.chat domains

.chat is a generic top-level domain (a true gTLD, not a repurposed country code) that reads as a place for conversation. The word does the work for you, so a .chat address signals messaging, live support, community, or any product where people talk in real time. It suits chat apps, customer support widgets, AI assistants, Discord and Slack style communities, dating and social tools, and team collaboration platforms. Because the suffix names the function, short brandable combinations stay available long after the matching .com is taken, which is the main reason to consider it. The trade-offs are familiar: .com still carries the most default trust and recall, and some users will type .com out of habit, so many teams point a .com at the same site if they can. Unlike .dev and .app, .chat has no HSTS preload or forced HTTPS requirement at the registry level, so it behaves like an ordinary domain. Pricing varies by registrar. It works best when the name plus .chat forms a phrase that explains the product at a glance.