Get BROARchat
Host the server on Windows or Linux. Members join from any browser, or from the optional Windows desktop app.
🖥️ Host your server
Same server on both platforms. Free for up to 5 users, no license key needed.BROARchat Server for Windows v11.4
One installer, everything bundled, running as native Windows services.
No Docker, WSL or container engine. Fill in the wizard and click install. It works on your local network right away, and you can add a domain later.
⊞ Download for Windows64-bit Windows 10 or 11 · 8 GB RAM · 20 GB free disk · Free port 80 (stop IIS first if it's running).
BROARchat Server for Linux (Docker) v11.3
The same server as a Docker Compose stack, set up with one guided script.
Unpack it and run sudo ./setup.sh. The script generates secrets, sets up TLS (self-signed or Let's Encrypt) and starts everything.
🐳 Download for Linuxx86_64 or arm64 Linux · 2+ cores, 4 GB+ RAM · Docker Engine 24+ with the compose plugin.
New to self-hosting? The self-hosting guide covers ports, DNS, HTTPS, upgrades, backups and license activation.
👥 For your members
Optional. Any modern browser works too, on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.BROARchat Desktop for Windows v11.3
The native client, which connects to any BROARchat server.
Adds hardware-accelerated 4K/60 screen share, a global push-to-talk hotkey, system-audio sharing, native notifications and the in-game overlay (paid tiers). It updates itself.
⊞ Download the desktop app64-bit Windows 10 or 11. This is the client, not a server. There's no desktop app for macOS or Linux; use the browser.
Just use a browser
Members open your server's address in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Voice, video and chat all work there. On a phone, use Add to Home Screen to install it as an app.
macOS users: the browser is the way in. Every feature works except the desktop-only extras (overlay, global hotkey, native 4K capture).
🎛️ BROARdeck
A separate product from the BROARchat team.A stream deck you build yourself
BROARdeck turns a cheap ESP32 "Cheap Yellow Display" touchscreen into a Wi-Fi stream deck, driven by a small Windows companion app: media keys, weather, a soundboard and hotkeys. It's sold and downloaded on its own site.
Latest companion app: v0.1.26
Verify a download
Our installers aren't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you ("Windows protected your PC"). Click More info → Run anyway. If you want to be sure the file is ours, compare its SHA-256 with the value shown above before running it:
# Windows (PowerShell)
Get-FileHash .\BROARchat-Server-Setup-11.4.exe -Algorithm SHA256
# Windows (Command Prompt)
certutil -hashfile BROARchat-Server-Setup-11.4.exe SHA256
# Linux / macOS
sha256sum broarchat-docker-11.3.tar.gzChecksums are published in /downloads/manifest.json, the same file this page reads.