Alternatives

Products that do what type to me, old-school unix talk for the web does

1UL
Unix-like personal webpage▲134
2017 · theden.sh
2
Let's Chat▲321
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015
3PT
Plain text for the web▲151
2016 · saola.in
4
Sayable▲138
It allows you to send a link with an easy to remember phrase
2016
5
Narro▲128
The simplest way to listen to the web
2015
6TY
Turn your website console into a chat that connects website visitors▲148
2020 · consolechat.io
7SY
Share your Unix shell with people you trust▲87
2016 · github.com
8
Hackpad▲114
The simplest way to organize and share knowledge
2014
9
Tlk ▲95
A simple web chat
2013
10EP
Easily publish an email conversation to the web▲52
2012 · beta.thread.is
11AO
An old terminal HTML template▲74
2019 · github.com
12
One Thing Well▲95
A weblog about simple, useful software
2014
13
Hey▲114
The easiest way to ask "How are you?" and mean it.
2014
14
Better BCC'd▲113
Make replying to intro emails super simple.
2014
15CF
Chrome/FF plugin brings the HN and Reddit conversation to you as you surf▲55
2015 · metafruit.com
16RB
RTE – Bret Victor’s interfaces, the Unix way▲34
2013 · github.com
17
ShoutKey▲96
Share temporary links with a shout
2015
18
old version▲69
Surfing the web in a new way
2014
19HT
Hit That, render the web in your terminal▲59
2015 · github.com
20AC
Audio Chat for the Web▲7
2021 · github.com
21ML
My learn-Zend project -- A chat room on top of all the web's sites▲21
2012 · webace.dalliance.net
22TT
Talk to website visitors right from Slack▲49
2016 · blog.drift.com
23MA
Miaou, an OS chat for developers and gamers▲58
2016 · github.com
24SC
Simplest chat for platforms and marketplaces▲47
2012 · gaglers.com

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