# Chatty (open-source chat app)

> Chatty is a free, open-source chat app for Windows. Twitch Chat Client written in Java. It has 897 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at chatty/chatty.

Chatty is a Twitch Chat Client for Desktop written in Java featuring many Twitch specific features. I learned about most of the Java techniques and APIs used in this during development, so many things won't be designed ideally. I also never released such a project as opensource before, so if I missed anything or didn't adhere to some license correctly, please tell me.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/chatty/chatty |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 897 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Java |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Chat & communication |
| Latest release | v0.28 (Dec 19, 2025) |
| Last commit | Sep 24, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/chatty/chatty/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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