๐ฅ Firechat โ Chat, Connect & Watch Your Messages Disappear โจ๐จ
A tiny lightweight chat app I built just for fun (and for my friend circle).
๐ Try the Live Demo โ
Chat like magic. Vanish like smoke.
Simple, fast, and built just for students who want a clean and fun space to talk.
๐ What is Firechat?
Firechat is a lightweight chat app where you can talk to your friends in real-time and your messages disappear automatically when the session ends โ like a magical snap ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฎ
I originally built it just for fun for my friend groupโฆ
and then it slowly turned into a full project I ended up polishing and releasing ๐๐ฅ
Itโs simple. Itโs fast. Itโs chill.
No clutter, no drama โ just vibes.
โจ Features
๐ฌ Real-time chat
๐ฅ Ephemeral messages (vanish when you leave)
๐จ Clean, fun, minimal UI
๐ Created with students in mind
๐ Kudos system โ appreciate your friends with virtual rewards
โก Powered by Next.js + Firebase
๐ค Want to Help Build It?
Firechat is open-source and anyone can contribute!
๐ GitHub Repository
You can help with:
Improving the chat experience
Adding new themes, stickers, or animations
Boosting performance
Fixing bugs or polishing UI/UX
Even small contributions make a huge difference ๐๐
๐ง Future Ideas (Coming Soon?)
๐จ Custom chat themes
โฐ Message scheduling
๐ Push notifications
๐ฎ Mini-games inside chat
๐ธ Image & media sharing
โจ More playful UI updates
๐ A Project for Students
Firechat started as a student-to-student tool โ something fun, simple and private for quick chats.
But now itโs open to everyone who wants to build on it or just vibe with it.
๐ฅ Ready to Try Firechat?
๐ Launch Live Demo
Made with ๐ (and way too much caffeine) by a student.
Top comments (4)
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?
@michaelsolati Thanks so much for checking it out! ๐๐ I actually created Firechat mainly for my friends so we could chat privately, but it kinda evolved into a full-fledged app ๐๐ฅ so... I just implemented some basic features ๐
Yes, youโre right, messages are stored in Firebase RTDB while the session is alive. I havenโt added encryption yet, but I really appreciate your suggestion and ideas. Youโll see some improvements in upcoming versions! โจ
And yeah... Iโd really appreciate any contributions from you โ theyโd mean a lot if they prove to be fruitful! ๐
I would love to hear your opinions ๐๐ปเฒกโ ย อโ ย เฒก and ways to make it better.
I would really appreciate your support and cool ideas you'd like to throw in ๐๐ป.
Let's make it an exemplary private chat app with lots of fun! ๐ฅ