There’s another one that seems promising actually, it’s called Fluxer. Even then it’s still a bit out as it’s undergoing a rewrite.
Just noticed someone already mentioned this. It’s promising but it’s getting rewritten and they just received a bunch of funding to continue development.
i wanted to chime in. this could be done as a frame within the ui that makes it SEEM that the group chat is part of the server. like, you setup your group chat, then link it to your server so it all feels as if its part of the same experience. like it appears in your list of channels but perhaps with some unique visuals or separated ui. but it all populates when interacting with the other server channels.
so to the uninitiated it just looks like another channel and the experience is less awkward.
or even drag and drop the group chat from the left side of teamspeak into our server and it “just works” if you are an admin.
edit: thinking about this further, if the account that owns the groupchat is also the server admin, allow admin to be able to assign a group permission to a group chat role. so for example the default permission group normal could be assigned the standard role in the group chat.
Then if the linked group chat was NOT owned by the server admin, then clients would have the channel banner present but if they click it, they are prompted to be asked if they wish to join. and then if they do join, the group chat appears in the groupchat section on the left side as normal, for that client.
That’s the problem! TeamSpeak UI/UX is garbage. They are trying to be Discord with original TS components.
They should allow community feedback and should listen to the community regarding their UI because they don’t know anything about UI/UX design and we will be the ones using it.
The core of TeamSpeak is great, one of the main reasons is because C++ and C are the standard for VoIP because they provide the precision and speed required for real-time communication.
Again, the problem is the UI/UX!
Since Discord is turning to garbage, well it kind of is there already, soon because of their required Face ID crap. The best viable options is Spacebar, Stoat.chat and fluxer.app
Please, PLEASE, implement this feature. It really is the only thing that I need. Being able to post text/memes/announcements independently from a voice channel is a must.
First, thank you all for taking the time to share your feedback with us.
Global/Persistent text channels:
This has been one of the most requested features in recent times (next to screensharing ofc ^_^), and we’re aware of the gap it creates, especially for new users/communities coming from other platforms where voice & text chats are part of the server, rather than independent services/areas. We’re open to the Idea of having server-wide/persistent text channels on TeamSpeak. The question is not if, but when and how. On the server side, there’s real work involved in doing this right. And the last thing we want to do is rush out a half-baked feature, especially when it’s such a highly requested one.
This is actually something we’ve tried doing before:
Also check: Ability to text in channels without joining them - Add text channels to the server
Permission System:
This is something we’ve talked about internally many times. The permission system is powerful, and we know a lot of users value that depth. What we have discussed before is to introduce a simplified “default mode” (or an easy view, something like that) that covers the most common use cases, and then letting power users/server admins who need the full range of control switch into an advanced view. That way, newcomers aren’t staring down a wall of permissions on day one, but nothing is lost for those who’ve spent years (or decades by now) learning it.
Chat in general:
We know our chat and messaging experience isn’t as feature-rich as other platforms offer right now. Things like richer formatting/markdown (this is in active development/soon to reveal), more embeds, voice memos, custom emojis… we’re aware of it. We’d actually love to hear more specific feedback on the chat side of things.
That said, let me be honest: It comes down to priority and resource allocation. We’re a small team, smaller than most people think, that has to make calls about what gets built first and in what order, and we’re working through that. I’m not going to sit here and pretend that everything will be ready next week or in the coming months, but we are paying attention, and we do care about all the feedback coming in.
Thanks again for all the feedback. We’re logging everything and creating tickets internally.
Self hosting is free for up to 32 client slots. Or am I missing something?
i think one of the biggest positives so far is you guys are setting aside time to watch the forums and interact directly. I am sure that goes a long way with the people interested in team speak.
I think there should be a way to create text chat only just for chatting abt random stuff, and you can look at it without
for community idea, i think would be better to not “force” join in the community voice chat to see what it’s happening there, for example, sometimes i just wanna see if my friends are online on the voice chat, or to send a message there, but dont want to join in the voice
If I may be so bold:
I have a friend from my Discord channel, age 22, who is studying cybersecurity and learning to code and what not. He’d be open to an internship with you all to help you build persistent text messaging for your communities. Leverage the interns! He’s a great guy. I’ve been gaming with him for years (and I’m in my late 30s). Contact me here if you’re interested.
I am one of those people who used to use teamspeak way back in the early 2000s, I am a discord user looking for an alternative after the digital ID stuff. I just don’t like the direction it’s heading for privacy.
I tried TS6 Linux client, and I love the application. I am a little confused on the difference between a group chat and a server though. Alot of the things seem similar, but do you have to pay monthly to use a server like Discord? In Discord this is free but only the premium features are paywalled like emojis and profile enhancement features.
I also want to see TS6 have a mobile app on iOS and Android. I want to see this become the new Discord, I absolutely love the TS6 interface and the audio and video streaming quality!
group chats and private messages started outside a ts server work like discord. though they can be encrypted.
server channel chat windows are peer 2 peer. only participants have a record of the chat, and at current are not editable. the server has no chat log. these chats can also be encrypted.
as far as gifs or images, by default if someone posts a gif or image into server chat, that is routed through teamspeak infrastructure. unless you save it to the ts file system and link to that directly in the chat. but those are treated like file downloads.
this is what i understand that it works like currently. otherwise. ts6 is in dev so things are subject to change.
as far as what is behind pay - staff should answer. but generally ts6 doesnt have a pay model yet beyond the community server program.
Teamspeak has always been free up to 32 slots. That might stay the same or not, we don’t know. You can host free by hosting with your own hardware. But if you do not want to host with your own hardware, you need to buy either TS Community or buy a VPS and host the server from there.