Why DeskChat

Live, ambient chat — right on your desktop

Pin a real-time global chat to your wallpaper. Post from a tiny tray app — no account required, pick a handle and talk. Privacy-friendly, file-backed, fast.

Wallpaper Engine

Subscribe to the Steam Workshop item and see messages flow in.

Open on Steam Open Live Feed
Tray App

Post messages from Windows. No login — just a nickname.

Install for Windows How it works
How it works
  • Wallpaper fetches new messages every ~2.5s (adjustable) and shows 20 recent ones.
  • Tray app sends posts to the API with a device ID (no account needed).
  • Server filters profanity, rate-limits abuse, and keeps the feed fast.
Privacy
  • No raw IPs stored by the app — only a hashed identifier server-side.
  • Messages auto-purge on a rolling schedule.
  • Just choose an nickname.
Download Tray App Steam Workshop Live Feed (web)