Standard Chat
Secure Private Friendly

Chat that's secure, private, and friendly.

Standard Chat brings your conversations to open, federated protocols: Matrix, XMPP, and IRCv3. Encrypted where it matters, welcoming by design, and free of ads, tracking, and lock-in.

Choose your protocol Our promise
Connect via IRCv3 Matrix XMPP
Why Standard Chat

Built on trust, not tracking.

Messaging should feel safe, stay yours, and welcome you in. Those are not features bolted on at the end. They are the whole point of open protocols.

Secure

Encryption built in. TLS on every connection, SASL on IRCv3, OMEMO on XMPP, and end-to-end encryption on Matrix with device verification.

Private

No ad profiling, no data harvesting. Open standards mean your identity, your contacts, and your history belong to you, not to a platform.

Friendly

Human-scale communities, real conversation, and moderation that keeps things welcoming. No feed, no engagement tricks, no algorithm deciding who you meet.

Open

Federated and standards-based. Run your own server, pick any client, and talk across networks today and for years to come.

Protocols

Pick the network that fits you.

Three open standards, one home. Each one connects securely and works with clients you already trust.

IRCv3

Internet Relay Chat

The original open chat network, modernized. IRCv3 adds SASL authentication, message tags, replies, and reactions to a protocol that stays fast, lightweight, and refreshingly simple.

  • TLS
  • SASL auth
  • Message tags
  • Ultra-light
Connect over IRC

Matrix

Federated messaging

Federated rooms with end-to-end encryption built in. Verify devices with cross-signing, bridge to other networks, and keep every conversation firmly under your control.

  • E2E encryption
  • Cross-signing
  • Federation
  • Bridges
Connect over Matrix

XMPP

Jabber / XMPP

The quiet workhorse of private messaging. Decentralized since 1999, with OMEMO end-to-end encryption, a client for every platform, and no single company in the middle.

  • OMEMO E2E
  • Federation
  • Extensible
  • Everywhere
Connect over XMPP
Our promise

Your data stays yours.

Standard Chat exists to show that private communication can be simple, fast, and kind. We champion open protocols because they keep power where it belongs: with the people doing the talking.

  • No ads, everConversations are not inventory.
  • No selling dataNothing to monetize, nothing to leak.
  • No lock-inExport, bridge, or leave anytime.
  • Open standardsBuilt in public, owned by everyone.
Getting started

Say hello in three steps.

No account farms, no phone number, no waiting list. Pick a protocol and jump in.

1

Choose a protocol

Use IRCv3 for speed and simplicity, Matrix for rich encrypted rooms, or XMPP for battle-tested federation.

2

Connect your way

Open our web client on the protocol page, or bring your own favorite app. The standard is the same.

3

Be yourself

Pick a name, verify your devices, and join the conversation. Friendly people are already here.