diff --git c/net-im/fractal/Makefile i/net-im/fractal/Makefile
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index 000000000000..51f9ccbeb21e
--- /dev/null
+++ i/net-im/fractal/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	fractal
+DISTVERSION=	3.30.0
+CATEGORIES=	net-im
+MASTER_SITES=	https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/uploads/${GL_HASH}/
+
+MAINTAINER=	greg@unrelenting.technology
+COMMENT=	GTK+ Matrix IM client
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv3+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
+
+# gmake for the backtrace-sys crate
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	cargo:lang/rust \
+		gmake:devel/gmake
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus \
+		libgmp.so:math/gmp \
+		libgspell-1.so:textproc/gspell
+
+GL_HASH=	cc46d6b9702ce5d0b1f3073f516a58c3
+
+USES=		gettext gnome meson pkgconfig python:3.5+,build ssl tar:xz
+USE_GNOME=	gtk30 cairo
+
+BINARY_ALIAS=		python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
+GLIB_SCHEMAS=		org.gnome.Fractal.gschema.xml
+INSTALLS_ICONS=		yes
+WITHOUT_FBSD10_FIX=	yes # changes libbacktrace conf script's checksum
+
+# for the gettext-sys crate
+MAKE_ENV+=	GETTEXT_BIN_DIR=${LOCALBASE}/bin \
+		GETTEXT_LIB_DIR=${LOCALBASE}/lib \
+		GETTEXT_INCLUDE_DIR=${LOCALBASE}/include
+
+post-install:
+	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/fractal
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git c/net-im/fractal/distinfo i/net-im/fractal/distinfo
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index 000000000000..04261c9ee4c6
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+++ i/net-im/fractal/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1536754711
+SHA256 (fractal-3.30.0.tar.xz) = 4782a0ab59c5da2470a380700374d5c3d736085a66cf0de1fca9b2921c1f8363
+SIZE (fractal-3.30.0.tar.xz) = 11603220
diff --git c/net-im/fractal/files/patch-scripts_cargo.sh i/net-im/fractal/files/patch-scripts_cargo.sh
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index 000000000000..58e3cdab179c
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+++ i/net-im/fractal/files/patch-scripts_cargo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- scripts/cargo.sh.orig	2018-09-12 12:22:27 UTC
++++ scripts/cargo.sh
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export FRACTAL_NAME_SUFFIX="$5"
+ export FRACTAL_VERSION="$6"
+ export FRACTAL_PROFILE="$7"
+ 
+-if [[ "$FRACTAL_PROFILE" == "Devel" ]]
++if [ "$FRACTAL_PROFILE" = "Devel" ]
+ then
+     echo "DEBUG MODE"
+     cargo build --manifest-path $1/Cargo.toml -p fractal-gtk && cp $1/target/debug/fractal-gtk $2
diff --git c/net-im/fractal/pkg-descr i/net-im/fractal/pkg-descr
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index 000000000000..fabb033c5c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ i/net-im/fractal/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Fractal is a Gtk+ Matrix messaging client written in Rust.
+Its interface is optimized for collaboration in large groups
+such as free software projects.
+
+WWW: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal
diff --git c/net-im/fractal/pkg-plist i/net-im/fractal/pkg-plist
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index 000000000000..6115be0173e8
--- /dev/null
+++ i/net-im/fractal/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+bin/fractal
+share/applications/org.gnome.Fractal.desktop
+share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/org.gnome.Fractal.png
+share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.gnome.Fractal-symbolic.svg
+share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/fractal.mo
+share/metainfo/org.gnome.Fractal.appdata.xml