Video chat should not start with a download. On PEE.CHAT there is nothing to install: no app, no app store, no update to wait for. Talk to Stranger, the site's random video chat, runs entirely in your web browser, on a computer, an iPhone or an Android phone. You open the page, your browser asks whether the site may use your camera and microphone, you allow it, and one click later you are face to face with someone new. You do not need an account either, so nothing stands between you and your first conversation. Below you will find what you need, the steps on each kind of device, how to put PEE.CHAT on your home screen like an app, and what to check if your camera or microphone does not work.

Why chat in your browser instead of an app

Your browser is already on your computer and your phone, which makes it the shortest path to a conversation. You skip the store, the download, the installation and the sign-in screen, and land straight in the chat.

It also stays light. Nothing takes up space on your phone and there are no app updates to install: every time you open the page, you get the site as it is today.

And you stay in charge of access. The site can only use the camera and microphone you have allowed, and you can withdraw that permission whenever you like in your browser settings. Since nothing is installed and no account is needed, you can chat on your laptop today and on your phone tomorrow without setting anything up.

Computer, iPhone or Android: the same steps

All you need is a device with a camera and a microphone, a web browser and an internet connection. Phones and most laptops have the camera and microphone built in; on a desktop computer, plug in a webcam.

Open PEE.CHAT in the browser you already use and go to the Talk to Stranger page. When the browser asks, allow the camera and microphone. Both stay off until you say yes.

Start the chat and you are matched with a random person who is also looking for someone to talk to. Talk for as long as you like, skip to the next person, or close the tab when you are done. One tip: keep your browser up to date.

Put PEE.CHAT on your home screen

Coming back often? Give PEE.CHAT its own icon, like an app, without going through a store.

On an iPhone, open the site in your browser, tap the Share button and choose Add to Home Screen. On an Android phone, open the browser menu and choose Add to Home screen or Install app, depending on your browser. On a computer, a bookmark does the same job.

From then on, one tap opens PEE.CHAT, with no store and no download in between. Behind the icon it is still the website, so there is nothing to update by hand, and you can remove the icon whenever you like, just like any other shortcut.

Camera or microphone not working? Quick checks

Most of the time, it is a permission. If you refused the camera or microphone by mistake, open your browser's settings for this site, set both to Allow and reload the page.

If the picture stays black, another app may already be using the camera, such as a video call still open in the background: close it and try again. On a computer with several devices plugged in, check in the browser settings that the right camera and microphone are selected.

Still stuck? Update your browser or try another one on the same device. Switching costs you nothing: there is no app to reinstall and no account to sign back into.