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VoltChat
Power Your Conversations·voltagechat.app
VoltChat is a federated, open chat platform combining a real-time client (VoltApp) with a self-hostable backend (Voltage). It offers text channels, direct messages, voice and video calls, screen sharing, and embedded multiplayer Activities. Users can connect to a hosted server, run their own Self-Volt, or join the federated network of independently hosted instances. The entire stack, including bot and activity SDKs, is open source.
What it's for
Real-time text chat with channels, threads, and reactionsDirect messages and group DMs with optional E2EEPersistent voice channelsDirect video and audio callsScreen sharing with picker and overlayRunning multiplayer Activities (games, collaborative tools) inside callsBuilding bots with the Wire SDKBuilding multiplayer Activities with the VAS SDKSelf-hosting a Voltage serverFederating across independently hosted Self-Volts
Features 17
- Age verification and safety scanning
- Audit log views and admin panel
- AutoMod (TensorFlow toxicity model in-browser)
- Bots via the Wire SDK with slash commands and rich embeds
- Custom emoji and reaction pickers
- Direct messages and group DMs
- Direct video and audio calls via WebRTC
- Embedded multiplayer Activities inside voice channels
- Federation across independently hosted Self-Volts
- File uploads, link unfurling, and embed previews
- Multiple storage backend support (JSON, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- Optional end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for DMs and group DMs
- Persistent voice channels with push-to-talk, mute/deafen
- Roles & permissions with per-channel overrides
- Screen sharing with picker and stream overlay
- Self-hosting with deployment and scaling documentation
- Text channels with threads, replies, reactions, and pins
At a glance
open sourceself-hostableAPI
TypeWeb app
DeploymentHybrid
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android
ForCommunities wanting control over moderation and data, Teams needing voice, activities, and bots in one place, Operators who want to self-host chat infrastructure, Developers who want to extend a chat platform
CompanyEnclica Interactive
Integrations
SQLiteMySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis
Pricing
The product is presented as open source and self-hostable. Pricing is not publicly listed.