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Work · May 9, 2026

Echon

Privacy-first Discord alternative — no trackers, no ads

What it does

Echon is a voice + chat app for communities that want Discord's features without the trackers. Servers, channels, DMs, native 30fps screen share, voice with noise suppression. Free, web + desktop + PWA, self-hostable later.

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