Roadmap

# What's next

Things we plan to add. We don't have dates for them yet.

-   ### [Custom apps (coming soon)](https://welley.com/groups/group-custom-apps/)
    
    Everything in Welley on the web is built as apps. That makes it possible to build and share custom apps that go beyond posts and events.
    
    -   The group's Applications page lists built-in, installed and available apps.
    -   Group administrators can install or remove eligible apps from the catalog.
    -   Wider custom app support is still a preview. We're working on productivity apps that groups can install.
    
    General availability of custom apps is coming soon. Having an Applications page doesn't mean there's a public app marketplace.
    
-   ### [Paid groups and channels (coming soon)](https://welley.com/groups/group-paywalls/)
    
    Put a whole group, or just one of its channels, behind a paywall.
    
    -   People pay to get into the group or to read the channel.
    
    This isn't available yet, and we don't have a release date.
    
-   ### [End-to-end encrypted messages (coming soon)](https://welley.com/messages/encrypted-dms-planned/)
    
    We're planning an end-to-end encrypted mode for direct conversations.
    
    -   Direct messages today aren't end-to-end encrypted.
    -   We've written down the requirements for a future encrypted mode.
    
    We haven't announced a release date.
    
-   ### [Secret groups (coming soon)](https://welley.com/groups/group-secret/)
    
    We're planning a kind of group that's hidden from anyone who isn't a member.
    
    -   Secret groups are hidden from search, and only members can see them. People get in only by invitation, through an invite link.
    -   Their content is end-to-end encrypted, so even the servers can't read it. Secret groups only have private channels.
    
    You can't pick the Secret option in the create-group form yet.
    
-   ### Open source release
    
    We plan to release Welley as open source in the future. No release date or license is announced yet.