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Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

TownSquare

The web is full of content but empty of people. TownSquare brings a little presence back. Visitors can see each other, say a few words, and share the same space. No accounts. No algorithms. Just the present.

Click, tap, or use to move · Press T or tap your name to say something · Press J to jump and H to high-five with someone

Three small steps

One snippet, and your page feels alive

1

Paste one snippet

Drop a single <script> tag before </body>. No build step, no dependencies.

2

Visitors appear

Visitors can see each other the moment they arrive.

3

They share the moment

Move around, interact with the environment, say hello, and share the moment.

What people are saying

Little moments, shared in real time

A TownSquare moment shared by a visitor

“I haven't encountered something this fun and playful on the web in so long”

A TownSquare moment shared by a visitor

“Yeah, I don't know why but I always start smiling seeing people chatting this way”

A TownSquare moment shared by a visitor

“Thank you for making my coffee break interesting”

A growing world of public squares

Verified TownSquares on the network map

registered TownSquares on the map messages exchanged GitHub stars

Connect your site and become part of a growing network of inhabited corners of the web.

Join a growing network of inhabited corners of the web.