TalkieGenZ
A walkie-talkie in your browser. Hold to talk, let go to listen.
Private by design. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is processed on your own device and is not uploaded by DO101.
About the TalkieGenZ
Start a channel, share the short code, and up to six people can talk to each other by holding one big button. Your voice goes straight from your browser to theirs — DO101 has no voice server, so nothing is recorded, uploaded or stored anywhere. No account, no app, no cost.
How to use it
- 1Type your name and create a channel.
- 2Send the code, or the invite link, to your friends.
- 3They enter the code and appear on your screen.
- 4Hold the big button to talk, let go to listen.
What you get
- Up to six people on one channel
- Press and hold to talk, or switch to hands-free
- Voice goes browser to browser, never through DO101
- Nothing recorded, uploaded or stored — there is nowhere for it to go
- The microphone opens muted and only transmits while you hold the button
- Join and listen even when your microphone is blocked
- Built for mobile data: one channel of voice, capped low
What TalkieGenZ does with your voice
Your voice never reaches DO101
Audio goes straight from your browser to each other browser in the room. There is no DO101 voice server to route it through, so there is nothing here that could record or overhear you.
Nothing is stored, anywhere
No account, no database, no recordings, no message history. The room is a handful of peer ids held in memory by whoever started it, and it disappears when their tab closes.
Two free services make the introduction
Browsers cannot find each other unaided. A free public PeerJS broker swaps connection details, and Google's public STUN server works out your address from behind your router. Neither sees or carries your audio, neither needs an account, and DO101 pays for neither.
Sometimes a direct connection is impossible
Strict firewalls and some mobile networks block peer-to-peer traffic. WebRTC can fall back to a relay, and the free public one shipped with the PeerJS library is used — but it belongs to somebody else and carries no guarantee. If it is unavailable the call fails, and TalkieGenZ tells you so instead of faking a connection.
Rooms hold 6 people, because every extra person is another copy of your voice for your phone to send.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes, and there is nothing to upgrade to. Your voice travels directly between browsers, so there is no server bill for DO101 to pass on. The only things involved are a free public service that introduces the two browsers to each other and, when a direct connection is impossible, a free public relay — neither of which DO101 pays for or needs an account with.
Is my voice recorded or stored?
No. There is no recorder in the page, no upload, and no database. Audio exists only as it passes between the browsers in the room. Close the tab and the channel stops existing — there is nothing left to delete.
Does DO101 hear what I say?
No, and not by promise but by construction: there is no DO101 server in the audio path to listen with. The connection is made directly between the people in the room and the audio is encrypted in transit, as WebRTC always is.
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. One person creates a channel and gets a five-character code; anyone who types that code into the same page joins. Nothing is signed up for and nothing is installed.
Why only six people?
Everyone's browser sends a copy of their voice to every other person, so a talker's upload grows with the room. Six keeps a full channel near 120 kbps of upload, which a phone on mobile data manages comfortably. A bigger room would need a server to mix the audio, and that would cost money and put DO101 in the middle of your conversation.
Why can I not hear one particular person?
Some company firewalls and mobile networks refuse direct browser-to-browser connections. TalkieGenZ says so plainly next to that person's name rather than pretending they are connected. A different network, or a phone using its own mobile data, usually gets through.
My microphone is blocked — can I still join?
Yes, as a listener. You will hear everyone and they will see you are there, and your name is marked as listening only. To talk, allow the microphone for this site, then leave and rejoin.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, in any current mobile browser. Hold the button with your thumb, or turn on hands-free so one tap starts and another stops. Keep the tab in the foreground — browsers stop the microphone when a page is hidden, which TalkieGenZ also does deliberately so you are never left transmitting.
How long does a channel last?
Only while the host's tab is open. There is no database keeping channels alive, so closing that tab ends it for everyone.
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