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These clients are know to work: <code>element-desktop</code> [https://element.io/] and <code>fractal</code> [https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal]
These clients are know to work: <code>element-desktop</code> [https://element.io/] and <code>fractal</code> [https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal]


Most of the other clients packaged in Nixpkgs, such as <code>matrix-commander</code>, <code>neochat</code>, <code>nheko</code>, rely on the '''insecure''' and '''deprecated''' <code>olm</code> library susceptible to [https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/ various security vulnerabilities].
Most of the other clients packaged in Nixpkgs, such as <code>matrix-commander</code>, <code>neochat</code>, <code>nheko</code>, rely on the '''insecure''' and '''deprecated''' <code>olm</code> library susceptible to various security vulnerabilities.[https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45191][https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45193][https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45192]


If this isn't a problem for you, you can install them as usual, and upon evaluation, Nix will helpfully guide you on how to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-allow-insecure install insecure packages].  
If this isn't a problem for you, you can install them as usual, and upon evaluation, Nix will helpfully guide you on how to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-allow-insecure install insecure packages].