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Yup. Multiaccount is desperately needed in Element. Other Matrix clients (FluffyChat, Quaternion, possibly Nheko?) have it already though)... plus you can always cheat and just open Element in multiple browser tabs :)

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I got around the single-account limitation on Element by installing a work profile on my Android phone using Shelter[1]. I initially spotted this from HN while we were looking at migrating from Slack to Matrix and I wanted to keep my personal account separate.

Works surprisingly well for my use-case (keep work stuff separate on Element) and even allows me to disconnect completely from work by simply turning off the profile.

[1]: https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter

Edit: added note about using Android

Not really a proper solution for 98% of the public

Definitely not, I'd still preferr to have proper multi-account support over having to use a work profile on Android (or multiple profiles if using a browser).

yeah, I've done this too - it's pretty simple and effective for getting 2 accounts for anything. though it's a shame that it's only limited to 2, since it's not like all people have only 1 job...

... but it's quite far from actual multi-account support, so I do think that's still necessary :)

I've never seen a good implementation of this.

It's either obtrusive to the UI, or completely hidden.

Stack accounts at the OS level, or close to it.

Your advice to run a separate browser tab is by far the best — even if on mobile.

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