Questions people ask before they start

It's free. There is no premium plan and no locked features: video, text chat, interests and the gender preference are open to everyone on Chaturro. We don't ask for a card and there is nothing to unlock later.

No. Open the site, press start and allow the camera; that's the whole sign-up. We don't ask for an email, a phone number or a password, and there is no app to install. It runs in the browser on your phone or computer.

Yes, without downloading anything. Open Chaturro in your phone or tablet browser, allow the camera and it works the same way as on a computer, with the same buttons and the same options. You can chat from the couch, the bus or wherever you happen to be.

With active moderation. Automated systems remove rule-breakers quickly, and reports from users carry real weight. What you say in your conversation stays between you and the other person. If something feels off, use the report button and move on to the next person.

Partly. Before you start you can set a free gender preference: say who you are and who you'd like to meet, men, women or anyone. It improves the matching, but it doesn't decide who appears; random still means random. Interests work the same way: they steer the match, they don't lock it.

Yes. Switch to text-only mode and type inside the same conversation. Keep in mind that most people come in with their camera on and prefer to see who they're talking to, so video tends to get a conversation going faster.

Before you start, type a few topics: music, gaming, football, travel, anything. The matching gives priority to people who wrote something similar, so the conversation opens with common ground. It isn't a filter: if nobody with matching interests is around at that moment, you get a random person instead.

More than 190. On the English home the biggest groups are from the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, but you'll also meet people from Germany, Italy, the Philippines and plenty of places you wouldn't expect. The interface is in 16 languages, and many conversations happen in English.

Press Next and you're out of that conversation instantly. If it was serious, hit the report button: every report counts, and the automated systems remove people who break the rules quickly. Then carry on with the next person.

The idea is the same: a random stranger on video, one at a time, no account, and a button to move on. What's different is what we added on top: a gender preference, interests, a text-only mode, an interface in 16 languages and active moderation that acts fast. It's an Omegle alternative, not Omegle.