Chattly
Talk to strangers online — free anonymous text chat with gender filter. No signup.
Talk to Strangers Online — Why Choose Chattly?
Free, anonymous, text-only random chat with a gender filter. No signup. No video. No bots.
Truly Anonymous
No email, no phone, no password, no tracking. Pick a username, get a partner, and when you close the tab nothing remains.
Gender Filter That Works
Choose who you want to chat with. We only match you with people whose preference also matches yours — every pairing is mutual.
Real Humans, Real Conversations
We cap active chats at 500 to keep matching fast, keep bots out, and keep conversations genuine. Priority slots let you skip the queue.
How Chattly Works — Chat with Strangers in 3 Steps
From zero to talking in under 20 seconds. No registration required.
Pick a username and your gender
Choose any username (3 to 20 characters). Tell us your gender so we can match you correctly.
Choose who you want to chat with
Filter by gender. We respect both your filter and your match's to ensure mutual matching every time.
Confirm you're 18+ and start chatting
Tick the age box, click Enter Chat, and you're instantly paired with a random stranger. Hit Skip anytime to find someone new.
Free Anonymous Text Chat with Strangers — How Chattly Is Different
Since Omegle shut down in November 2023, millions of users have been searching for a safe, fast, and genuinely free Omegle text alternative. Most replacements push you toward video chat, paywall the gender filter, or load the page with so many ads you can barely find the start button. Chattly does the opposite.
We built Chattly as a text-only random chat platform with three rules: no signup, no video pressure, and no overcrowding. You enter a username, choose your gender and who you want to chat with, confirm you're 18 or older, and you're in. There's nothing to download, no account to create, and no email to verify.
Random Chat with Gender Filter — Free Forever
The gender filter is the feature most random chat platforms charge for or hide behind a sign-up wall. On Chattly it's free, it's the default, and it actually works. You can chat with males, females, or anyone — and the platform respects both your preference and your partner's, so every match is mutual. No pretending, no spam, no awkward mismatches.
Why We Cap at 500 Active Chats
Most random chat sites brag about huge user counts. We do the opposite — we cap active chats at 500 at any one time, and we publish live stats so you know exactly what you're walking into. When all 500 slots are full, new users join a FIFO queue and are auto-promoted as soon as a slot frees up. Usually that's under a minute.
Beyond a few hundred concurrent users, matching quality drops. The pool fills with bots and people who left their tab open hours ago. We'd rather have 500 active humans than 50,000 ghosts.
Anonymous Chat — What We Don't Store
Chattly is a privacy-first platform. We don't ask for your email, phone number, or name. We don't store the messages you send. When you close the tab or hit Disconnect, your session is wiped from memory entirely. The only thing we keep is anonymous aggregate analytics: how many people used the site that day, average chat length, peak concurrent users. Nothing tied to you.
Talk to Strangers in India and Worldwide
Chattly is open to users from every country. We see particularly active communities from India — Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and beyond — as well as the US, UK, Philippines, Indonesia, and Brazil. Pick a username in any language; chat in any language. The platform doesn't care.
Is Chattly Safe?
We take safety seriously, especially given that we're text-only and anonymous. Three things keep Chattly safe: a strict 18+ age policy confirmed at entry; no persistent identity or permanent record that a bad actor could exploit; and a report button that triggers automated rate-limits, mutes, or IP bans.
The most important safety rule is the one we can't enforce: don't share personal information. No real names, no phone numbers, no addresses, no social media handles. If a stranger asks for any of these, hit Skip immediately.
Tips for a Great Random Chat
- →Lead with a question, not just "hi". You'll get a real reply far more often.
- →If the first message feels off, hit Skip. The next match is two seconds away.
- →Stay anonymous. No real names, phone numbers, or social handles.
- →Be kind. Every person you match with is a real human having a real day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Chattly — free anonymous text chat.
Yes. Chattly is 100% free with no premium tier, no paywall, and no hidden charges. We don't charge for the gender filter, we don't gate features behind sign-up, and we don't sell user data.
No. There's no account, no email, no phone number, and no password. You pick a temporary username, confirm you're 18 or older, and start chatting immediately.
When you enter, you select your own gender and the gender you want to chat with (male, female, or anyone). The matching engine only pairs you with someone whose preferences also match you — so both people get what they asked for. Mutual matches only, every time.
We cap the number of people actively chatting at 500 at any one time. This keeps matching fast and conversations genuine. If all 500 slots are taken when you arrive, you'll join a queue and we'll let you in automatically as soon as a slot frees up — usually within a minute.
Chattly is built specifically as an Omegle text alternative. Omegle shut down in November 2023. Where Omegle was video-first with text as a side option, Chattly is text-only — which makes it faster, more private, and lower-bandwidth. We also offer the gender filter Omegle never had.
Yes. Chattly works in any modern mobile browser — Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android. There's no app to download. Just open the site, enter a username, and chat.
No. Messages are sent through our servers in real time and never written to any database. When the chat ends, the conversation is gone forever. Even we can't read it.
No — Chattly is strictly 18+. We require an age confirmation at entry and ban reported underage users. If you're under 18, please use a platform designed for your age group.
Yes. Every chat has a Report button. Reports flag the session for review, apply immediate rate limiting, and in repeat cases trigger an IP-level ban.
We keep costs low through an efficient single-server architecture and a hard cap of 500 active users. Our entire monthly infrastructure cost is under what most apps charge for a single user. The platform is sustainable on minimal ads and donations.
Yes. India is one of our most active user communities. You can chat with users from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and every other major Indian city. Just enter the chat and our matching engine will pair you with whoever is online.
Most Omegle alternatives focus on video chat. Chattly is text-only — faster, more private, less bandwidth-hungry, and free of the moderation problems that come with video. We're also the only platform that publicly caps capacity at 500 to ensure quality over quantity.