Free Online Video Chat — 1-on-1,
Right in Your Browser
Sign up free with Gmail, Apple ID, phone, or email. Claim your sign-up bonus coins. Match with someone new in about 3 seconds. Nothing to download.
What's free, what uses coins
A quick answer up front, so you know exactly what you're walking into:
| Activity | Cost |
|---|---|
| Sign-up | Free |
| Sign-up bonus coins | Included |
| Daily check-in tasks (earn coins) | Included |
| Free Coin Events (occasional bonus drops) | Included |
| Real-time translation in 28 languages | Included |
| 1-on-1 video chat | Costs coins per use |
| Premium features (gifts, filters, and similar) | Costs coins per use |
LivU is a freemium platform. You can have a real video chat experience without paying by using sign-up bonuses and earned coins, and heavy users eventually buy a coin pack to keep going.
How free video chat works on LivU
LivU runs on coins rather than ads. Three ways to chat without paying:
Free coins on sign-up
The moment you create your account, a starter pack of coins lands in your balance. Enough for several full conversations to test the feature before you decide whether to keep going.
Daily check-in tasks
Sign in each day and complete simple tasks (open the app, watch a short clip, complete your profile) to earn more coins. Active users keep a steady coin stream this way.
Free Coin Events
Throughout the year we run events that drop bonus coins into your balance. No purchase required to take part.
When coins are spent
Every feature has a small coin tag on it, and the amount is deducted at the moment you use it. You always see the price before you spend.
What you can do for free on LivU
Free 1-on-1 video chat
Match with one real person at a time, face to face, in real time. No group rooms, no scrolling feeds. The default LivU experience is one conversation, one window, one human on the other side.
Real-time translation in 28 languages
Translation is built into the chat itself, so no second app and no copy-paste between windows. We currently cover Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Translation does not cost coins.
Free random video chat
Hit Start Video Call and LivU matches you with someone from the active pool of about 500,000 people online at any given moment. No swipes, no profile to fill out, no waiting room. The next person on your screen is whoever the matchmaker found in the last ~3 seconds.
Free webcam chat, face to face
Cameras on, microphones on. Whoever appears on your screen is what their camera is actually pointing at, not an avatar and not an AI face filter.
Free international video chat —
meet new people from 190+ countries
The community spans every continent and time zone, so the matchmaker always has a deep pool to draw from. This is essentially what LivU is built for: language exchange, casual conversation, finding others with shared interests, or a 2am chat with someone in a different time zone.
Safety and Security on LivU
Random video chat platforms have a reputation problem: bots, fake profiles, unmoderated content. We treat moderation as a core product feature, not a footnote.
AI moderation runs 24/7 during every chat
The system scans for inappropriate content in real time and flags issues automatically. If anything inappropriate appears on camera, auto-blur kicks in immediately to protect you.
A human review team handles flagged content
AI catches the bulk of issues, but humans review every flag and investigate every user report. The safety team is staffed 24/7 across time zones.
Every account is verified
Before any account can match with anyone, it gets verified. That filters out a large share of the bot and fake-profile noise other platforms struggle with.
One-tap report and block
If someone makes you uncomfortable, one tap reports them and ends the conversation. We follow up on reports.
Privacy and Security in the Browser Version
The browser version of LivU is built around a simple principle: run the conversation, store nothing extra.
Camera and microphone only
You will need to grant camera and microphone access to use video chat (every video chat product does). Beyond that, the web version does not ask for your contacts, photo library, or device storage. That is a meaningful difference vs. installing an app, where permission scope tends to grow over time.
Nothing installed on your device
Closing the browser tab effectively ends LivU on your device. We don't install background services and we don't leave persistent files behind.
Safe on shared and public computers
Library laptop, work computer, a friend's tablet: sign in, chat, sign out. Nothing left behind. You can't get that level of clean separation with an installed app.
One session per account at a time
LivU allows only one active session per account. If you sign in on a new browser or device, the previous session ends automatically. That means nobody else can be signed into your account in parallel.
What we don't store
Live video frames are not recorded. Chat content processed for real-time translation is used for translation only, not retained for advertising or third-party sharing.
Why use the browser version
The Android app exists for users who want LivU as a permanent fixture on their phone. For new users and casual users, the browser version has some practical edges:
No install commitment.
Try it, leave it, no app store account needed
Works on iPhone via Safari.
The native app is Android-only; the web works on every modern phone, tablet, and laptop
Web-exclusive coin offers.
livuweb.com runs its own coin promotions, and your coin balance is shared across web and app
Apple ID sign-in supported.
The Android app supports Gmail, phone, and email; the web adds Apple ID
Cleaner off-ramp.
Closing the browser tab is the simplest way to walk away
For a deeper side-by-side, see LivU on Web or App.
FAQ
Is LivU really free?
Sign-up is free, and you receive bonus coins on registration that let you try video chat at no cost. Premium features run on coins, so heavy use eventually requires buying a coin pack. You can also keep earning coins through daily check-in tasks and Free Coin Events.
How do coins work?
You buy coin packs from the coins shop. Each feature on the platform has a coin price next to it, and the amount is deducted when you use that feature. Coin balance is shared across web and app — buy on either, spend on either.
Do I need to download an app to use free video chat?
No. livuweb.com runs entirely in your browser on desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone. The Android app is optional.
Does the web version work on mobile browsers?
Yes. livuweb.com is fully adapted for mobile browsers on both Android (Chrome, Firefox, Samsung Internet) and iOS (Safari, Chrome). You get the same features and the same chat experience as on desktop.
Is online video chat on LivU safe?
LivU runs AI moderation 24/7 during every chat, plus a human review team that handles flagged content around the clock. Auto-blur, verified accounts, and one-tap reporting protect users from the typical problems found on unmoderated random video chat platforms.
What permissions does the web version need?
Only camera and microphone. The web version does not request your contacts, photo library, or device storage.
What age do I need to be to use LivU?
LivU is intended for adult users. In line with our Terms of Service, you'll need to confirm during sign-up that you're at least 18.
Is LivU available in my country?
LivU has users in 190+ countries. If the site loads in your browser, you can use it.
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