What is Chirp?

Chirp is a voice-first social network at chirplar.com. Instead of typing text posts, people record short voice clips of up to 60 seconds, called chirps, and share them with their followers. The people who chirp are chirplars, which is where the web address comes from.

It works like the social feeds you already know. You follow people, scroll a timeline, reply and repost. The difference is that every post is a real person's voice. Chirp runs in your phone or desktop browser, you sign in with Google, and there's nothing to install.

How it works

1. Sign in with Google and pick a username.
2. Tap the mic and talk. Record a chirp of up to 60 seconds and post it.
3. Get discovered. Each chirp is transcribed automatically and tagged with a hashtag and a topic, so people who care about the subject can find it.
4. Listen and join in. Follow people, reply with your voice, and keep up with your For You and Following feeds.

Features

• Voice chirps. Post voice clips of up to 60 seconds, recorded right in your browser.
• For You and Following. A ranked feed of popular chirps, plus a timeline of the people you follow.
• Replies and reposts. Reply with your voice, repost what you love, and like or bookmark chirps for later.
• Voice messages. Send private voice direct messages to other chirplars.
• Trending hashtags. See what people are talking about right now.
• Topics. Browse music, politics, film, comedy, tech, sports, gaming, food, news, lifestyle, business and science.
• Lists. Group accounts into lists, and follow lists other people have made.
• Works everywhere. Runs in any modern browser on phone or desktop. No app download needed.

Frequently asked questions

What is Chirp?

Chirp is a voice-first social network at chirplar.com. Instead of typing text posts you record short voice clips of up to 60 seconds, called chirps, and share them with your followers. It runs in your phone or desktop browser.

What is a chirplar?

A chirplar is a person who chirps: anyone who posts voice chirps on Chirp. The website, chirplar.com, is named after them. Chirplar is not a separate app or a login page; it is what Chirp calls its people.

How do I join Chirp?

Go to www.chirplar.com and sign in with your Google account. You choose a username, and then you can start recording and listening straight away. There is nothing to install.

How long can a chirp be?

A chirp can be up to 60 seconds long. That is long enough for a thought and short enough to listen to quickly.

Is Chirp a text-to-speech or AI voice service?

No. Chirp is not text-to-speech and does not generate voices. Every chirp is a real person speaking in their own voice. Speech recognition transcribes each chirp so that it can be tagged with a hashtag and a topic automatically. Chirp is also not related to Google Cloud's Chirp speech model or other products called Chirp.

Is Chirp affiliated with Twitter or X?

No. Chirp is independent. Its clean blue design is a nostalgic nod to classic Twitter, but the posts are voice, not text.

Is Chirp free?

Yes. Chirp is free to use. It is operated from England, United Kingdom, and is in active development, so new features arrive regularly.