diff --git a/net-im/fractal/Manifest b/net-im/fractal/Manifest
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+DIST fractal-5.beta1.tar.bz2 699474 BLAKE2B 57fb2316f58009d2c6de53036231d7a3fab70dcbd12ec71cdc58c743d8d78a43e3c9eff91836f481daddf68405f7b8a6cd3d6e2f6c1fa22e752579ab1893df45 SHA512 e31f5f0503efc8a98fd03d42080f9c77e292587b4dd18b5c0a67dc273d017174a96d5176974ccb3d7c4aa90bddc4f0ac8fc3c339d6fd2874fad4fb7c18a603ac
diff --git a/net-im/fractal/fractal-5_beta1.ebuild b/net-im/fractal/fractal-5_beta1.ebuild
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+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+inherit meson gnome2-utils
+
+MY_PV=${PV//_/.}
+MY_P=${PN}-${MY_PV}
+
+DESCRIPTION="Matrix group messaging app"
+HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal"
+
+if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]]; then
+	inherit git-r3
+
+	SRC_URI=""
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://gitlab.gnome.org/world/fractal.git"
+	EGIT_BRANCH="master"
+else
+	SRC_URI="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/${PN}/-/archive/${MY_PV}/${MY_P}.tar.bz2"
+	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+fi
+
+LICENSE="GPL-3"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE=""
+
+RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.72
+	>=app-text/gspell-1.8.1
+	>=gui-libs/libadwaita-1.3
+	>=media-libs/gstreamer-1.20
+	>=media-libs/gst-plugins-base-1.20
+	>=dev-db/sqlite-3.24
+	>=media-video/pipewire-0.3[gstreamer]
+	>=media-libs/libshumate-1
+	>=x11-libs/cairo-1.16.0
+	>=gui-libs/gtk-4.10:4
+	x11-libs/gtksourceview:4
+	media-plugins/gst-plugins-gtk"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="dev-util/ninja
+	dev-util/meson
+	>=virtual/rust-1.31.1"
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	gnome2_schemas_savelist
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	gnome2_schemas_update
+	xdg_icon_cache_update
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	gnome2_schemas_update
+	xdg_icon_cache_update
+}
diff --git a/net-im/fractal/metadata.xml b/net-im/fractal/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+  <maintainer type="person">
+    <email>laurent.morretton@gmail.com</email>
+    <name>Laurent Morretton</name>
+  </maintainer>
+  <upstream>
+    <remote-id type="gnome-gitlab">GNOME/fractal</remote-id>
+  </upstream>
+</pkgmetadata>