Alternatives

Products that do what Smokesignal – chat via apache logs like xkcd1810 does

1IM
I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90
2015 · github.com
2AC
A chat client built on git▲81
2016 · github.com
3MJ
Msngr.js, a messaging library for JavaScript▲32
2015 · github.com
4TS
Timber – Structured Logging for Elixir, Ruby and Node▲23
2017 · timber.io
5LB
LogLog-Beta: Like (slightly better than) HyperLogLog++ but simpler▲7
2017 · github.com
6BA
Birch, an IRC client written in bash▲12
2020 · github.com
7PG
Persistent Group Chat in kdb+/k/q▲45
2015 · github.com
8AB
A better way to analyze logs files on the command line▲25
2015 · github.com
9AC
A command line Slack chat client▲11
2017 · github.com
10PA
Plaidchat – A Slack client for Linux▲8
2015 · github.com
11C2
Chatwoot 2.0 - Open-source Intercom / Zendesk▲7
2021 · github.com
12GI
Gossipr.io – Ephemerial and Linkable Group Chats▲21
2019 · gossipr.io
13BA
bashblog, a single Bash script to create blogs▲19
2014 · cfenollosa.github.io
14AA
Apathy – Analyzing web server call paths from access logs▲11
2018 · github.com
15DM
Deglaze Me – A Chrome extension to strip the sycophancy from ChatGPT▲6
2025 · github.com
16DH
Doga – HTTP log monitoring console for humans▲11
2014 · github.com
17SD
Slack/Discord bot for running interactive REPLs and shells from a chat▲19
2021 · github.com
18F0
faasd (0.8.1) released with journal logs support▲5
2020 · github.com
19WA
We actually built chat for GitHub - Kato.im▲17
2013 · kato.quora.com
20VM
Volatile messaging (self hosted and open source)▲5
2014 · volatile-msg.herokuapp.com
21GB
Glowing Bear, a self-hosted web IRC front end for WeeChat▲17
2018 · github.com
22SA
Smokex, automatic scheduled HTTP requests▲5
2020 · smokex.io
23SU
Sigkill, utility for decrypting and exporting signal chats▲7
2023 · github.com
24OS
Open-Source WebSocket Log4j Exploit Immunizer▲9
2021 · github.com

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