Relay screenshots

One workspace, your way.

Explore desktop and mobile layouts, conversation tools, and the settings that make Relay yours.

Default layout

The original gallery shows Relay 0.11.0 with fictional conversations on a private demo network.

Relay in the Default theme showing a garden planning conversation, channel sidebar, and Rowan, Mira, and Jules in the member list. — The Default theme keeps channels, conversation, and members in view on desktop.

Relay at a phone viewport showing the garden planning conversation and compact message composer. — The same live conversation in Relay’s mobile layout.

Conversation tools in action

Follow a thread, find an earlier message, and return to unread activity.

Relay’s thread dialog showing a garden planting question, contextual replies, and an emoji reaction. — Keep replies together in a thread and react to a message.

Relay message search showing results for planting plan in the garden-lab channel. — Find earlier planning messages in stored conversation history.

Relay showing an unread message boundary and a new mention of Rowan in garden-lab, with activity indicators in the sidebar. — Pick up the conversation at the unread boundary and spot mentions.

Relay’s sidebar showing the Garden Lab and Workshop networks, a favorite channel, and nested project channels. — Organize networks with favorites and nested channels.

Relay conversation showing an uploaded garden bed plan, a checklist attachment, and a short code example. — Share an image, attach a file, and discuss code in the conversation.

Built-in themes

The same conversation, captured after selecting each theme in Relay.

The garden planning conversation in Relay’s Terminal theme. — Terminal

The garden planning conversation in Relay’s Tux theme. — Tux

The garden planning conversation in Relay’s Ion theme. — Ion (IRSSI-inspired)

The garden planning conversation in Relay’s Monokai theme. — Monokai

These mobile captures were contributed in issue #6 in September 2026. They show example conversations and several themes; the exact application version was not specified. Open any preview below to see the complete image.

Mobile conversations

Follow conversations, write formatted messages, and see activity as it happens.

A mobile example channel with replies, reactions, and the message composer. — A conversation at a glance.

The same example conversation displayed as message bubbles. — Message bubbles on mobile.

A reaction popover lists the two participants who reacted to an example message. — See who reacted to a message.

The composer formatting menu shows text styles and IRC colors above the mobile keyboard. — Format a message before sending.

Nickname suggestions appear above the mobile keyboard while composing a mention. — Complete a nickname while typing.

An in-window notification from an example subchannel appears above the current conversation. — Stay aware of activity in another channel.

The Activity view brings together messages and reactions from example channels. — Review activity across conversations.

Personalization and account settings

Explore appearance, notifications, shortcuts, and account security.

A settings search for bubbles finds message bubble and mobile-only bubble options. — Find a setting by name.

Theme settings show theme selection, browsing, import, export, and custom stylesheet controls. — Choose and customize a theme.

Interface settings show nickname colors, status indicators, image zoom, favorites, and nested channels. — Adjust the conversation interface.

Notification settings show snoozes, quiet hours, delivery methods, sounds, and highlight controls. — Tune notifications and quiet hours.

Alias settings show example command shortcuts and fields for adding another alias. — Create command shortcuts.

Security settings show empty password fields, a local session, authenticator setup, and security key registration. — Manage account security and sessions.

Server administration

See the controls available to administrators of a Relay instance.

Server settings show registration, network groups, local statistics, and channel history controls. — Configure server behavior.

User management shows administrator accounts and empty fields for creating another account. — Manage Relay accounts.

Choose a default theme and branding.

Authentication settings show two-step sign-in, email, and single sign-on switches. — Configure authentication options.

Integration settings show voice and video calling, GIF support, and the link-shortening switch with no API key entered. — Configure optional integrations.

Expanded integration settings show link length, code length, expiry, path, and base URL fields. — Adjust link-shortening options.

Make it yours

Browse, import, and export themes.

See the technical guide for theme selection and custom CSS controls.

Theme documentation