GPG encrypted, ephemeral, real time chatting in the terminal

Features

• End to end encrypted
• Passwordless
• Real time
• vim like keybindings

Requirements

• node.js >= 10
• npm
• GPG

Installation

npm i -g chatty-cli

Usage

chatty <flags> arg

Example

chatty --with <[email protected]>

and

chatty --connect <[email protected]>

Note: No email address is transmitted to the server

Flags

-w, --with <key-id>

Creates a live chat session with

-c, --connect <key-id>

Joins an existing session

-k, --default-key

specify a default gpg personal key if you have more than one

-h, --help

Print the help information

Keybindings

Once in the chat window, press q to exit the session

TODO

• [ ] Help box
• [ ] Vim keybindings expansion
• [ ] add logs
• [ ] Participant selection screen

Planned Features

• [ ] persisted chat

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