XES

a kinder, safer anonymous social system

Just Press Start.

End-to-end peer-to-peer No signup needed Every filter free

Three steps to a conversation

Open the lobby, set who you want to talk to, and you're in a call. That's it.

01

Open the lobby

Hit Start Chatting. No account, no email, no waiting. The browser handles everything.

02

Pick your filters

Country, gender, shared interests — or leave it open. Every filter is free, every time.

03

Talk to a new friend

Connect peer-to-peer, your bio and interests are sent as a quick intro. The chat takes it from there.

Built for the conversation

Voice-first by default. Match by interests, country, or gender; use in-call messages when typing helps; or sign in for a group room with video for up to eight people. No signup needed for one-to-one, no upsells, properly moderated.

Match with new friends who share your interests

Set your interests and write a short bio. We match you with people who share them, and your bio and interests play as a quick intro at the start of every call — so you skip the awkward "so… what do you do?" opener and get straight to the good bit.

Select your hobbies and get matched with new friends

Send pictures in every chat, DM your offline friends

Text and pictures live alongside your voice chat. Show what you're working on, swap memes, or just type if you don't feel like talking out loud right now. Send a DM to a friend whether they're online or not — it's waiting in their inbox when they next sign in.

Text chat alongside voice with picture sharing

Make international friends

Pick the specific country or region you want to connect with. Practise a language with a native speaker, learn about somewhere you've never been, or just hear a different accent for a change.

Filter by country to make international friends

Find your best match — without a paywall

Match only with women, only with men, or leave it open. Most random-chat sites lock the gender filter behind a subscription. Here it's free, like every other filter on the site.

Matching for preferred gender

Pick up where you left off

Your call history sticks around so you can ring people back later. Add the ones you click with as friends, and send them a DM any time. Brief mid-call drops get a short grace window so the same conversation can recover.

Call history with friends list — ring back or send a DM any time

Play games while you chat

Chess, Backgammon, Battleships, Tic-Tac-Toe, Hangman, Pac-Man, Tron, Pong, and a collaborative jam tool — all playable with your match over the call. A quick way to break the ice and keep the chat flowing.

In-app games including chess, backgammon, battleships and more

Build a circle from real conversations

Turn great calls into lasting friendships. Add people you click with, chat anytime, build your own circle — all completely anonymous with custom names, instant notifications, and no Facebook-style social pressure.

Friends drawer with custom names, messaging and call-back

Why choose voice chat to talk to strangers?

Take the camera out of it and most of the awkwardness goes too — no thinking about how you look, what's behind you, or whether you're smiling at the right moments. Just two people talking.

Privacy by default

No camera, no pressure, no judgment. Voice-only means you stay faceless online. Audio is peer-to-peer — it never lands on our servers, never gets transcribed, never gets fed through AI.

Real connections

Voice carries tone, hesitation, the laugh you can't fake in text. You actually hear who the other person is.

Built for everyone

Voice-only is naturally accessible. Visually impaired, introverted, camera-shy — all you need to do is speak.

Language practice

Filter by country and talk to native speakers anywhere. More effective than another year of evening classes.

Build confidence

Practise social skills in a judgement-free space. Anonymous conversations let you grow into the version of you that turns up in person.

Instant access

No registration, no forms, no waiting. Click start and you're in. The whole flow takes less time than reading this card.

What users say

Real reactions from people who turned up to talk. Men and women, native speakers and language learners, introverts and night-owls.

"Met someone here who told me he uses the site when he feels a panic attack coming on. Says talking to a stranger pulls him out of his own head long enough for the wave to pass."

Random Tester

"There's a real shortage of chat platforms that don't insist on video, and for someone like me that rules most of them straight out. Here I just turn up and talk. Refreshing."

Visually Impaired user

"Brilliant for languages. The country filter drops you straight into a call with someone in the place you want to practise with. I've had Spanish conversations with people in Madrid, Seville, all over, and most have been more than happy to help me along."

Language Learner

"A lot of the people I've spoken to here are using it to get over being shy. I went in thinking I'd say two words and freeze, and somehow ended up an hour deep in a chat. It's a lot easier when nobody can see your face."

Shy user

"Was having a hard week and just needed to hear another human voice. Ended up in a proper conversation with someone who actually got it."

College Student

"Strangers always made me clam up. Doing it anonymously by voice took the edge off, and now I find real-life conversations a lot less daunting."

Introvert

"I don't have to think about how I look, what I'm wearing, or whether I've put any make-up on. I can just talk. That makes a bigger difference than I expected."

Housewife

"Been using it to chat with French speakers in France, and my ear for the language has come on more in a few weeks than it did in a year of evening classes."

French Learner

"I declined to write a testimonial, on the perfectly reasonable grounds that I built the site and the request struck me as a bit much. What you are reading is therefore words that some other party has put in my mouth. I'm told they're flattering. I shall be having words about it."

Autistic Developer

Everything you might want to know

Is XES safe?

XES is 100% safe. Voice-only ensures that user privacy is protected and safe connections are made. No camera needed, so conversations flow easily.

How many users does XES have?

Fewer than we'd like and more than we did yesterday. The site was born on the 22nd of May 2026 and took a single day to build, so if you're reading this you're an early adopter. Welcome.

Can I practice languages on XES?

Our Country Selector connects you with native speakers all over the globe, so you can talk to people from your favourite regions and practice your target language.

Is XES free? Do I need an account?

XES is free. You don't need an account either. Every filter, including the gender filter that most other sites lock behind a subscription, is free for everyone. No premium tier, no upsells.

Is XES different from Omegle or airTALK?

XES is voice-only, which spares you the worst of what video chat sites like Omegle were famous for. As for airTALK, we took inspiration from it, then went further: free filters (gender included), in-call games, group rooms for up to eight people, and the polish that comes from a developer who actually uses the thing he built.

What makes XES unique?

Voice-first chat with free filters (yes, including gender), group rooms for up to eight people, and in-call games like chess and tic-tac-toe. Your audio goes straight from your browser to the other person's, it never sits on our servers, gets transcribed, or gets fed through any AI.

How does gender filtering work?

Pick the gender you want to match with and the queue handles the rest. It's free for everyone, no subscription, no paywall.

What happens if I get disconnected?

We have a reconnection system and call history feature. If you lose connection, you'll be able to reconnect with the person you were talking to.

Can I choose who I talk to?

Yes. Filter by country to find people from particular regions, by gender if you have a preference, and by interests. Every filter is free.

Someone out there is waiting
for a good conversation.

No camera. No signup. No waiting around. Free, safe, instant — and your privacy is the default, not a feature you have to ask for.