Community chat, hosted in the EU

Chat, voice and video for your communities

Nexus is a chat platform for friend groups and online communities. Create a server, split it into text and voice channels, and talk by text, voice or video. Use it in your browser or with the Windows app.

  • Free to use
  • Hosted in the EU
  • Available in 6 languages

How Nexus works

The product, in four parts

  1. Servers and channels

    No.1: A home for every group

    A server is a shared space for your group. Split it into text channels for topics, voice channels for talking and categories to keep it tidy. Invite people with a link.

    5channel types: text, voice, forum, stage and announcement

  2. Voice, video and screen sharing

    No.2: Talk as if you share a room

    Join a voice channel and start talking. Turn on your camera or share a window or your whole screen, with sound in the Windows app.

    Push-to-talkworks while another app has focus, in the Windows app

  3. Roles, permissions and AutoMod

    No.3: You decide who can do what

    Give roles to members and choose per channel what each role can do. AutoMod blocks keywords, spam and known phishing links before anyone sees them.

    Per channelpermissions for every role, on top of the server defaults

  4. Bots, API and the Windows app

    No.4: Make it your own

    Build a bot in the developer portal and post messages with the REST API. Install the Windows app for push-to-talk in any app and automatic updates.

    REST and gatewaythe same API and realtime gateway the app itself uses

Channel types

Five kinds of channel

Every server is built from these channel types. Mix them however your group likes to talk.

  1. No.1

    Text

    Topics and chat

    Conversations by topic, with replies, reactions, file uploads and threads for side conversations.

    • Threads
    • Pinned messages and polls
    • Slowmode
  2. No.2

    Voice

    Drop in and talk

    Join the channel to talk with everyone in it. Turn on your camera or share a window or your whole screen.

    • Camera
    • Screen sharing
    • Push-to-talk in the Windows app
  3. No.3

    Forum

    Posts that stay findable

    Every question or topic becomes its own post with its own thread, so answers stay together and easy to find.

    • Posts
    • Tags
    • A thread per post
  4. No.4

    Stage

    Speakers and an audience

    One or more speakers talk to a larger audience. Listeners can request to speak and stage moderators decide who joins.

    • Speakers
    • Request to speak
    • Stage moderators
  5. No.5

    Announcement

    News that travels

    Post updates for your members. Other servers can follow the channel and receive published messages in a channel of their own.

    • Follow from other servers
    • Publish to followers
    • Works with text channels

Spec sheet

What Nexus supports

A plain list of what works today, in the browser and in the Windows app.

Nexus features and supported platforms
ItemDetails
Channel typesText, voice, announcement, forum, stagePlus categories to group channels and threads for side conversations.
Voice and videoVoice, camera, screen sharingScreen sharing with sound in the Windows app.
MessagesReplies, reactions, files, threadsDirect messages and group DMs outside of any server.
ModerationRoles, channel permissions, AutoModTimeouts, kicks, bans and an audit log.
Account securityTwo-factor authentication, passkeysDownload a copy of your data or delete your account from settings.
Languages6English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.
PlatformsWeb, WindowsAny modern browser. Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.
DevelopersREST API, gateway, botsSlash commands, OAuth2 and webhooks.
HostingEURun by Project Axis from the Netherlands.
PriceFreeOptional Nexus Basic and Nexus Boost add larger uploads and higher stream quality.

Privacy

Privacy and security

Nexus is run by Project Axis from the Netherlands and hosted in the EU. We don't use advertising or tracking cookies, and we don't sell your data.

Read the privacy policy
  1. Two-factor authentication and passkeys
  2. Download a copy of your data from settings
  3. Delete your account yourself at any time
  4. Only a login cookie and a language cookie

For developers

Build on Nexus

Create an application, add a bot user and register slash commands. Bots connect over the same API and realtime gateway the app uses.

Open the developer portal
POST /api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/messages
Authorization: Bot <token>
Content-Type: application/json

{ "content": "Homework is due on Friday" }
Send a message as a bot with the REST API

Windows 10 and 11

Nexus for Windows

Everything from the web version, plus push-to-talk that works while another app has focus, screen sharing with sound, native notifications and automatic updates.

Version 1.0.0 · 107 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit

Get started

Create your free account

Sign up with an email address, create a server and send your friends an invite link.