Show HN: Chatdog – A pseudonymous Telegram alternative (opens in new tab)

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4 pointsjfornear7y ago6 comments

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Hi HN,

I started on a new project called Chatdog (https://chat.dog) to create an alternative to Telegram, et al. Telegram forces you to download their app and provide your phone number to join a room. Chatdog doesn’t require any personal data and can be used pseudonymously or even anonymously!

stackerrobot7y ago

It's not too bad, but am not a huge fan of it being basically IRC but made fancier under a new name. I'd love to see a list of additional features!

jfornearOP7y ago

Thanks for the feedback! This is an early release and there are definitely additional features planned.

dschep7y ago

Is the name a nod to Cryptocat[0]?

[0] https://crypto.cat

jfornearOP7y ago

No the name just came out of the fun dog icon, which was inspired by Neko Atsume and Big Dogs.

dschep7y ago

Hah. Funny coincidence.

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6 comments

jfornearOP7y ago

Hi HN,

stackerrobot7y ago

It's not too bad, but am not a huge fan of it being basically IRC but made fancier under a new name. I'd love to see a list of additional features!

jfornearOP7y ago

Thanks for the feedback! This is an early release and there are definitely additional features planned.

dschep7y ago

Is the name a nod to Cryptocat[0]?

[0] https://crypto.cat

jfornearOP7y ago

No the name just came out of the fun dog icon, which was inspired by Neko Atsume and Big Dogs.

dschep7y ago

Hah. Funny coincidence.

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