Overview

Build your own chat UI with React components in just a few minutes using the React Chat UI Kit from MinChat. Our open-source toolkit accelerates the development of web chat applications with a flexible and powerful set of components.

React Chat UI makes chat UI development faster

Why Choose MinChat's React Chat UI?

• Speed up development: Quickly integrate chat functionality into your app.
• Customizable components: Tailor the UI to fit your needs.
• Open Source: Benefit from community-driven improvements.

Demo

View Live Demo If you would like to see the React chat UI in action, you can visit the live demo. This demo allows you to test out the various features of the react chat components and see how it can be integrated into a real-world application. We encourage you to give it a try and see for yourself the power and flexibility of our chat UI.

Documentation

You can view detailed documentation here

Install

Install the component library using your preferred package manager:

Using npm.

npm install @minchat/react-chat-ui

Using yarn.

yarn add @minchat/react-chat-ui

Usage

Here's a quick example to get you started:

import {
  MinChatUiProvider,
  MainContainer,
  MessageInput,
  MessageContainer,
  MessageList,
  MessageHeader
} from "@minchat/react-chat-ui";
function App() {
  return (
    <MinChatUiProvider theme="#6ea9d7">
      <MainContainer style={{ height: '100vh' }}>
        <MessageContainer>
          <MessageHeader />
          <MessageList
            currentUserId='dan'
            messages={[{
              text: 'Hello',
              user: {
                id: 'mark',
                name: 'Markus',
              },
            }]}
          />
          <MessageInput placeholder="Type message here" />
        </MessageContainer>
      </MainContainer>
    </MinChatUiProvider>
  )
}

export default App

Modify Component Colors

You can modify the colors of each and every component, by passing a colorSet prop to the MinChatUiProvider which defines the colors to use. ommited colors will use the default theme.

const myColorSet = {
        // input
        "--input-background-color": "#FF0000",
        "--input-text-color": "#fff",
        "--input-element-color": "rgb(0, 0, 255)",
        "--input-attach-color": "#fff",
        "--input-send-color": "#fff",
        "--input-placeholder-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",

        // message header
        "--message-header-background-color": "#FF0000",
        "--message-header-text-color": "#fff",
        "--message-header-last-active-color": "rgb(0, 0, 255)",
        "--message-header-back-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",

        // chat list header
        "--chatlist-header-background-color": "#FF0000",
        "--chatlist-header-text-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
        "--chatlist-header-divider-color": "rgb(0, 128, 0)",

        //chatlist
        "--chatlist-background-color": "rgb(255, 192, 203)",
        "--no-conversation-text-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",

        //chat item
        "--chatitem-background-color": "rgb(0, 0, 255)",
        "--chatitem-selected-background-color": "rgb(255, 255, 0)",
        "--chatitem-title-text-color": "#FF0000",
        "--chatitem-content-text-color": "#FF0000",
        "--chatitem-hover-color": "#FF0000",

        //main container
        "--container-background-color": "rgb(255, 192, 203)",

        //loader
        "--loader-color": "rgb(0, 128, 0)",

        //message list
        "--messagelist-background-color": "rgb(0, 0, 255)",
        "--no-message-text-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",

        // incoming message
        "--incoming-message-text-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
        "--incoming-message-name-text-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
        "--incoming-message-background-color": "rgb(0, 128, 0)",
        "--incoming-message-timestamp-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
        "--incoming-message-link-color": "#FF0000",
        
        //outgoing message
        "--outgoing-message-text-color": "#FF0000",
        "--outgoing-message-background-color": "rgb(255, 255, 0)",
        "--outgoing-message-timestamp-color": "#FF0000",
        "--outgoing-message-checkmark-color": "#FF0000",
        "--outgoing-message-loader-color": "#FF0000",
        "--outgoing-message-link-color": "rgb(0, 128, 0)",
    }

function App() {
  return (
    <MinChatUiProvider 
      colorSet={myColorSet}
      theme="#6ea9d7">

       {/** rest of your code*/}

    </MinChatUiProvider>
  )
}

Typescript

Our library is written in TypeScript, offering type safety and easy integration into both TypeScript and JavaScript projects.

Show your support

If you love our library, consider starring ⭐ our GitHub repository!

Community and support

For articles, tutorials, and a full guide, visit our website. Connect with other developers, share ideas, and get help.

Website

https://minchat.io

Unleash the power of seamless chat functionality with MinChat's React Chat API! Say goodbye to backend worries and hello to effortless integration. Get started today and save months of development time. Build a full-fledged React chat application in just minutes, not months!

License

React Chat UI Kit is licensed under MIT. Feel free to use it in your projects.

Ready to build an amazing chat experience? Visit MinChat.io to get started and unleash the power of seamless chat functionality in your application today!