# Chatterino2 (open-source chat app)

> Chatterino2 is a free, open-source chat app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Chat client for https://twitch.tv. It has 2,567 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Chatterino/chatterino2.

Chatterino 2 is a chat client for Twitch.tv. The Chatterino 2 wiki can be found here. Contribution guidelines can be found here.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,567 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://chatterino.com/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Chat & communication |
| Latest release | v2.5.6 (Oct 4, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.chatterino.chatterino
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.chatterino.chatterino

### Chocolatey (Windows)

```sh
choco install chatterino
```

Package page: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/chatterino

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