Built a 3KB privacy-first chat widget for websites – feedback welcome

In the age of AI, it’s easier than ever to build digital products. Inspired by lightweight privacy-first chat apps, I decided to build something similar for websites.

This led to thechatwidget.com, a tiny (3KB!) chat widget that won’t hurt your Lighthouse score, but still packs features like:

Gmail-style threading to answer visitors via email

A lightweight CRM to track visitors

A PWA so you can respond from your phone

What started as a “why not?” turned into a full-stack app with edge-native architecture to deliver messages quickly—even on 3G.

I’m offering a 14-day free trial and would love to hear your thoughts:

First impressions of the UI/UX

Anything confusing or missing

Features you’d like to see

Try it out and let me know what you think!