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Chatify — Real-time chat for Laravel

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A real-time chat package for Laravel.
Direct messages, group conversations, typing indicators, attachments, and more — installable with a single Artisan command.

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v2 is in beta. Install with composer require munafio/chatify:^2.0@beta. v1 remains stable on ^1.6. See the Upgrading Guide for details.

Features

  • Direct messages between any two authenticated users
  • Group conversations with roles, permissions, and participant management
  • Saved messages — Telegram-style self-chat for bookmarks and notes
  • Real-time typing indicators, read receipts, and presence (online/offline)
  • Attachments — images, documents, audio, video with configurable size limits
  • Reply, edit, delete, and forward messages
  • Voice notes recording and playback
  • Favorites and blocking system
  • Message search within conversations
  • Giphy stickers and link previews
  • Themes, fonts, colors, and wallpaper — all user-configurable
  • Localization with RTL support (English and Arabic included)
  • Bundled messenger UI (Vue 3 + Pinia + Tailwind CSS) served at /chatify
  • Headless JSON API for custom frontends (SPA, mobile, etc.)
  • Gravatar integration for default avatars

...and much more!

Requirements

Dependency Version
PHP 8.2+
Laravel 11+
Broadcasting Pusher, Laravel Reverb, or compatible WebSocket server

Documentation

Full documentation is available at chatifyphp.com/docs — covering installation, configuration, groups, API reference, broadcasting setup, customization, and more.

Demo

Resource Link
Demo application munafio/chatify-v2-demo
Video walkthrough YouTube

Community

Join the Discord server for help, announcements, showcases, and discussion.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please see the contributing guide for details.

Security

If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it via the GitHub Security Policy. Do not open a public issue.

License

Chatify is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Munaf A. Mahdi

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Laravel’s #1 real-time chat package. Direct messages, groups, voice notes, and much more, with a full messenger UI — plus a headless API. Install in one command.

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