Your friends are not an inbox.

SoWhaat is a small native Windows, iPhone and Linux messenger built around presence: open it, see who is around, and start a real conversation.

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Windows 10/11 + Linux x86-64 · iPhone · Native GUI and TUI · No ads

SoWhaat

Three people are nearby.Say something worth opening.

Mayaback from lunchOnline
Chrishas five minutesFree for chat
Alexmaking coffeeAway

NativeNo browser shell

SignedI Seek You Too LLC

Open alphaRegistration is available

WHY SOWHAAT

A room with people in it.

Most messengers begin with everything you missed. SoWhaat begins with the people who are here now.

Presence before backlog

Online, away, or free for chat tells you whether now is a good moment.

Conversation before content

No feed, stories, channels, mini-apps, or engagement machinery.

Small on purpose

A focused native app that opens quickly and stays out of the way.

WINDOWS 0.2.09a

A new name, with continuity where it matters.

Existing installations keep their accounts, protected history, saved Preferences and compatible network identity.

A new public name and a consistent signed Windows identity.
Fresh green status artwork, phone and birthday badges, and a clearer About box.
Ctrl+Enter to send, Ctrl+S for status, and a dedicated Shortcuts page.
An aggregate unread count on the taskbar and safer post-update relaunching.

MICROSOFT STORE + SIGNED SETUP

Ready when your friends are.

Get 0.2.09a with the signed Setup or the in-app updater. Microsoft Store currently installs 0.2.09a.

Get it from Microsoft Store Signed Setup 0.2.09a

GitHub mirror 0.2.06a SHA-256 checksums Release notes

If one download path is slow or unavailable, try the Store or the older GitHub mirror, then use Menu → Check for Updates. The checksum below applies to the signed Setup 0.2.09a.

IPHONE

SoWhaat for iPhone

Keep your people close, wherever you go. Use your existing UIN and contacts to join the same SoWhaat network from the native iPhone app.

Get SoWhaat on the App Store

Version 0.2.14 · iPhone · Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

Installation help

LINUX DESKTOP

ICQ² 0.2.03a GUI for Linux x86-64

The native graphical research alpha provides a compact contact list, separate message windows, presence, profiles, Global Directory search, protected local history and account controls. This package retains the ICQ² name and connects to the same live network as SoWhaat.

Download Linux GUI installer (.deb)

Manual archive Signed checksums Notes and advanced files

DEB installer · 1,803,786 bytes · SHA-256 AF57189768625881B6A733248E0C30FBA305F61F52AA35477410ADC9D54E9246Release-key fingerprint · SHA-256 C423C34816E445CE74E92D845BD0F8919CFAE4F9D3BA3FEE308217E29A9F2C4B

Automatic signed updates: the GUI verifies its own Ed25519-signed update channel, keeps the previous working version and can roll back after a failed activation.

LINUX TERMINAL

ICQ² 0.2.02a TUI for Linux x86-64

The keyboard-first terminal research alpha includes registration, contacts, authorization, profiles, Global Directory search, presence, protected local history and direct messages.

Download Linux TUI installer (.deb)

GitHub mirror ↗Manual archive Installer checksums Notes and advanced files

DEB installer · 1,647,644 bytes · SHA-256 AB163A6295B43A52DE0EEA92C98A9908AFEFA0F4A6EDE5A0FBB18E418FCDE7DBRelease-key fingerprint · SHA-256 C423C34816E445CE74E92D845BD0F8919CFAE4F9D3BA3FEE308217E29A9F2C4B

Automatic signed updates: the TUI verifies its Ed25519-signed update channel and keeps the previous working version available for rollback.

Version: 0.2.09a
Store ID: XPFG554D0GQ6HV
Platform: Windows 10/11 x64
Linux GUI: 0.2.03a x86-64
Linux TUI: 0.2.02a x86-64
Size: 796,328 bytes
Publisher: I Seek You Too LLC
SHA-256: C6E6A0948230D26935F51CBD3205EB218922889F05840D5514B4B91F726FD968