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title: "Stranger: free video chat with strangers, live and random"
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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://stranger.bz/llms.txt)

# Video chat with strangers you'd never otherwise meet.

[Find someone to meet](https://stranger.bz/video)

You're matched with a random person on camera. Be decent, and press Esc to move on.

## Getting started

1. **1**### Press start

   Allow your camera and microphone when the browser asks. Nothing else to set up.
2. **2**### Wait a moment

   Stranger matches you with someone who is also waiting, usually within seconds.
3. **3**### Talk, or move on

   Keep the conversation going, press Esc or Next for a new match, or Stop to leave.

## Why video chat with strangers?

**Stranger is for the conversations you wouldn't otherwise have. Press start and you're on a live video chat with a random person who pressed start too. No sign-up, no profiles, no followers.**

Each chat stands on its own. Stay while it's good, move on when it isn't: Esc always brings someone new. If you need convincing, here is [the case for talking to strangers](https://stranger.bz/blog/the-case-for-talking-to-strangers).

### Live video chat with strangers, in your browser

Stranger uses the video technology built into every modern browser, so there is nothing to install on a computer or a phone. Your camera connects to our server, and the server passes the stream on to your match. Your match never sees your IP address.

Curious what happens between pressing start and seeing a face? [How live video chat works](https://stranger.bz/blog/how-live-video-chat-works) goes through it step by step.

### Your first stranger video call

The first time, your browser asks to use your camera and microphone. After that, finding a match usually takes a few seconds. A text box sits beside the video for when speaking feels awkward, and you can mute yourself at any time.

Not sure what to expect? Read [your first video call with a stranger](https://stranger.bz/blog/first-video-call-with-a-stranger) before you [start one](https://stranger.bz/video).

### Video chatting strangers, safely

Every video is checked by [AI nudity detection](https://stranger.bz/blog/ai-nudity-detection) on our own server. Conversations are recorded for moderation and deleted after 30 days, and moderators follow up on reports.

That helps, but your best protection is what you decide to show. These [rules for video chatting with strangers safely](https://stranger.bz/blog/video-chat-with-strangers-safely) take two minutes to read.

## Questions about Stranger

<details>

<summary>**Does Stranger cost anything? **</summary>



No. Video chat with strangers costs nothing, and there are no paid features.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Do I need an account to video chat with strangers? **</summary>



No. Stranger has no accounts or profiles. You're matched as soon as you press start.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Who will I video call with? **</summary>



A random person who pressed start around the same time. There are no filters for gender or country, so every match is someone new.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Can my match see my IP address? **</summary>



No. Voice and video go through our server rather than directly between you, so neither of you sees the other's IP address. We do store IP addresses for moderation, as the privacy page explains.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Can I type during a video call? **</summary>



Yes, there is a text chat next to the video.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**What do I need? **</summary>



A browser, a camera and a microphone. It works on phones and tablets as well as computers.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Is there a minimum age? **</summary>



Yes, 18. Stranger is only for adults.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Are conversations recorded? **</summary>



Yes. Messages, voice and video are recorded on our server for moderation, from the moment you press start, which includes waiting for a match. Moderators can also look in live. Recordings are removed after 30 days.

</details>

<details>

<summary>**Could my match record me? **</summary>



Yes. Anyone can record their screen and we can't detect or prevent it. Share only what you'd be comfortable with someone keeping.

</details>

## From the blog

[**All posts**](https://stranger.bz/blog)

[October 2, 2026 - 4 min read<h3>Your first video call with a stranger, step by step</h3>What happens on a first stranger video call on Stranger: camera permission, the wait for a match, the first few seconds, what to say and how to move on.](https://stranger.bz/blog/first-video-call-with-a-stranger)

[October 2, 2026 - 5 min read<h3>How a live video chat with strangers works, from click to camera</h3>What happens between pressing start and seeing a stranger's face: signaling, WebRTC, our media relay, video quality layers and why some networks block it.](https://stranger.bz/blog/how-live-video-chat-works)

[October 2, 2026 - 4 min read<h3>Eight rules for video chatting with strangers safely</h3>Video chat with strangers without giving yourself away: what to check before the camera turns on, what never to share, and what to do if a call goes wrong.](https://stranger.bz/blog/video-chat-with-strangers-safely)

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## Sitemap

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