Icy Hippo G.P.Sep 2020 – now

Chillmate.app

An all-in-one browser-based collaboration platform.

Peer-to-peer group video calls, instant messaging, collaborative drawing and file sharing on WebRTC and WebSockets. Open a link and you are in a shared space. No download, no account, no invite flow.

At a glance
RoleCo-founder, lead engineerPlatformAny modern browserStackWebRTC, WebSockets, React, Node.jsLive since2020
VideoPeer-to-peer group calls
ChatInstant messaging in the room
DrawShared collaborative canvas
FilesPeer-to-peer transfers
Screens

Inside a room

Joining a room, and a room in use. Video calling, chat and file sharing side by side.

The Chillmate join screen for entering a room
A Chillmate room in use, with video streams, chat and file sharing
The work

What I own

I lead the product and the engineering: real-time architecture, front end, backend and the infrastructure it all runs on.

Peer-to-peer by default

WebRTC carries audio, video and file transfers directly between participants; the server only helps them find each other.

Real-time everything

WebSockets keep chat, presence and the shared canvas in sync for everyone in the room, instantly.

Nothing to install

The whole platform is a web app: it works in any modern browser, with no account to create first.

One room, four tools

Group video calls, instant messaging, collaborative drawing and file sharing live in the same space.