Check its license. It has its own license: read it before using it for work.

Is Rocket.Chat still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release 9.0.0, yesterday.

Can I trust Rocket.Chat?

Widely used. 46k stars, 11 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to set up Rocket.Chat (RocketChat/Rocket.Chat) · gitmanual

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Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release 9.0.0, yesterday.
Can I trust it?: Widely used46k stars, 11 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 46,481
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it runs on macOS

Apps are only published for Linux.
You'll build it yourself with Node.js.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗rocket.chatThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗ · In the browser ↗

No macOS app in the box

No ready-made macOS app or install command in 9.0.0. There are apps for Linux.

Did you get it running?

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Parts list

1×Node.js 24.15.0runtime
1×yarn yarn@4.18.1package manager

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Good to know

Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Has CLAUDE.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: .github/actions/update-version-durability/package.json, apps/meteor/package.json, apps/uikit-playground/package.json, ee/apps/account-service/package.json and 11 more

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Open issues: 4,391
Branch: develop

package.json scripts (11)

buildturbo run build
devturbo run dev --env-mode=loose --parallel --filter=@rocket.chat/meteor...
docs:check-linksnode scripts/check-docs-links.mjs docs
dsvturbo run dsv --env-mode=loose --filter=@rocket.chat/meteor...
msturbo run ms --env-mode=loose
fossifytsx scripts/fossify.ts
lintturbo run lint
lint:spacingnode scripts/spacing-scale/check.mjs
storybookyarn workspace @rocket.chat/meteor run storybook
test-storybookturbo run test-storybook
testunitturbo run testunit

Files we read (10)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/ci-code-check.yml

.github/workflows/ci-deploy-gh-pages.yml

.github/workflows/ci-docs-links.yml

.github/workflows/ci-test-e2e.yml

.github/workflows/ci-test-storybook.yml

.github/workflows/ci-test-unit.yml

README.md

docs/getting-started.md

package.json

13,536 files in the repo

Yes, it runs on macOS

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