AIM-inspired group chat on the AT Protocol. Real-time chat rooms, presence, away messages — a safe space for community.
proto instant messenger
AIM-inspired group chat on the AT Protocol. Real-time chat rooms, presence, away messages — a safe space for community.
Group chats rule the world
Most of the interesting conversations in tech now happen in private group chats: Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal, small invite-only Discord groups. Being part of the right group chat can feel like having a peek at the kitchen of a restaurant but instead of food, messy ideas and gossip fly about in real time, get mixed, remixed, discarded, polished before they show up in a prepared fashion in public.
proto IM | AIM-inspired video chat for the open web
Free video calls and buddy lists built on the AT Protocol. Like FaceTime, but it works on every device. Works with Blacksky, Bluesky, or any atproto account.
The Future of Group Messaging
An analysis of modern messaging, and the evolutionary next steps.
Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun Again
The triumphant return of aimless digital chatter.
Introducing Chatto
I'm building an Open Source group chat application that's simple to self-host, familiar to use, and easy to customize.
Humans are social creatures. We crave bonding and social connections. In our digital world, our common social space is a campfire, which is the group chat.
Matrix and Element: a case study of funding an open protocol for real time chat
Matrix is a distributed comms protocol for real-time chat that looks like it is taking off.
ATSMS — end-to-end encrypted group messaging
Encrypted group messaging on AT Protocol identities, with no server ordering anything.
Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
Underrated "feature" of AIM / IRC: you could only send people messages if they were online! Sort of built-in backpressure. If you're busy, you won't sign on much, so you won't end up with a "big unread count". Feels so quaint now, like a little village. Say hi to your friends during passeggiata…
