Topic
Open-source startups tagged #chat
8 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #chat. 7 pushed code in the last 30 days, 1 has been quiet for 31–120 days, 0 have not pushed in over 120 days or are archived. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
Ship status
7 of 8 pushed in the last 30 days.
The list
All 8, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rocket.ChatRocketChat/Rocket.ChatStill shipping | The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations | 46.2K | Still shipping | |
 khojkhoj-ai/khojSlowed | Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free. | 37.6K | Slowed | |
 zulipzulip/zulipStill shipping | Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused. | 26K | Still shipping | |
 simplex-chatsimplex-chat/simplex-chatStill shipping | SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱! | 19.5K | Still shipping | |
 open-im-serveropenimsdk/open-im-serverStill shipping | IM Chat OpenClaw | 16.7K | Still shipping | |
 lemmyLemmyNet/lemmyStill shipping | 🐀 A decentralised discussion platform for communities. | 14.6K | Still shipping | |
 chattinode/chatStill shipping | Instant messaging platform. Backend in Go. Clients: Swift iOS, Java Android, JS webapp, scriptable command line; chatbots | 13.5K | Still shipping | |
 owncastowncast/owncastStill shipping | Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself. Streaming + chat out of the box. | 11.6K | Still shipping |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other topics in the directory, then the other ways to slice it.