iamb is a Matrix client for the terminal that uses Vim keybindings.

This project is a work-in-progress, and there's still a lot to be implemented, but much of the basic client functionality is already present.

You can find documentation for installing, configuring, and using iamb on its website, iamb.chat.

Install Rust (1.67.0 or above) and Cargo, and then run:

cargo install --locked iamb

On NetBSD a package is available from the official repositories. To install it simply run:

pkgin install iamb

On Arch Linux a package is available in the Arch User Repositories (AUR). To install it simply run with your favorite AUR helper:

paru iamb-git

nix profile install "github:ulyssa/iamb"

You can create a basic configuration in $CONFIG_DIR/iamb/config.json that looks like:

{
    "profiles": {
        "example.com": {
            "url": "https://example.com",
            "user_id": "@user:example.com"
        }
    }
}

To get an idea of what is and isn't yet implemented, here is a subset of the Matrix website's features comparison table, showing two other TUI clients and Element Web:

iamb is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0.