The 3KB Story
How an obsession with privacy and speed turned into the fastest chat widget on the internet.
Most products start with a plan. Mine started with an obsession. I was exploring the architecture of decentralized messaging—systems where privacy, security, and speed aren't just "features," they are the base layer.
When I looked back at the traditional web, the contrast was shocking. I realized how bloated our tools have become. Every chat widget I tested for my own projects was a "performance monster" in the wrong way—100KB, 200KB, sometimes 300KB. I asked myself: Why can't website chat be as lean and private as a decentralized protocol?
I decided to build a version that followed those rules: Zero dependencies. Zero tracking. Pure speed. In the process, I discovered tools like Cloudflare’s edge network and realized I could push the limits of what was possible. I built it in a silo, stripping away every unnecessary byte until I hit 3KB. I even went as far as removing standard analytics like GA4 from my own site because I couldn't justify the performance and privacy trade-offs.
I realized this wasn't just a project—it was a solution for every developer who refuses to sacrifice their Lighthouse score or their users' privacy. This is Lightweight Live Chat.
