# Alternatives to Omegle

Talk to strangers video chat. Omegle has been discontinued; the active alternatives listed here are maintained products you can switch to.

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Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/omegle/
Category: Video conferencing

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: Anyone looking to text or video chat anonymously with a random stranger, without creating an account or revealing their identity.
- **What you get**: Omegle paired users one-on-one with a randomly chosen stranger for real-time chat, either by text or by webcam and microphone. There was no sign-up, profile, or persistent identity — users were labeled simply 'You' and 'Stranger.' An optional 'interests' field could be used to match with someone who listed similar topics. A moderated section existed but the site was widely known for inconsistent moderation, especially on video chat.
- **How it works**: A visitor opened the site, chose text or video mode and optionally entered interest tags, and was instantly connected to a random stranger. Either party could end the chat and start a new random pairing at any time, and the service shut down permanently in November 2023.

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## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [BigBlueButton](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/bigbluebutton.md) | building | LGPL-3.0 | Web |
| 2 | [Element Call](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/element-call.md) | building | AGPL-3.0 | Web |
| 3 | [Gather](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/gather.md) | building | ? | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS |
| 4 | [Google Meet](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/google-meet.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 5 | [GoTo Meeting](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/goto-meeting.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Web, iOS |
| 6 | [Jitsi Meet](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jitsi-meet.md) | building | Apache-2.0 | Web, iOS, Android |
| 7 | [Livestorm](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/livestorm.md) | building | Proprietary | Web |
| 8 | [MiroTalk](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/mirotalk.md) | building | AGPL-3.0 | Web |
| 9 | [Webex](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/webex.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Web, iOS |
| 10 | [Whereby](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/whereby.md) | building | Proprietary | Web |
| 11 | [Zoho Meeting](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zoho-meeting.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 12 | [Zoom](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zoom.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |

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