold key), push-to-deafen (M key, configurable in Settings → Calls), custom status messages with emoji picker + auto-clear timer (30 min – 7 days) shown below usernames, encrypted room search via local cache scan with per-room “Load more” history buttons, a dedicated Privacy settings section (hide typing, hide online status), sidebar room filter (search rooms by name in Home and DMs tabs), favorite rooms (star any room, syncs across devices via m.favourite tag), media gallery drawer (browse all images/videos/files shared in a room), invite link + QR code (in both invite modal and room settings), knock-to-join support (Request to Join button + admin Approve/Deny panel), code syntax highlighting in Lotus Terminal mode (keywords, strings, numbers, comments, functions), night light / blue light filter (warm orange overlay with adjustable intensity in Settings → Appearance), message length counter in the composer, and the Lotus Terminal design theme (with TDS-styled orange typing indicator dots).
Prefer the unmodified upstream? cinny.in works with our homeserver — set it to matrix.lotusguild.org.
Client Feature Comparison — June 2026
+Client Feature Comparison — June 2026 (updated)
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| Polls | -✓display & vote | +✓create, vote & display; single or multiple choice |
~display only | ✓create, vote & end | ✓added v2.3.0 | @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@||
| Voice messagesrecord & play | -✓record & play, MSC3245, E2EE |
+ ✓record & play, E2EE; 0.75×/1×/1.5×/2× speed |
~playback only | ✓record, play, variable speed, reply with voice |
✓record & play, pause support |
@@ -1057,6 +1057,46 @@
~3-min idle timer (shipped Nov 2023); no tab detection, no offline on close, no user-facing hide toggle |
~basic online/offline only |
| Media Gallerybrowse room images/videos/files | +✓right-side drawer; Images/Videos/Files tabs |
+ ✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +
| Sidebar room filterfilter by name in real time | +✓Home & DMs tabs | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +
| Favorite roomsstarred section in sidebar | +✓m.favourite tag, syncs across devices |
+ ✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✓favourites section | +✗ | +
| Invite link + QR code | +✓matrix.to URL + QR code in invite modal & room settings |
+ ✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +✗ | +
| Push notifications | ~web push only |