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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. mmedia/le-chat ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) mmedia/le-chat ============== Add chat functionality to your Laravel application. 0.3.6(3mo ago)47467โ†“50%2[4 PRs](https://github.com/M-Media-Group/le-chat/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.4 || ^8.3CI passing Since Jul 22Pushed 2mo ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/M-Media-Group/le-chat)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mmedia/le-chat)[ Docs](https://github.com/mmedia/le-chat)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/Michal)[ RSS](/packages/mmedia-le-chat/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (14)Versions (12)Used By (0) Le Chat ======= [](#le-chat) **Le Chat** adds rich, flexible chat functionality to your Laravel application with minimal setup and maximum customization. Whether you're building one-on-one messaging, group chatrooms, or bot integrations, this package gives you the tools to implement powerful conversations between any models in your app. --- ๐Ÿš€ Features ---------- [](#-features) - Send messages between any models - One-to-one and multi-user chatrooms - System messages and bot support - Unread message tracking - WebSocket connection detection - Notifications via Laravel and WebPush - REST API endpoints included - No frontend views โ€” bring your own UI --- ๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation -------------- [](#-installation) ``` composer require mmedia/le-chat ``` Publish migrations and config: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag="chat-migrations" php artisan migrate php artisan vendor:publish --tag="chat-config" ``` --- ๐Ÿง  Core Concepts --------------- [](#-core-concepts) - `Chatroom`: A conversation space containing messages and participants - `ChatParticipant`: A polymorphic link between your models and a chatroom - `Message`: A message sent by a participant in a chatroom - `IsChatParticipant` Trait: Add to any model to enable chat behavior --- โœ… Requirements -------------- [](#-requirements) - PHP 8.0+ - Laravel 11+ --- โœจ Quick Example --------------- [](#-quick-example) ``` $message = $user->sendMessageTo($otherUser, "Hello!"); $reply = $otherUser->sendMessageTo($user, "Hi back!"); ``` Easily send messages to: - Individual users - Multiple recipients - Entire chatrooms - Non-model participants (bots, services, etc.) --- ๐Ÿ”ฅ Why Not Chatify? ------------------ [](#-why-not-chatify) Unlike [Chatify](https://github.com/munafio/chatify), Le Chat **does not limit messages to one sender and one recipient**. This package supports: - Multi-participant chatrooms - Flexible polymorphic model support - Bots and non-DB participants --- ๐Ÿ“š Full Documentation -------------------- [](#-full-documentation) See the complete usage guide for in-depth examples, APIs, and advanced features: ๐Ÿ‘‰ [View Full Docs โ†’](https://laravelchat.netlify.app/) --- ๐Ÿงช Comparison to Other Projects ------------------------------ [](#-comparison-to-other-projects) - [Wirechat](https://github.com/namumakwembo/wirechat) โ€” Livewire-heavy - [Musonza Chat](https://github.com/musonza/chat) โ€” Feature-rich but complex - Le Chat โ€” **Simple API, full flexibility, no view layer** --- ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ Use Cases -------------- [](#โ€๏ธ-use-cases) - Teacher โ†” Student chat (one-on-one) - Teachers + Students group chats per class - Chatbot โ†” User conversations - Cross-platform relay (e.g. Slack integration) --- ๐Ÿ“– License --------- [](#-license) MIT ยฉ ### Health Score 47 โ€” FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance85 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity28 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity50 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 93.9% of commits โ€” single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** โ€” Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** โ€” Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** โ€” Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** โ€” Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~29 days Recently: every ~51 days Total 8 Last Release 91d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/30b6a50e70c3cb395a88a29d0eae972f46aa11c0e0aa5c6d4e14ea52012fa3f3?d=identicon)[mwargan](/maintainers/mwargan) --- Top Contributors [![mwargan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13789481?v=4)](https://github.com/mwargan "mwargan (92 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (3 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (3 commits)") --- Tags laravelMichalle-chat ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/mmedia-le-chat/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/mmedia-le-chat/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/mmedia-le-chat) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-data Create unified resources and data transfer objects 1.8k28.9M627](/packages/spatie-laravel-data)[spatie/laravel-livewire-wizard Build wizards using Livewire 4061.0M4](/packages/spatie-laravel-livewire-wizard)[hirethunk/verbs An event sourcing package that feels nice. 513162.9k6](/packages/hirethunk-verbs)[worksome/exchange Check Exchange Rates for any currency in Laravel. 123544.7k](/packages/worksome-exchange)[ralphjsmit/livewire-urls Get the previous and current url in Livewire. 82270.3k4](/packages/ralphjsmit-livewire-urls)[hydrat/filament-table-layout-toggle Filament plugin adding a toggle button to tables, allowing user to switch between Grid and Table layouts. 6292.3k1](/packages/hydrat-filament-table-layout-toggle) PHPackages ยฉ 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)