Voice lane

Random voice chat, with your camera off

Random voice chat on AnonChat pairs you with a stranger the same way video does — it just asks for your microphone and stops there. No camera prompt, no window showing your own face, nothing to install first.

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Free to start — no account needed

Voice and video, line by line

The two are separate matching lanes, not one feature with a toggle. Here is what actually differs once you pick one.

What the browser asks for
VoiceYour microphone. The camera permission is never requested, so the browser does not show a camera prompt at all.
VideoYour camera and your microphone together, in one prompt.
Whether you see yourself
VoiceNo self-view window. There is no camera track to preview, so nothing of you is on screen.
VideoA small self-view of your own camera sits on top of the call.
What you see of them
VoiceTheir profile photo holds the frame while you talk.
VideoTheir live camera.
When the mode is decided
VoiceBefore matching. Voice is its own matching lane, so you are paired with someone who also chose voice.
VideoAlso before matching — the two lanes do not mix mid-call.
Moving on
VoiceSkip whenever you want and the next voice match starts. You do not owe anyone a goodbye.
VideoSame skip, same lane.

Why people pick the voice lane

  • The room is not presentable and you are. Voice carries none of what is behind you, so there is nothing to tidy first.
  • You want to talk while doing something else. Walking, cooking, driving nowhere in particular — voice survives all of it, a camera does not.
  • You do not want your face in a stranger's window. The camera is not opened, so this is enforced by what the page requests, not by a setting you have to trust.
  • Your connection is thin. Audio needs a fraction of what video needs, so it holds up where video stutters.

Questions people actually ask

Do I need a webcam at all?

No. Voice chat never opens a camera. If your device does not have one, or you have the lens covered, voice chat still works normally.

Can the other person see me?

Not in voice chat. Nothing from your camera is captured, so there is nothing to send. They see your profile photo, and they hear you.

What if I deny the microphone by mistake?

Once a microphone has been denied, the browser will not ask again on its own. Re-allow it in your browser or system settings, reload, and start over.

Is text chat the same thing without sound?

It is a separate lane. Text matching drops you straight into a chat thread rather than a call, so there is no microphone request at all.

What does it cost?

You get a number of free matches to start with, and the counter is shown on the start screen before you use any of them. Beyond that, matches run on coins.

Start in the voice lane

It takes a microphone and a tap. If you would rather see who you are talking to, the video and text lanes start from the same screen.

Start chatting