Ephemeral P2P Chat
from your Terminal

Secure, serverless peer-to-peer communication. No logs, no traces, just pure terminal-to-terminal connection.

Terminal
$ npx tunnel-chat@latest
šŸš€ Starting tunnel chat...
tunnel: cosmic-butterfly-42 (creator) [PRO]
share: npx tunnel-chat@latest cosmic-butterfly-42
using signaling: wss://ditch.chat
āœ… connected on "cosmic-butterfly-42" [PRO]. Only last message is displayed.
peer: Hey! This is so cool šŸš€
you: |

Why Tunnel Chat?

Built for developers who value privacy, simplicity, and direct communication.

Zero Logs

No messages stored anywhere. Pure peer-to-peer connection with ephemeral communication.

Lightning Fast

Direct terminal-to-terminal connection. No web browsers, no heavy clients, just pure speed.

Developer First

Built by developers, for developers. Perfect for quick collaboration and secure communication.

Tunnel Chat Pro

Level up with multi‑peer rooms, emoji reactions, fast-path/RTT, and encryption fingerprints — right in your terminal.

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Multi‑peer rooms

Creator-as-hub mesh. Invite several peers without an SFU.

npx tunnel-chat --peers 5
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Emoji reactions

Lightweight reactions that don’t overwrite chat history.

/react :rocket:
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Fast‑path + RTT

See whether you’re on STUN/direct or TURN relay, plus live RTT.

/fp
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Encryption fingerprint

Show DTLS fingerprints to verify encryption keys end‑to‑end.

/fpkey
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Terminal themes

Pick from default, matrix, solarized, or mono.

/theme solarized
--theme matrix
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File uploads

Upload up to 10 MB via secure presigned URLs.

/send ./shot.png
Drop a file into the terminal
/upload (opens picker)
npx tunnel-chat@latest upgrade

Upgrade unlocks all Pro features. Cancel anytime.

Simple Pricing

Start free, upgrade when you need premium features.

Free

$0/month
  • Unlimited P2P connections
  • Basic STUN servers
  • Open source
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Pro

$5/month
  • Everything in Free
  • Premium TURN servers
  • Multi‑peer rooms (creator-as-hub)
  • Emoji reactions (/react)
  • Fast‑path label + RTT (/fp)
  • Encryption fingerprint (/fpkey)
  • Terminal themes (default/matrix/solarized/mono)
  • File uploads (/send, drag & drop, /upload)