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On camera
Meet a random stranger face to face
Tap Start and ChitChat pairs you with someone who is online right now for a one-on-one video chat. Talk, type inside the call, and go on to the next person if it does not click.
Start a video chat →By message
Pick someone and write first
Not ready for camera? Open Who's online, choose a person who is there this minute and send a message from their profile. Move to video later, or never.
See who's online →Who's online right now?
People are online through the day, and the list changes by the minute. These are a few of the faces you could run into; the live list lets you look by country before you say a word.
Every card in the live list opens a profile. From a profile you can follow the person, send a message or start a video call directly, which means you are never stuck waiting for luck to bring the same face round again. Open Who's online and have a look; browsing is the easiest way to get a feel for the place.
What is ChitChat GG?
ChitChat GG is a website for talking to strangers one at a time. You open it in a browser, go in as a guest, and either meet a random person on video or message someone who is online. You do not wait in a queue of profiles and there is no form in the way.
A face in one tap
Press Start and the next person online appears on your screen. There is no wall of profiles to scroll through first.
Just the two of you
A call is between you and one other person: your camera, theirs, and nobody else in it. To choose who you talk to, see who is online.
People from everywhere
People join from many countries. Typed messages are translated automatically, so a different language does not end the chat.
People come here for different reasons. Some want ten minutes of company on a slow evening. Some are practising a language and need a real person to try it on. Some simply like the oddness of a stranger chat, where the next hello could come from anywhere. What they share is that they did not want to build a profile and wait; they wanted to talk to somebody now.
That is the whole idea behind the ChitChat website. The first screen has two doors and both lead to a person. Nothing here asks you to collect matches or polish a bio. If a conversation is good, you keep the person. If it is not, you say goodbye and try again. The about page explains why it is built this way, and who would be happier somewhere else.
How do you talk with a stranger on ChitChat?
In three taps: open the site, press Start, say hello. ChitChat lets you in as a guest by itself, so the only thing left for you to decide is what to say first.
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Tap Start
You are in as a guest; allow the camera and microphone when the browser asks.
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Meet someone new
After a short search, one person appears on your screen.
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Say hello
A wave, a word or a typed line will do. Stay if it clicks.
If you want the mechanics in full, see how matching works: what the Start button does, how you move on, and what a first session looks like from start to finish.
What is random chat with strangers like here?
It is closer to bumping into someone than to browsing for them. You do not choose from a wall of faces: random chat on ChitChat hands you one person, live, and the two of you work out the rest.
Video and typing, side by side
The call has a message box. Say it out loud, or type it when the line is noisy or the word is hard to pronounce.
Only two in the call
A random match is you and one other person. Nobody else joins halfway, so there is no one to perform for.
A small surprise every time
Random chats mean you cannot guess who says hi next: someone finishing a shift, someone starting their morning, someone on a lunch break.
Would you rather type first?
Then start with a message. Open Who's online, tap a person to see their profile, and write to them from there. No camera is needed until you both feel like it, and the reply lands in your messages.
Plenty of people prefer to warm up in writing. You get a moment to think, nobody sees the room behind you, and a shy hello is easier to send than to say. Messages are translated automatically, so you can write in your own language and still be understood by someone who does not speak it. Our guide to text chat with strangers covers where to find someone and what a good opener looks like, and you can send a message first whenever you are ready.
Still deciding between the keyboard and the camera? The text chat page compares the two, including the middle path: typing inside a video call while you talk.
How does a stranger become a friend?
By not losing them. When a chat goes well, tap Follow before you hang up. That one tap is the difference between a pleasant ten minutes and someone you talk to every week.
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Follow
Good chat? Follow them before you hang up, so tonight is not the last time you talk.
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Leave a message
Open their profile and write a line. It is waiting for them the next time they come on.
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Call them directly
A profile has a video call button, so you are not relying on the random match to bring the same face back.
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Show up again
Friends are made on the third conversation, not the first. Keep turning up and it stops being a stranger on the other side.
Is the ChitChat website free?
It is free to start, and coins exist for going further. What is included, where the free part ends and how to top it up through the day are all on one page: is ChitChat free.
Does ChitChat work on a phone?
Yes. ChitChat runs in the browser on iPhone and Android with nothing to download, and it works the same on a laptop if you like a bigger picture.
You can add it to your home screen so it opens with one tap like any other icon. The ChitChat app page has the steps for each kind of phone.
What keeps a chat with strangers comfortable?
You do, mostly, and the tools back you up. You decide when your camera is on and what you share, and you can leave, report or block the moment something feels off.
Kind by default
The community guidelines set the tone: be decent to the person on the other side. Anyone who is not can be reported from their profile.
You choose what to share
Your name, your city, your camera: each one is yours to give or to keep. You can start on ChitChat without telling anyone who you are.
Leave whenever you like
End the call, go on to the next person or block someone. You never owe a stranger an explanation.
None of this replaces common sense. Keep your address, your passwords and your money to yourself, and treat a request for any of them as the end of the conversation. Is ChitChat safe? goes through the tools and the warning signs one by one.
What do people come here to do?
Mostly one of three things. Some come to fill a slow ten minutes with someone new, which beats another scroll. Some come to practise a language with people who speak it every day, and lean on typed messages when a sentence will not come. And some come out of plain curiosity about what a weekday looks like in a country they have never visited. Most places make you choose between a noisy public room and a silent inbox. Here it is one person at a time, and the good ones do not vanish afterwards.
Where do you go next on ChitChat?
Short, plain pages for the questions people ask most: the app, logging in, what is free, texting strangers and staying safe.
ChitChat
- ChitChat AppUse it in your browser and add it to your home screen.
- ChitChat LoginWhy you can start as a guest, and what an account is for.
- How ChitChat WorksWhat happens after you tap Start, step by step.
- ChitChat Chat RoomNo lobby to join: who is online, one on one.
- Is ChitChat Free?What free to start covers and where coins begin.
- Sites Like ChitChatSeven things worth comparing before you pick.
Strangers and text
Questions people ask before they say hi
What do I see when the page opens?
Two ways in. A Start button that puts one random person on your screen by video, and Who's online, a live list where you choose someone and write to them first. You are already in as a guest, so either one works on the first tap.
Can I type instead of talking during a video chat?
Yes. The call has a message box, so you can type a line whenever speaking is awkward: a noisy room, a hard word, or simply nerves in the first minute.
What if I do not get on with the person I am matched with?
Say goodbye and move on. A new match takes one of your free matches, or coins once those are gone, so it is worth giving each chat a fair minute first.
Do I need a webcam to use ChitChat?
For the random match, yes: it is a video call, so you need a camera and a microphone. For messaging you do not. Open a profile from Who's online and write, and your camera stays off.
Can I chat with strangers online without downloading anything?
Yes. ChitChat runs in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer. If you like having an icon, add the site to your home screen from the browser menu.
What are good places to chat with strangers?
Look for three things: no form at the door, a way to see who is around, and a way to find a good match again. ChitChat does all three and keeps each chat between two people.
Is ChitChat anonymous?
You start as a guest with no sign-up form, nobody asks for your real name, and you decide what to tell the other person. On video they can of course see you. Share only what you would tell someone you met an hour ago.
Can I use random chat without registration?
Yes. Random chat on ChitChat begins as a guest, with no registration step before your first match. An account is optional at the start and mostly useful later, for carrying the people you follow to another device.
Is random chat available in the United States?
Yes. ChitChat works in the United States and in many other countries, in any current browser. Who's online can be viewed by country, so you can see who is on from the US or from the far side of the world.
Can I pick who I chat with on ChitChat?
The Start button picks at random. To choose for yourself, open Who's online, look through the strangers who are on right now and open a profile. From there you can message that person or video call them.
How do I find someone again after a chat?
Follow them before the chat ends. They are saved to your following list, and their profile lets you send a message or call them directly the next time you are both around.
Ready to meet someone new?
Your next good conversation could be one tap away. Come on camera, or write first; curiosity is the only thing you need to bring.