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Saurabh Kumar
Saurabh Kumar

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Tryyyy out Firechat!!

๐Ÿ”ฅ Firechat

Chat. Chill. Vanish. Repeat. ๐Ÿ’จโœจ

๐Ÿš€ Try the Live Demo

Connect with friends, talk freely, and watch your messages disappear like they never existed.


๐Ÿ˜„ Why Firechat Exists (True Story)

So hereโ€™s the lore.

I just wanted to chat peacefully with my bro.

Butโ€ฆ his sister kept peeping into our chats.

And me being a highly introverted, slightly isolated kid, confrontation was NOT an option ๐Ÿ˜…

So instead of arguing, blocking, or crying internally, I did the most reasonable thing:

I built my own chat app.

Thatโ€™s how Firechat was born ๐Ÿ”ฅ

A place where messages disappear when the session ends โ€”

no screenshots, no history, no โ€œremember when you said thatโ€ trauma.

Simple problem. Slightly overkill solution. Totally worth it.


๐ŸŒŸ What is Firechat?

Firechat is a lightweight, real-time chat app made for:

  • students
  • friends
  • late-night talks
  • secret convos
  • and people who just want peace ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Messages vanish automatically when you leave.

No clutter. No noise. Just vibes.

Built originally just for funโ€ฆ

then somehow turned into a full project I kept polishing because I got attached ๐Ÿซถ


โœจ Features (aka cool stuff)

  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Real-time chat (talk, not wait)
  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Ephemeral messages โ€“ messages disappear when the session ends
  • ๐ŸŽจ Clean & fun UI โ€“ minimal, smooth, and distraction-free
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Made for students โ€“ by a student, for students
  • ๐Ÿ™Œ Kudos system โ€“ appreciate your friends with virtual rewards
  • โšก Fast & lightweight โ€“ no unnecessary drama

๐Ÿ” Privacy First. Student Safe.

Firechat is private by design.

Itโ€™s made for students, by a student โ€” so privacy actually matters here.

  • No permanent chat history
  • No awkward โ€œwaitโ€ฆ did I delete that?โ€ moments
  • No stress if you accidentally forget to clear chats

Messages automatically disappear when the session ends.

So even if you forget to clear chatsโ€ฆ Firechat already did it for you ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ’จ

Basically:

Oops-proof chatting for students.


๐Ÿง  How it was built (without the boring part)

This project taught me a lot.

I explored ideas, tried things, broke stuff, fixed it again, and slowly shaped Firechat into what it is today.

Some tools helped along the way (you knowโ€ฆ the smart kind ๐Ÿ˜‰), but every decision, polish, and late-night tweak was hands-on learning.

Itโ€™s not perfect.

But itโ€™s real.

And it works ๐Ÿ”ฅ


๐Ÿค Want to Help Build It?

Firechat is open source, and help is ALWAYS welcome ๐Ÿ™

๐Ÿ‘‰ Source Code:

https://github.com/bug-free-dev/firechat

You can help by:

  • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Adding media sharing (images, GIFs, attachments)
  • ๐ŸŽจ Improving UI / animations
  • โšก Making things faster & smoother
  • ๐Ÿ› Fixing bugs or cleaning code
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Suggesting fun ideas

Even small contributions matter a lot โ€” PRs, issues, suggestions, anything ๐Ÿ’œ

(Alsoโ€ฆ Iโ€™m a bit busy these days, so help = instant good karma ๐Ÿ˜Ž

God might notice. No guarantees though.)


๐Ÿ”ฎ Future Ideas (aka โ€œwhen motivation hitsโ€)

  • ๐ŸŽจ Custom chat themes
  • ๐Ÿ“ธ Image & media sharing
  • ๐Ÿ”” Notifications
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Mini-games inside chat
  • โœจ Even more playful UI

๐Ÿ’œ Who is this for?

Firechat started as a student-to-student thing.

A safe, simple, and fun space to talk freely.

Now itโ€™s for anyone who:

  • likes clean apps
  • enjoys building
  • or just wants messages to vanish dramatically ๐Ÿ’จ

๐ŸŒฑ A Small Request

If you:

  • tried the app
  • liked the idea
  • or laughed at the backstory

Consider โญ starring the repo or contributing something small.

It genuinely helps more than you think.

And if you donโ€™t โ€” no pressure ๐Ÿ˜„

Firechat will still vanish your messages either way.


๐Ÿ”ฅ Built for students

๐Ÿ’ฌ Built for privacy

๐Ÿ’จ Built to disappear

Ready to try it?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Launch the Live Demo

Made with ๐Ÿ’œ, curiosity, and way too much caffeine

by a student who just wanted privacy.

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Michael Solati

Love the idea of this, even with the messages being deleted after you leave the room, it looks like they're stored on Firebase for a little bit. Have you considered adding client-side encryption so the messages are never stored in a meaningful way?

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Saurabh Kumar • Edited

@michaelsolati Thanks so much for checking it out! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’› I actually created Firechat mainly for my friends so we could chat privately, but it kinda evolved into a full-fledged app ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ”ฅ so... I just implemented some basic features ๐Ÿ˜…

Yes, youโ€™re right, messages are stored in Firebase RTDB while the session is alive. I havenโ€™t added encryption yet, but I really appreciate your suggestion and ideas. Youโ€™ll see some improvements in upcoming versions! โœจ
And yeah... Iโ€™d really appreciate any contributions from you โ€” theyโ€™d mean a lot if they prove to be fruitful! ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Saurabh Kumar

I would love to hear your opinions ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปเฒกโ ย อœโ ย เฒก and ways to make it better.

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Saurabh Kumar

I would really appreciate your support and cool ideas you'd like to throw in ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป.
Let's make it an exemplary private chat app with lots of fun! ๐Ÿ”ฅ