DEN CHAT

Free your chat

Decentralized, encrypted group chat built on Nostr. One identity, no censorship, permissionless.

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Why DEN Chat?

The platforms you rely on today have a fundamental problem: you don't own anything.

Censorship & Bans
Platform-wide account bans, message deletions, and content restrictions decided by corporations, not you.
Community Wipes
Entire servers and communities deleted overnight. Years of conversations, gone with no recourse or appeal.
No Privacy
Messages stored in plaintext on corporate servers. Readable by staff, bots, and anyone who gains access.
Permissioned Access
KYC, age verification, phone numbers, email confirmation. Gatekeeping who can even start a conversation.
Self-Hosting Fragmentation
Join a friend's server? Make an account. Another friend? Another account. UX is broken across instances.
Same Problems, Smaller Scale
Even self-hosted alternatives face the same censorship and control issues, scoped to whoever runs the instance.
DEN Chat was built to solve all of this.
  • Censorship-resistant
  • Permissionless
  • Encrypted by default
  • No KYC or age verification
  • One account everywhere
  • You own your identity

Features

Everything you need for modern communication, built on freedom.

Text Chat
Hub-based channels with categories, roles, and permissions. Encrypted by default.
Voice Chat
Real-time voice channels with push-to-talk and voice activity detection. (Requires setup)
Video & Screen Streaming
Share your screen or camera directly in voice channels. (Requires setup)
Direct Messages
End-to-end encrypted private conversations.
Public Chat
Chat with the public about whatever topic you choose to talk about.
Social Posting
Share posts and long-form content with your community.
Blogging
Write and publish long-form articles directly from the app.
Discover Hubs
Browse and join communities across the decentralized network.
Spatial Audio
VRChat-style positional audio. Hear people based on their position.

Coming Soon

We're just getting started. Here's what's on the roadmap.

On-Game Chat Overlay
Chat that runs on top of your game, not through the game's servers. Bringing back an even freer online on-game ("in-game") chat.
Planned
Forums
Threaded discussions and long-form conversations.
Planned
Video Browsing
Discover and watch video content across the network.
Planned
n-mail
Nostr-native email. Decentralized messaging.
Planned
Game & Mod Discovery
Find games and mods shared across the network.
Planned
And More
The protocol is extensible. More coming over time.
Ongoing

Reality Check

We believe in transparency. Here's what you should know.

Early Technology

This is new technology. DEN Chat is an experimental implementation of a specification that is not yet standardized or widely tested. The app is in alpha. Things will most likely break, features may not work as expected, and data could be lost. There will be a learning curve, especially if you're new to decentralized systems.

Freedom = Responsibility

With the highest freedom comes the highest responsibility. You are in full control, including managing your own security. Your seed phrase and private keys are yours alone. Losing or compromising them means no possible recovery. No one can help you. There is no "forgot password" button.

Facts & Questions

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Guides & Tutorials

Learn how to get the most out of DEN Chat.

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About

DEN Chat is built by Freeden (Free Developer Network), a developer effort dedicated to increasing freedoms through technology.

Freeden produces various open-source projects with a single goal: building tools that respect privacy, ownership, and freedom without compromise.

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