Communication
- Text channels and direct messages
- Group chats and message reactions
- Voice channels and video calls
- Screen sharing and Go Live
- Threads, forums, and polls
Z Industry presents
Project Zen
Communication without limitations.
A new era of communication is coming. After over a year of development, Z Industry is preparing to introduce Project Zen — a modern communication platform designed to bring communities, friends, and people together. Everything you expect from a modern communication platform, without the unnecessary restrictions and paywalls.
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The Open Beta is live — welcome to Zen.
What is Zen?
A next-generation platform, built as an alternative to Discord.
Create communities, build connections, communicate with friends, and customize your experience with an extensive collection of tools and features.
Our mission is simple: give people a powerful platform without charging them for the features they should already have access to.
Everything in one place
All the tools your community needs.
Community
- Custom servers and channel categories
- Events and scheduled messages
- Custom roles and permissions
- Server discovery and invitations
- Moderation and community management
Personalization
- Animated profile pictures
- Custom profile banners and statuses
- Custom emojis and stickers
- Multiple free themes
- Custom usernames and server identities
No paywalls. No unnecessary restrictions.
Built around the people who use it.
We believe communication platforms should put their users first. That's why Zen is being built around three principles:
100% free at launch
Zen will be completely free when it officially launches. No mandatory subscriptions and no features locked behind paid tiers.
Your privacy matters
We don't ask for your age during registration. We believe unnecessary age-verification friction shouldn't stand between people and their communities.
Features for everyone
Customization, communication tools, and premium-style functionality should be available to everyone, not just paying subscribers.
Built for communities
More than another messaging app.
Zen isn't just another messaging application. It's a platform designed to give communities the tools to grow. From small friend groups to large gaming communities, Zen provides the infrastructure to communicate, organize, and connect.
As part of this vision, Z's Gaming Hub is expected to gradually migrate from Discord to Zen, with a target of completing the transition by mid-2028.
The road ahead
Two dates. That's the plan.
January 1, 2027
Open Beta begins
The doors open. Zen's Open Beta goes live for everyone — counting down to day one.
March 2027
Official release
Project Zen launches in full — completely free, with no mandatory subscriptions and no features locked behind paid tiers.
A new way to connect.
Over a year of development has brought us here. We're building something different — something designed around the people who use it. The next generation of online communities starts here.
PROJECT ZEN
Communication without limitations.