Global hotkeys that can be configured for mic toggle, push to talk, push to mute etc
Basic noisegate feature
Basic text chat
Supports up to 9 users per channel, channel is determined by the combination of server, channel id and key used
Can recover from some packet drops
Minimalist software, the whole application is 24 KB
Setup
Download the application from Releases or build it from source code
Run it and use the /cfg command to open the configuration file in a text editor.
Edit the Channels section, you can add multiple channels, one per line.
Format: ChannelName = ServerAddress:ServerPort:ChannelID:EncryptionKey
Example: Cats = meow.catse.net:64771:c660c8672f6105b1:af9afecfb6e774f7c7ac9d48da63cf64b69c703c12508e34f19f96dddfc6e960
ChannelID should be set to 8 random bytes, EncryptionKey to 32 random bytes, both in hexadecimal format.
A secure method should be used to share channel information with friends who you want to use the application with.
Set DefaultChannel to the name of the channel which you want to use when starting the application
Restart the application
You should now be able to communicate with other users who are using the same channel (same server/id/key combo)
Hosting a dedicated server
If you want to host your own server, simply forward the appropriate port and run the server software
The server can be compiled on linux. example: gcc server.c -o meow_server
Notes
A public server is available at meow.catse.net:64771 if you don't want to host your own
A fast, reliable internet connection is required. The application is very sensitive to packet drops and latency. You can try mitigating audio cutouts and glitches by increasing the target delay in the config.
16 bit 44100 Hz Mono (default config) audio requires a network bandwidth of 0.7 Mbps per user. There is currently no data compression.
