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Revolt

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Open-source user-first chat and messaging platform

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Revolt swaps Tenor for its own Gifbox, pulling GIF delivery in-house.

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◆Current state
Revolt is an open-source, self-hostable chat platform competing in the Discord-alternative space. The one visible release, v0.13.8, replaces Tenor (Google's GIF service) with Gifbox, a GIF platform the project now runs itself. With only a single changelog entry available, the broader release cadence isn't observable from this data.
◆Where it's heading
Owning the GIF layer instead of leaning on Tenor fits the pattern of a self-hosting-first project reducing third-party and Google dependencies. It points toward more of the messaging stack being brought under the project's own control over time.
◆Prediction
Expect follow-up work hardening Gifbox (search quality, content moderation, self-host configuration). With only one entry visible, anything beyond that is unclear from the available data.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2h ago

    Replaces Tenor with in-house Gifbox GIF platform

    Replaces Tenor with Gifbox, an in-house GIF platform, removing a Google dependency from the messaging stack. Consistent with a self-hosting-first project taking more of its infrastructure under its own control.

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