Chatlek
Set yourself up
Takes a few seconds.

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Talk to someone who's online right now.

No account, no password, no history. You pick a name and an avatar, you chat, and when you leave it's gone.

No account, ever
A name and an avatar is the whole sign-up. Nothing to remember, nothing to recover.
Deleted when you leave
Logging out wipes your profile and every message in every conversation, immediately.
Only people who are here now
The list is live. Everyone in it is online this second, not last week.
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Anonymous 1:1 chat with no sign-up

Chatlek is a free anonymous chat room for one-to-one conversations with strangers who are online right now. There is no registration, no email address and no password. You choose a display name, an age, an avatar and a country, and you are in the room, usually in under a minute.

Everything you create is tied to a temporary session. When you log out, close the tab, or go quiet long enough to time out, your profile and every message in every conversation is deleted from the server permanently. There is no chat history to find later, by you or by anyone else.

Why people use Chatlek

No registration, no account

Most chat sites ask for an email before they show you anything. Chatlek only asks for a display name, an age, a gender, an avatar and a country, none of it verified and none of it stored after you leave. There is nothing to confirm and nothing to delete later.

Talk to people who are online now

The directory only ever shows live sessions. Someone appearing in the list is in the room at that moment, so a message is answered in seconds rather than sitting in an inbox. Search by name or filter the list when it gets busy.

Private by construction

Conversations are one-to-one and are not indexed, archived, or readable by anyone else. We do not tell anyone whether you read their message. Messages pass through an automated profanity filter on the way through.

Works on a phone as well as a desktop

The same interface adapts from a one-handed phone layout to a wide desktop one. On a small screen the list and the open conversation take turns; on a large screen they sit side by side.

Common questions

Do I need an account to chat?

No. Filling in the short form on this page creates a temporary session, and that session is the only identity involved. There is no password to set and no email to confirm.

Are my messages really deleted?

Yes. When your session ends, whether by logging out, closing the tab, or timing out from inactivity, your profile, your conversations and every message in them are removed from the server permanently. There are no backups to restore from. Read the full breakdown.

Can I choose who I talk to?

You pick anyone from the live directory. Each entry shows a name, age, gender, avatar and country, and you can search or filter the list before you decide.

What if someone behaves badly?

Every conversation has a report option where you select the reason and the exact messages involved, so a moderator can check what actually happened rather than take either side on trust. You can also mute a conversation to stop its notifications.

Is Chatlek free?

Yes, and there is nothing to upgrade to. No subscription, no credits, no advertising profile built from your conversations.

How old do I have to be?

You must be at least 16. Age is self-reported and not verified, which is worth keeping in mind about everyone else in the room too.