Set up your chat

Create two accounts on this Mac.
Each person uses a separate password.

Account 1 YouDisplay namePassword

Account 2 Other participantDisplay namePassword

Only these two accounts can sign in.
Share the second account's password privately.

Server setup required

The owner needs to finish setup on the Mac using the localhost address shown in the server terminal. You can sign in here once both accounts have been created.

OnlyCHAT Private access

Sign in

Choose your account and enter your password.

Account

Account 1Account 2

Password

Use the account number assigned during setup.
Contact the server owner if you need your login details.

Two accounts. One private conversation.

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Participant

Connecting…

OnlyCHAT

Connection lost. Reconnecting…

No messages yet

Send a message to start the conversation.

Message

OnlyCHAT

Unable to connect

Check that the server is running on the Mac.

Chat settings

Participants

Remote access

Share this address with the other participant. Each person signs in with their own account.

Message storage

Messages are stored on the server Mac. Only the two accounts can access this chat. Messages are not end-to-end encrypted.

Dark mode

Signing out keeps your message history.