Firefox Extension

Ghostly Chatter Make the Web Social

See other users browsing the same page as you as soft, glowing ghost avatars that follow their real mouse positions. Chat ephemerally, leave permanent comments, and send emoji balloon reactions — all floating invisibly over any webpage you visit.

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No registration required Completely anonymous Ephemeral chats — no history Works on any page

👻 Ghost Avatars

💬 Live Chat

📝 Comments

🌐 Top Sites

🎉 Reactions

Works on Every Page

Install the extension and immediately start seeing other users on any webpage you visit — Wikipedia, Reddit, news sites, forums, anywhere. No configuration needed.

No Account Needed

You are identified by an anonymous UUID generated at install. Just pick a username and you're ready to go. No email, no password, no profile — just click and chat.

See the Web Come Alive

Discover that you're never truly browsing alone. Watch ghost avatars drift across pages, see reactions float up in real time, and feel the pulse of the web as it actually is — shared.

Features

A full social layer floating invisibly over the web

Live Ghost Avatars

See other visitors as floating ghost avatars
Avatars follow real mouse positions in real time
Spring-physics movement — natural trailing and gentle overshoot
Avatars bob gently when the user is idle
Hover to see username and time on page
Soft, glowing design that never obscures content

Ephemeral Page Chat

Chat with anyone currently on the same page
Messages vanish when the session ends — no history, no trace
Typing indicators show when others are composing
Live user count in the chat panel
Slash commands: /me, /shrug
Collapsible panel — stays out of your way

Permanent Page Comments

Leave comments tied to any URL that persist for future visitors
Threaded replies — comment on comments
Upvote and downvote comments
Edit your comment within 5 minutes of posting
Delete your own comments at any time
Toolbar badge shows comment count for the current page

Top Web Sites

See what pages all other ghost users are currently reading
Live high-score list ranked by current active users
Discover what the web is reading right now
Updates in real time as users join and leave pages
Jump directly to any hot page in one click

Emoji Balloon Reactions

Semi-transparent reaction bar at the bottom of the screen
Click an emoji to launch it as a floating balloon
Balloons drift upward with gentle sinusoidal movement
Visible to everyone else on the page in real time
Express yourself without saying a word

Screenshots

See Ghostly Chatter in action

Chat Window

The collapsible ephemeral chat panel — talk to anyone on the same page right now. Messages disappear when the session ends.

Comments Sidebar

Permanent threaded comments tied to the current page URL. Supports upvotes, replies, and editing within 5 minutes.

Hottest Sites

A live high-score list of the pages with the most ghost users right now — discover what the web is reading this very moment.

Active Ghosts

The active ghosts page gives you a live view of user activity across the network — see who's out there haunting the web.

Settings

Customise your username, manage your ghost identity, and toggle features on or off to suit your browsing style.

See It in Action

Real recordings of two people using Ghostly Chatter together

Chatting on CNN.com

Two users on the same CNN news page chatting through Ghostly Chatter's ephemeral chat panel — seeing each other's ghost avatars and exchanging messages in real time.

Live Page Chat Demo

A live demo of two people discovering each other on the same page and chatting through the extension — showing how natural and spontaneous the experience feels.

Privacy First

Built to be social without compromising your anonymity

What we protect

No account, no email, no registration of any kind
You are identified only by an anonymous UUID generated at install
Ephemeral chat messages are never persisted to any server
No personal data is stored server-side — only your chosen username
The extension can be toggled off at any time from the toolbar popup
Cursor position data is only broadcast to users on the exact same URL

What to keep in mind

Your chosen username is visible to other users on the same page
Permanent comments are stored server-side and visible to all visitors
Your cursor position is shared in real time while the extension is active
The relay server handles WebSocket connections for position and chat brokering
Disable the extension on sensitive pages (banking, private portals) as a precaution

How It Works

Simple technology that creates a genuinely shared web experience

Real-Time Relay

The extension connects to a lightweight relay server over WebSocket. Cursor positions, chat messages, and emoji reactions are brokered in real time — anyone on the same URL is in the same room.

Persistent Comments

Permanent comments are stored server-side, keyed by page URL. They support threading, voting, and time-limited editing, and are loaded fresh each time you visit a page.

Isolated UI Overlay

All injected UI — ghost avatars, chat panels, reaction bars — lives in a Shadow DOM overlay that is visually isolated from the host page. It will never break any website you visit.

Minimal Permissions

Ghostly Chatter requests only what it needs: access to page content to inject the overlay, and network access to reach the relay server. No browsing history, no password access, no downloads.

Installation

Up and running in seconds — no configuration required

Firefox Add-Ons

Recommended

Click the Install on Firefox button below
Firefox will prompt you to confirm — click "Add"
The ghost icon will appear in your toolbar
Visit any webpage and start seeing other users

Install on Firefox

Temporary (Development)

Testing & Development

Open Firefox and go to about:debugging
Click "This Firefox" in the left sidebar
Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
Select the manifest.json from the extension folder

Temporary installations are removed when Firefox restarts.

Build From Source

Developers

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourdev/ghostly-chatter

# Package as .xpi
cd ghostly-chatter
zip -r ghostly-chatter.xpi * --exclude ".git/*"

Load the generated .xpi via about:addons → gear icon → Install Add-on From File.