# Matrix About the matrix chat system, https://matrix.org. Last updated: 2026-03-15 ## How to find matrix rooms ### Homeserver room directories Every matrix server has its own room directory, and some clients show it: - Element Web/Desktop: when the All Chats space is selected, there's an explore rooms button to the right of the search field at top of the room list. - Element IOS: when you click the lower right pencil icon, there's an Explore rooms option. - Element X: has no UI for this yet Element will show your local server's room directory by default. You can also add new servers, and browse their directories instead. matrix.org was historically where most matrix users started. In 2025 its room directory was severely restricted, to just Matrix-related rooms. In 2026, it is beginning to add other rooms again (slowly). - Discussion: https://matrix.to/#/#room-dir-wg-office:neko.dev - How to add rooms: https://matrix.org/homeserver/room-directory Some other big public matrix servers are: club1.fr, envs.net, etke.cc, tchncs.de, matrix.debian.social, mozilla.org, ubuntu.com, fsfe.org, gnome.org. You could add each of these to the room explorer. Or you could just add... ### matrixrooms.info https://matrixrooms.info is a super-directory, combining the room directories of most big public servers. You can add it to your client's room explorer, or you can search for rooms on its website, which also shows additional metadata. It is less curated than the room directories mentioned above, so use caution. - Discussion: https://matrix.to/#/#mrs:etke.cc - How to add it to your client: https://matrixrooms.info/integrations - How to add rooms: get them listed on one of the servers indexed by matrixrooms.info. ### Matrix Activity Tracker https://masland.tech/mat is another site indexing matrix servers and rooms, using a different method, and showing live activity stats. It provides a web UI and CSV data, but can't be added to Element's room explorer. - How to add rooms: get them listed by one of the known servers, or add them manually (broken as of 2026-03-12) ### Web search You can search your favourite FOSS community's website, or the web, for "matrix chat" or "matrix room" links. Once you find a room address, you can join it in your client, eg by typing `/join #ROOM:ADD.RESS` from any other room, or by visiting `https://matrix.to/#/#ROOM:ADD.RESS` in your web browser. ### Spaces Look for matrix spaces. These organise rooms into groups and subgroups which can be browsed in your (spaces-supporting) client. - https://matrix.to/#/#matrixunited:pixie.town general topics - https://matrixrooms.info/search/space?order=-members,-_score a few more spaces