# munafio/chatify

Laravel’s #1 real-time chat package. Direct messages, groups, voice notes, and much more, with a full messenger UI — plus a headless API. Install in one command.

Repository: https://github.com/munafio/chatify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chatify
Homepage: https://www.chatifyphp.com/
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, laravel-package, chat, php, pusher, realtime-messaging, real-time, conversion, library, chatify, laravel-chat
Last push: 2026-08-10T15:31:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2438, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2423, forks 487 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.606573+00:00)

## What it is
Chatify is a Laravel package that adds real-time chat to any Laravel application, including direct messages, group conversations, voice notes, attachments, typing indicators, and presence. It ships a bundled Vue 3 messenger UI served at /chatify plus a headless REST API for custom frontends, installable with a single Artisan command.

## Use cases
- add real-time chat to a laravel app
- direct messaging between users
- group conversations with roles and permissions
- voice notes and file attachments in chat
- headless chat api for spa or mobile frontend
- typing indicators and read receipts
- self-hosted messenger for existing users table

## When to choose
- you have a Laravel 11+ / PHP 8.2+ app and want chat with minimal setup
- you want a ready-made messenger UI plus a REST API you can build on
- you already use Pusher, Laravel Reverb, or a compatible WebSocket server
- you want everything self-hosted on your own servers and database

## When to avoid
- your app is not built on Laravel or PHP
- you need chat without any WebSocket broadcasting infrastructure
- you need a fully managed/hosted chat service rather than a package
- you require v2 stability — it is currently in beta (v1 remains stable)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, api-framework, ui-components, file-upload, chat-interface
- domain: web-development, messaging-platforms, chatbots, apis
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: laravel-package, real-time-chat, messenger-ui, direct-messages, group-chat, voice-notes, pusher, laravel-reverb, headless-api, typing-indicators, read-receipts, vue3, real-time, laravel, web-server

## Member repositories
- munafio/chatify (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.606573+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:33:00.332450+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/munafio/chatify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.606573+00:00, sha cdaa6aa8862a)
  - homepage: https://www.chatifyphp.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:13.383100+00:00, sha cc1a60ddf420)
  - site_page: https://www.chatifyphp.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:13.392287+00:00, sha 35c0ccc2818f)
  - site_page: https://www.chatifyphp.com/docs/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:13.394142+00:00, sha 7ddf8781612f)
  - site_page: https://www.chatifyphp.com/docs/api-reference (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:13.395874+00:00, sha 345df3f62235)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.