About Emerald

Emerald Chat is a random chat platform that allows you to connect with strangers and make friends around the world from the comfort of your home. You can filter matches based on your interests, upload your profile photo, post something on your feed, share photos (if you’re subscribed to Emerald Gold), join group chats (we call it “Text Channels”), update your bio, or just chat with people from all over the world!

Testimonials

What people say

I’ve tried a few alternatives like omegle tv, chathub and more. Emerald is the best in my opinion.

Amy M

Bit the bullet and tried Emerald. It has tons of users and I’ve met many friends on there.

Robert H

Emerald random chat is awesome. I’ve been using it for years and haven’t gone back.

Adam C

I stumbled upon Emerald one day after an omegle video call. Glad because Emerald is the best alternative.

Ling W

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