Element

ApplicationElement

Dem still dey call am element messenger, riot.im, riot matrix

ElementProductivity

Matrix protocol chat client, wey dem bin dey call Riot before. For Windows di process na Element.exe.

Wetin you need know

Element na Matrix client. E no be Slack.

Element.exe dey communicate with Matrix homeserver. Slack na different product. Discord na di third community chat.

Wetin e be?: Chat
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Element.exe open, I go ask which homeserver, no be which Slack workspace. Riot na di old name. Dis one no be slack.exe.

Wetin be Element?

Element na Matrix protocol desktop client. Di Windows executable na Element.exe. Di homeserver fit be matrix.org or private server.

If you never use am before

If pesin tell you say make you join di Matrix room for Element, dis na di Matrix client wey dem bin dey call Riot before, no be Slack. Download am from element.io/download. You need Matrix account for inside homeserver. Di process na Element.exe. slack.exe na different vendor get am.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Matrix rooms

Federated chat rooms. Slack workspaces no dey federate like dis.

End-to-end encrypted rooms when dem enable am

Element document encryption for Matrix rooms. Dat one no be Slack Enterprise Key Management.

Bridges wey some homeservers dey run

Optional bridges to connect other networks. Dem be server features, no be Windows services.

Na who e dey for?

People wey dia community don already choose Matrix
Users wey still remember di Riot.im name
Anybody wey dem give Element link come tink say na Slack

Current status

Element (2016) na current chat from Element. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://element.io/download.

How old e be?

Riot.im launch for 2016 and dem rename am to Element for 2020. E new pass Slack (2013) and e no be IRC. Current Element still be Matrix client.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Element.exe	Main Windows executable

Startup components

Element fit start with Windows from im own setting.

File locations

Common Element locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\element-desktop\

File formats

files wey you drop inside rooms

Common wahala dem

Login fail because di homeserver no correct

Element dey ask for server URL. matrix.org no be every community server.

People dey find slack.exe after dem rename am

Riot turn to Element. Dis app never be Slack before.

How to get unstuck

Install am from element.io/download

Riot 2020 exe from forum don old. Current name na Element.

Confirm di homeserver for inside di login box

element.io/help dey cover account and encryption. Slack Help no go touch am.

Commot Element.exe from di tray

Di Electron host fit still dey run after you close di window.

Alternatives

Slack if di organization already dey stay there. Discord for servers. Signal for 1:1 encrypted phone-number chat.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	element.io/download Official installer or vendor page
Help	element.io/help Vendor support
Official site	element.io/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

RAM dey follow Electron plus encrypted room history. GPU na optional for di message list.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Element official site · Vendor product page
Element help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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