red5chat

Webcam chat for your website, without the plugin.

Red5 Chat started in 2008 as a free, open source Flash video chat. Flash is gone; the chat isn’t. Same idea – rooms, webcams, private messages, moderation – now running in plain HTML5 and WebRTC.

The room on this page is live. Pick a nickname, turn on your camera if you like, and say hello.

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Live demo powered by Dialogoo. Be kind, it’s a public room.

From Flash to WebRTC

How a small open source Flash project turned into today’s browser chats.

  1. 2008

    Red5 Chat goes open source

    A Flash and Flex webcam chat for the free Red5 media server, released with its full source code on SourceForge – an alternative to an expensive Flash Media Server licence.

  2. 2016

    Multi-webcam release

    Resizable windows, up to four cams at once, avatars, unlimited emoticons and Red5 1.0 support.

  3. 2020

    Flash reaches end of life

    Browsers stop running Flash on 31 December 2020. Every Flash chat, Red5 Chat included, stops working in the browser.

  4. Today

    HTML5 and WebRTC

    Dialogoo and HTML5-Chat carry the idea forward: no plugin, no Java server to maintain, and it works on phones.

Where Red5 Chat lives now

Three live video chat sites from the same family. Pick the one that matches what you need.

Dialogoo

Turnkey chat rooms with multi-user webcam, ready to paste into any site.

Create an account, choose your colours, rooms and rules from the panel, then add a floating widget or a full-page chat with one line of code. It’s what powers our live demo.

Best for site owners who want a chat online today.

Visit Dialogoo

HTML5-Chat

A WebRTC video chat with tabbed, windowed and conference layouts.

Auto-login with your existing members, gender and user management, a WordPress plugin and a full admin panel with kick and ban.

Best for communities that already have user accounts.

Visit HTML5-Chat

Fuxxy.fr 18+

A French adult community with HD private and group video calls.

Verified profiles, real-time messaging and round-the-clock moderation. In French, for adults only.

For adults looking for a live video community in French.

Visit Fuxxy.fr

What carried over from Red5 Chat

The features people chose Red5 Chat for are all still here, minus the plugin.

Webcam and audio
Live video and microphone streaming straight from the browser.
Several cams at once
Watch multiple webcams side by side in resizable windows.
Rooms
Open as many public rooms as you need, each with its own topic.
Private messages
Invite someone to a one-to-one chat, with or without video.
Who’s watching
See who is viewing your webcam right now.
Moderation
Admins can kick and ban, and a bad-words filter blocks abuse.

See all features

Questions about the chat?

Flash, installation, moderation, number of users: the answers are in the FAQ.

Read the FAQ

Need a custom chat?

Proxymis builds and hosts video chats for websites, events and communities. Tell us what you need and we’ll answer within a working day.

Contact us