Windows messenger · Preview v0.13.0

Peer Chat.

Chat, call, and build a community.

Talk with friends, share what you are making, and give your community a place to gather. Messages, voice and video calls, and member-hosted forums connect your devices without a central account server.

Download for Windows

Windows 10 22H2 / 11 · x64 · 333.0 MB

New in 0.13: forum Groups with shared hosting.

Illustrated forum preview · fictional content
Cedar Makers Club

Projects, questions, and the next good idea.

Community
AnnouncementsNews from your administrators
1 topic
General discussionMeet the people behind the projects
4 topics
Workshop
Projects & ideasShare your work. Find some inspiration.
3 topics

Local copies · Shared by members · Available offline

Conversations first

Keep your people close.

Chat, then pick up later

Saved contacts, local history, unread counts, and delivery status keep you oriented. Queued messages retry when you and your contact are online and reachable.

Voice and video, together

Call a friend or invite a joined group chat into a voice or video call. People choose when to join, can mute or turn off their camera, and can keep talking after the person who started the call leaves.

Send the original file

Attach or drop files into a direct chat. They stream from their original location, and recipients choose when to download. Interrupted downloads can resume.

A group chat for the moment

Group chats support up to 16 people, including the creator. Share text and pictures, join calls, and keep chatting with connected members while the creator is away.

A feed and a place of your own

Post updates, photos, albums, and videos. Browse your news feed while keeping chats beside it. Posts default to friends-only; choose Public when you want a wider audience.

Make your profile yours

Add a name and picture, then an optional bio, interests, location, or website. Your profile includes Posts, About, Photos, Albums, and Videos. Editing your name keeps your identity and conversations.

New in 0.13 · Community forums

A home for conversations that grow.

Open Groups to create a forum with categories, sections, topics, and replies. Give announcements their own section, organize projects, and see where the latest discussion is happening.

Organize your community

Administrators add and edit sections, pin useful topics, lock discussions, and hide topics. Topic and reply counts make it easy to find an active conversation. Forum discussions currently support text.

Welcome members. Set boundaries.

Share a group invite and approve new members. Administrators can kick, ban, and unban; the owner appoints other administrators. Groups are designed for up to 64 members and eight administrators.

Hosting is shared by members

Members and administrators keep redundant local copies. Connected members can exchange topics and replies while the owner is offline, and downloaded discussions stay readable without a connection.

Make the connection

From an invite to a conversation.

  1. Set your name

    Install Peer Chat and save a profile name. Add a profile picture if you like. Your identity is created on your device.

  2. Exchange invites

    Choose My invite → Copy invite. Share it with your friend, then paste their invite into New chat. Both people add each other.

  3. Start talking

    Open the conversation and press Enter to send. Use Shift+Enter for a new line, attach a file or picture, or select Voice call or Video call. Choose Groups → Create group to start a community forum.

Try the preview

Peer Chat for Windows.

Windows installer

Version 0.13.0 · x64 · 333.0 MB

Download Peer Chat

For Windows 11 or Windows 10 22H2. The installer includes the required Node and .NET runtimes, dependencies, and the offline Microsoft WebView2 installer for calls if it is missing. Open Peer Chat from the Start menu after installation.

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Before you start

This is a preview release with an unsigned installer. Use the same current version on every device: forum groups require 0.13 or newer. Group calls require 0.12 or newer.

Connections are encrypted. Local history and identity keys are not encrypted by the app. Send original files through direct chats; group chats support text, pictures, and calls. Forum Groups support topics and text replies.

Local and relay checks, offline-owner forum hosting, and restart recovery have been tested. Separate-home calls, separate-home forums, and larger communities still need practical testing.

Updates and uninstall preserve your local profile. Keep a backup of your profile if you want to retain your identity and history.