Gibbur is a free place to meet someone new through one-on-one text chat. Press a button, get matched with a random stranger, and see where the conversation goes — a late-night debate, a shared obsession with the same obscure band, or just a few minutes of good company. No profiles to build, no followers to chase. Just two people talking.
Our mission
We want talking to strangers online to feel the way it should: a little thrilling, often funny, sometimes surprisingly meaningful — and never sketchy. Gibbur exists to make random chat fast and fun again, while taking safety and privacy seriously from day one rather than bolting them on later.
Why we built Gibbur
For more than a decade, Omegle was the internet’s default way to talk to strangers. It launched in March 2009 as a simple text chat, later added video and interest matching, and became a cultural fixture. Then, on November 8, 2023, it shut down. In his farewell letter, founder Leif K-Brooks wrote that running it was “no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically,” pointing to misuse of the platform and the burden of fighting it. You can read the full story in What happened to Omegle?
Omegle’s closing left a gap. People still wanted that spark of meeting someone they’d never otherwise cross paths with. But the way it ended was also a lesson: a random chat site that doesn’t invest in safety eventually can’t survive — and, worse, can hurt people.
So we set out to build the thing we wished existed: the simplicity of classic random chat, with modern engineering, adults-only access, real moderation and honest privacy practices. That’s Gibbur.
What we stand for
Fast
No sign-up wall, no app to install, no ten-step onboarding. Tick the 18+ box on the chat page and you’re talking to someone in seconds. Add a few interests if you want a conversation with something in common, and if no one matches within a few seconds we’ll find you a random stranger so you’re never left waiting.
Private by default
You appear as “Stranger.” The person you’re chatting with never sees your name, email, IP address or account. You don’t need an account at all, and if you make one, you can delete it yourself any time. Message text is never written to our database or to disk — a copy stays in server memory for up to 2 hours for moderation, then it’s gone. We use a single strictly necessary cookie, with no advertising, analytics or third-party tracking cookies, and we don’t sell data. Details live in our Privacy Policy.
Moderated
Anonymous doesn’t mean anything goes. Gibbur is 18+ only, everyone agrees to our Community Guidelines before chatting, and moderators can view live chats and act on reports. Automatic protections — rate limits, flood detection, early link blocking and temporary bans for repeatedly reported users — keep bots and bad actors in check. Learn more in the Safety Center.
Honest
We’d rather tell you how things really work than make a nice-sounding claim. For example: Gibbur chats are encrypted in transit, but they are not end-to-end encrypted, because moderation requires our server to relay messages as plain text. We explain exactly why on How Gibbur works. You won’t find made-up user counts or fake testimonials here either.
What’s next
Gibbur is new, and we’re just getting started. Here’s what we’re working toward:
- Video chat. Gibbur is text-only today. Video is planned for later — and when it comes, it’ll be held to the same standards for safety and privacy.
- Better matching. We want to keep improving how we pair people up, so more of your chats click.
Whatever we add, the basics won’t change: it stays quick to start, private by default, moderated and honest about how it works. Have an idea or found a bug? We’d genuinely love to hear it — the best features often start as a one-line email from someone who just wanted a better chat.
Get in touch
- General help and feedback: support@gibbur.com
- Reports and safety: abuse@gibbur.com
- Privacy and data requests: privacy@gibbur.com
- Legal and law enforcement: legal@gibbur.com
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