A space for a club, class or hobby group — without running a server
A channel takes about thirty seconds to make and needs no moderation bots, no roles and no server to run.
By Naven · Updated
Who this is for
Anyone organising a book club, running club, study group, band or society.
What it looks like in Naven: a screenshot of the app.
The problem
Discord is overwhelming and its public servers are a stranger-danger problem. A group chat has no structure. A Facebook group means Facebook.
How Naven handles it
- Create a public or invite-only channel in a few seconds — no roles, no permission matrix, no bots to configure.
- Members post with a source, so a channel stays useful rather than becoming noise.
- Invite by link; members join in a browser without installing anything.
- No algorithmic ranking — the channel is chronological, so the thing posted most recently is the thing at the top.
What it costs
Nothing. Naven is free, with no advertising, no paid tier and no data sale. There is no card, no trial and no phone number.
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