Tabs
Channels, direct messages, and articles each open as a tab. Reorder them, pin the ones you use most, and close the rest.
Early access
The calm chat app.
Organized. Private. Light.
Nim is a desktop chat app for communities. Open channels in tabs, put two side by side, and give every server a repository for the docs and files people need to find later. It runs natively, and it is hosted in Norway.
or self-host it Windows first
# generaldesign studio HQ
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aurora
pushed the onboarding guide to the repository
K
kjell
opening it in a split next to general
M
mira
this stays so much calmer than what we had before
Message # general
Keep more than one channel in view.
Most chat apps show one channel at a time. Nim opens them as tabs and lets you put two or three side by side, so you are not clicking back and forth to keep up.
Split view
Put two or three views next to each other. Watch one channel while you write in another, or read a doc beside the chat it belongs to.
Repositories
A knowledge base in every server.
Pinned messages get lost. Instead, each server has a repository: write articles, sort files into folders, and keep the things people need where they can find them. Anyone can submit work to a review queue before it goes in.
Access is yours to manage. Lock any folder to specific roles or individual members, and decide whether they can view it, contribute to it, or manage it. The welcome guide can be open to everyone while the moderator handbook stays with the team.
Built as a native desktop app.
Nim is written in Rust with Tauri. It opens quickly, uses little memory, and sits in the tray when you close it. Voice runs on its own native engine with noise suppression.
Windows first, with macOS and Linux on the way. Voice is audio only for now.
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Rust core
Written in Rust with Tauri, so it stays small and quick.
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Voice
A native audio engine with noise suppression. Calls hold up to sixteen people.
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Offline cache
Messages are stored on your device, so Nim opens fast and still works without a connection.
Private by default.
Nim is paid for by subscriptions, not by advertising or by selling what you do.
- No ads, no trackers, and nothing sold to anyone.
- Hosted in Norway, under European privacy law.
- Run your own server if you would rather host it yourself.
- Encrypted in transit, with optional two-factor sign-in.
Themes
Five built-in themes.
Nim comes with five themes, from warm Scandinavian to pure black. Pick one and the whole page changes with it.
Get early access.
Nim is opening up gradually. Leave your email and we will let you know when there is a spot for you.
Windows first. macOS and Linux later.