Prism Plural

An Open Source, End-to-End Encrypted Plural System App. prismplural.com/download

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Not a request or a question but a compliment! We really love the sleep logging! We used to do this manually on simply plural which meant we had to log around times we woke up and fell asleep but the sleep logging on this app is super easy! We especially like how it removes everyone from front by default and when you end sleep you get to choose who's fronting instead of having to manually add or remove fronters (as I said is something we had to do in the past). We've never seen another plural app with this function before and it's been incredibly helpful! We also like the note function for each sleep as we've started using that for dream journaling; we used to use our mood diary for this which changed it from a mood diary into a dream diary (not very efficient). Now we can have our dream journaling right with our sleep logging!

Sorry for the wall of text, we just really really love this function. Thank you so much for adding it!

We're so glad to hear you like Prism! Sleep tracking, like a lot of things, just works better when it's system-aware!

Some of our users have described Prism as a "plural life tracker" more than being focused on fronting or member tracking/decoration. We think that's pretty apt, and have lots of future ideas for customization that'll let you make front tracking less prominent.

[prismplural]

Very excited about the fact that other languages will be added!! If I may ask, do you know which other languages are currently planned to be put into the app (besides english and spanish)?

We're very excited about offering more languages in Prism! We're working a custom tool to make community contribution of translations super easy, we're really excited about it. It's had to take a backseat to other work, but we are still making progress. Hopefully we'll have more to share about it soon.

[prismplural]

Hi! Sorry for any English mistakes, it's not exactly my second language and I'm using a translator...

I found Prism by chance on the Play Store while trying to find a system app. The app is perfect btw, it was exactly what I'd been trying to find for weeks!

I decided to learn more about the project and saw that there was a Windows version. But when I tried to download it, my antivirus kind of blocked the download, claiming there was a virus... so I downloaded the .exe file on my phone to run VirusTotal to analyze it for malware.

I'm quite a novice at this, but the site found a file 'Trojan:win32/wacatac.B!ml'. The forums I found weren't very helpful either, talking about false positives and things I don't understand. So I decided to ask you directly about this.

Hi! Thank you so much for trying Prism, we're really glad you're liking it. And no need to apologize for using a translator!

To be clear: this is a false alarm, not a real virus.

The detection name ends in !ml. That means the scan did not find actual virus code in the file. Its machine learning guesser just thinks the file looks suspicious.

The reason it looks suspicious is because the Windows version of Prism is not code signed yet. That certificate costs us some money, and we haven't purchased it yet. This is a good reminder to go ahead and do so. Unsigned apps from small projects get flagged often, it's one of the most common false alarms there is.

To install it anyway: when SmartScreen says "Unknown Publisher," click More info → Run anyway. If your antivirus blocked the download, you can allow it / restore it from quarantine.

Totally fine if you'd rather wait until we sign it — no pressure. We appreciate you reaching out!

[prismplural]

i have a small question that's more like a request though: do you have any plans to add secondary 'fronting' statuses? things like co-conscious, nearby, influencing, hovering, etc. we mostly have two fronters at all times, but sometimes someone else joins and they're only co-conscious, so i register them as a co-fronter despite them not really fronting...

i understand if that's not planned whatsoever, it's just a thought and a soft request! my system shenanigans is very particular so i thought it'd be okay to ask

We do want to add this, and have a pretty solid plan written for how we want them to work in Prism.

Sharing and bug fixes have been taking our development time at the moment, but it something we're really wanting to build. We genuinely put every bit of time we can into Prism's development, and appreciate your patience as we work on things!

[prismplural]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but will the app ever have an option to share fronting status to other users? One of the reasons I enjoyed Simply Plural was because my partner and I were able to add each other on there.

We're working on it! We're building a sharing system that uses all the same end-to-end encryption we use for Prism Sync, and ensures only the data you want shared is accessible.

It's pretty far along in development, and we'll start testing it with a small group of folks from Discord before we launch sharing to all testers.

We're really excited, this has been in planning for a long time!

[prismplural]

Is there anyway to delete the "Unknown" from the statistics? Like just reset it??

Not at the moment, but we're planning on making statistics a lot more customizable! We're deep in the middle of development on sharing, and when that's done we'll have more time for improvements.

[prismplural]

if possible, could you add a feature to add images to bios? ^^ love the app btw!

We're working on it! Prism is extremely privacy-first by design, so we'll explain why they aren't there now:

When you put a markdown image in your bio, (roughly) every time you load that bio that image gets loaded – over WiFi at home, over WiFi in public, over your cellular data. The server hosting that image gets your IP address, User Agent (what OS/browser you're using), and some other metadata. That's identifiable information, and can be used to roughly locate you.

That said, we're working on a system to import images into Prism once, and then use them anywhere with a custom tag system. We're also considering allowing URL-based images from reputable image hosts that directly serve the plural community, but we're still hesitant.

It's by far the most common request we hear, so we wanted to explain why it wasn't there in the first place.

[prismplural]

This just launched with Prism 0.11!

You can add and import images from your library or URLs, and give them a Prism-specific tag so you can use them anywhere! You can specify their size, and use tables to create complex custom layouts! They work across bios, notes, long-text custom fields, and chat.

Images are stored on your device fully encrypted, just like the rest of your Prism data. We can't see it.

More details are in the full release notes, and you can Download Prism now in public beta. Folks have been sharing their profiles for inspiration in our Discord as well, we'd recommend checking it out!

[prismplural]

if this is a feature currently, how do you add images to bios? i saw an ask about it, and it was said its gonna be a thing, so i was just curious if it already is and if so how to use it...

It hasn't shipped yet, unfortunately. We've run into some issues in its development, and other bugs have had to take priority. It will happen though!

[prismplural]

hi!!!! i think this app looks AWESOME! will you be able to change the color theme of the app like other apps/websites, or will it be one color? sorry if this is already a thing or will be a thing.... i didnt see anything about it.....

In Settings > Appearance you can set the Style to Palette and then pick a color to theme the entire app! There's 5 palette styles, and customizable contrast. Member profiles will also change the palette to match their accent color if you have one set! We have some improvements to the styling coming soon too.

[prismplural]

When you say you use AI, do you mean generative AI, or do you mean the older flavor of AI that's used for error checking and such? Sorry, just saying you use AI w/o the specifics is kind of making me confused since the term is thrown around a lot these days

Yes, we mean Generative AI. We use Large Language Models extensively in Prism's development – both local models like Qwen and hosted models like Claude. Most parts of Prism have a mix of handwritten code and machine-generated code, but there isn't a part of the codebase that we don't understand, it was very intentionally designed.

We have experience as a designer and developer, and feel there's a real difference between someone who knows what they're doing using LLMs to assist their development and someone prompting until they get something semi-functional with little understanding how it works.

We're generally opposed to generative media (images, videos, songs, writing/prose, etc.) but think it is a real force multiplier for developers. We are not fans of the current environmental impacts of most frontier models, which is why we try to use local models for as much as we can. We live somewhere with nearly 100% renewable energy, so local inference is not impactful.

All of that said, we understand many people are 100% opposed to any usage of LLMs and don't care to use software that uses it in development, and completely understand and respect that perspective. We're personally more careful of software that has used it, but we have the ability to look at code and get an idea for its quality. Not everyone can do that.

Prism is local-first and end-to-end encrypted by default, so your data is very secure. If you'd like to use sync, our relay cannot see your data and you can self-host if you'd like. We're also working with other app developers on a unified data import/export format so it's easy to move between apps. We don't want data lock-in or apps shutting down and leaving folks stranded again.

Apologies for the wall of text, but it's a topic we have a lot of thoughts about and feel deserves much more nuance than it generally gets in online discussions.

[prismplural]

hi! i really like the app so far! a bit confusing but it's nice! 🍀

We're glad to hear you like it!! But we'd love to know what you find confusing! Prism has a *ton* of functionality but we do our best to make things organized and discoverable. We're about to embark on some polishing work so we'd love to hear!

[prismplural]

Not a question but...This app is amazing!! Tysm for working on this and helping the community out! Its been hard to find a good replacement for Simply Plural and I thinkni might actually stick eith Prism, the layout is so nice and so is thr customization even with the current limits we have

We're so glad you like it!! There's soooo much more planned. 😁

[prismplural]

How long does it typically take to import Simply Plural files? I tried to do it and it’s been a few minutes, so I was wondering

It can take 3-5 minutes on really large systems, but usually is much faster than that. Debugging imports can be challenging since you obviously don't want to share such sensitive information.

If you have a *lot* of avatars that process can really drag on, especially if many of the URLs are invalid as we retry a few times.

Please let us know if it doesn't finish up, we'd love to try to figure out why!

[prismplural]

if possible, could you add a feature to add images to bios? ^^ love the app btw!

We're working on it! Prism is extremely privacy-first by design, so we'll explain why they aren't there now:

When you put a markdown image in your bio, (roughly) every time you load that bio that image gets loaded – over WiFi at home, over WiFi in public, over your cellular data. The server hosting that image gets your IP address, User Agent (what OS/browser you're using), and some other metadata. That's identifiable information, and can be used to roughly locate you.

That said, we're working on a system to import images into Prism once, and then use them anywhere with a custom tag system. We're also considering allowing URL-based images from reputable image hosts that directly serve the plural community, but we're still hesitant.

It's by far the most common request we hear, so we wanted to explain why it wasn't there in the first place.

[prismplural]

this isn't a question , just a statement ! the app looks great so far , amazing work : ) !

thank you!! we're trying our hardest to make something reliable, beautiful, and available long-term for the community 💜

[prismplural]

We've been busy!

We last posted on tumblr for Prism 0.6.0, and we just released 0.8.0! A lot has changed, here's some highlights:

Message Boards

We added message boards, both private per-member ones and a public feed for your entire system! Simply Plural messages import seamlessly, and you can see a member's public messages on their profile.

Profile Customization

Profiles in Prism got a *huge* upgrade. Banner images, Name font choices and custom color, and Markdown bios with clean multi-line rendering.

Member View Options

The Members tab got a ton of customization options! Groups can now display as folders that open in a new screen, or inline sections that toggle open and close. Add front buttons can be enabled on every member, and you can show/hide pronouns also!

Long Text Custom Fields

Custom Fields got a new Long Text option with full Markdown support, and a full screen editor and reader view. Put a whole treatise on your profile!

Prism is in beta, and expanding rapidly!

Development has been going well, and we're hoping to have public beta within two weeks, but are sending out new invites daily!

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[prismplural]

Prism 0.6.0

Prism 0.6.0 is out for private beta testers — the "Big System" update. It's the cleanup pass plus a few new touches.

Highlights:

Chat spoilers. Write ||spoiler text|| in any message and it'll render as a tappable pill. Redaction follows the message everywhere — conversation list previews, reply quotes, search snippets, screen-reader labels. No surprise leaks.

Stricter direct messages. Non-participants don't see DMs in conversation lists or via direct ID lookup. Admin members can still inspect when they need to, but can't participate.

One shared member search across the whole app. Adding members to conversations, picking fronters, wake-up flows, onboarding, speaking-as picker — all the same search sheet now, with None / Unknown rows where they make sense. Big-system users will feel this hardest.

Faster first sync. New devices now bootstrap from a full snapshot instead of replaying individual changes, so the second/third device comes online noticeably faster.

Sync recovery. Sync key auto-recovery for when local state drifts from the group state, plus pairing/registration hardening and respect for custom relay URLs during onboarding.

Native avatar cropping. Crop in-app instead of pre-cropping before importing.

Voice-note pitch preservation at 1.5× / 2× playback.

Accessibility audit pass. Chart screen-reader summaries, clearer Semantics on onboarding and note flows, popup/sheet polish.

PluralKit group sync identity rewrite. Stable PK UUIDs anchor everything now (was positional matching, which caused cross-device duplicate groups). There's a repair flow in PluralKit settings if you ran into duplicates — it walks through the cleanup.

Full release notes: prismplural.com/updates/prism-0-6-0/

Prism is still in private beta — 0.6.0 is live for testers on TestFlight (iOS) and Google Play (Android). We'll widen access as the beta stabilizes.

We're on Bluesky @prismplural.com.