bono.chat
A private chat for two. Messages are encrypted right in your browser — the relay only ever sees an encrypted stream.
Advanced settings
🔒 Encrypted on your device
Step 1 of 2 · Room code
Share the room code
Send this to the person you want to talk to. They enter it to find your room.
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sec left
Waiting
No one has joined yet
Step 2 of 2 · Secret code
Share the secret code
Share this over a different channel than the room code — ideally read it aloud by voice. It is the key that encrypts your chat.
Share by voice only — never in writing
60
sec left
Waiting
No one has joined yet
Room expired
This code expired
No one joined within the time window, so this code was retired for safety. Generate a fresh code to try again — the old one no longer works.
Expired
This code can no longer be used
Room closed
Room closed after 3 wrong attempts
Someone tried the wrong secret code three times, so this room was closed to keep it safe from guessing. Generate a new code to start again — the old one no longer works.
Closed
Too many wrong code attempts
Step 1 of 2 · Room code
Enter the room code
Type the room code you were given to find the room.
Step 2 of 2 · Secret code
Enter the secret code
Type the secret code that was shared with you separately (e.g. by voice). This runs the encryption handshake.
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to enter
Connecting
Reaching the room…
Disappearing messages
ⓘ We can't stop the other person screenshotting or photographing the screen — only chat with people you trust.
Activity notifications
When off, you won't send read receipts or typing status, and won't see theirs.
Sound on new message
A soft chime when a message arrives while this chat isn't in view. Off by default.
Blur incoming photos
Incoming images arrive blurred; tap to reveal. Shoulder-surfing protection. On by default.
Default voice mask
New recordings pre-select this mask; still changeable per message. Kept only in this window.
Auto-end after inactivity
If no message is sent or received for this long, the chat ends and wipes for both of you.
Privacy curtain
Hides the whole app behind a blank screen when you switch away. Best-effort — OS window previews may still capture a glimpse.
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Theme
Auto follows your device. Applies to every chat in this window; resets when you close it.
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New secure session
The connection was rebuilt from scratch, so the control word has changed.
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Two codes open one private room
Share a room code and a secret code. Both are needed to meet — and only the two of you have them.
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Compare the control word out loud
When you connect you'll both see the same word. Say it aloud — if it matches, you know it's really them.
Nothing is stored
Messages live only in your browser. Close the chat and it's gone — there's no history to leak.
Experimental. Content is end-to-end encrypted; metadata is not hidden.