Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Whir

Awesome CLI chat for developers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Whir launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chhirp▲152

   A mic button for Twitter

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Talks by UI Patterns▲164

   A library of talks by UX experts

   2015 · talks.ui-patterns.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gitter▲131

   free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

   2014 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Klutch▲82

   Meetup Messenger. Get Together!

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Waffle▲84

   Your github workflow open sourced.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Relayo▲71

   Experts on demand via chat!

   2016 · relayo.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hyphen▲128

   Chat with teams outside your company

   2017 · hyphenapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Espresso Chat▲216

   Productive conversations start here

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bubble▲55

   Nearby chat

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Total.js Messenger▲181

    A small, open-source alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Codeblox▲103

    Connect your code with anyone else's via drag and drop

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tlk ▲95

    A simple web chat

    2013 · tlk.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    buddylist▲124

    Chat with your coding agents like it's 2005

    7d ago · buddylist.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pie▲103

    Chat for work

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Speakerdex▲106

    A place for speakers to share talks

    2017 · speakerdex.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Software Engineering Daily - Gitter, the chat client for developers▲60

    Gitter founders talk engineering, focus, product

    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sameroom▲126

    A bridge to connect users across chat services

    2015 · help.8x8.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · talkk.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Inline▲99

    A thread-based chat app for work with your team and agents

    Sep 2026 · inline.chat · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

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