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PandaLive on the web: watch someone live, then say hi 1-on-1
PandaLive (Panda Live) in your browser: random video, voice or text chat with people around the world, plus live streams you can join. Nothing to download, and nothing to sign up for before you begin.
Free to startNo sign-up to startOpens in your browser
What is PandaLive on the web?
PandaLive is the web version of PandaLive: a place in your browser where you can watch people live or video chat with real people, one at a time. It runs at pandalive.chat on a phone or a laptop, you start as a guest, and it is free to start.
Most people who search for pandalive are looking for the app. You don't need a store for this one. Open the page and you have the same things in a single tab: a random match by video, voice or text, a list of who is online, a video feed with a Live tab, messages and coins. If you would like an icon, you can pin it to your home screen in a couple of taps.
The bit that makes PandaLive different from a plain chat site is the order you can do things in. Some nights you want to be put in front of someone straight away. Other nights you would rather sit back, watch somebody who is already talking, and decide whether you want to say anything at all.
Watch first or talk first?
Either works, and you can switch from one to the other whenever you like. Watching first is the gentle option: your camera stays off and you only type if you want to. Talking first is quicker: one tap on the match screen and someone new is there. The table shows how the three ways in compare.
| Watch live | Random match | Who's online | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steps to begin | Open the Live tab and tap a room | Pick Video, Audio or Text, then tap Start | Scroll the list and open a profile |
| Your camera | Off — you only watch and type | On for Video; off for Audio or Text | Only if you start a call |
| Who you get | Whoever is on stream in that room | Whoever the match puts in front of you | The person you picked |
| Good for | Easing in before you say a word | A surprise when you are bored | Choosing who to talk to |
Some of the people you might find here
These are photos, not streams. Rooms open and close through the day, so the way to see who is broadcasting right now is the Live tab in the video feed.
Three steps
How do you start on PandaLive?
Open the page, choose whether to watch or to match, then keep talking or move along. That is the whole routine, and none of it needs an account.
Open PandaLive
Any browser on a phone or a laptop. No install and no form: you start as a guest the moment the page loads.
Watch someone live, or tap Match
Take the slow way in through the Live tab, or let the match screen put someone in front of you by video, voice or text.
Talk 1-on-1, or move on
If the conversation is going somewhere, stay. If it is not, move to the next person and nobody needs an explanation.
Each screen, from the match tabs to the message list, is walked through on how PandaLive works.
Live rooms
From a live room to a private call
A live room is the low-pressure way to meet someone on PandaLive. You arrive, watch and get a feel for the person on stream before you decide to say anything. When you want more than the room, the Start Video Chat button asks that person for a call between just the two of you.
- Your camera stays off. When you join, the room shows your name in a "has joined" line and you appear in the viewer list. Your face never does.
- The button shows when they are busy. If the person on stream is already on a private call, the Start Video Chat button turns grey and reads In a Call.
You can't go live yourself. What you can do inside a room, from the chat to gifts, is covered on the Panda Live streams page.
Watch who's liveVideo chat with people from all over the world
The people on PandaLive come from more than 50 countries, so the person who answers may not share your first language. When a message arrives in a language you don't read, tap the translate button beside it and the bubble switches to your language; tap again and the original comes back. After you have done that once, new messages translate by themselves. That makes it easier to talk with real people who live a long way from you, and it saves the awkward guessing at the start.
You can also go looking. The Who's online list has tabs for English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Turkish and more, so you can pick someone who speaks your language, or deliberately pick someone who doesn't.
- One tap switches a message between their language and yours
- Language tabs on the Who's online list
Follow, message, call back
When a call goes well, hanging up doesn't have to be goodbye. Follow someone from their profile and they show up under Following on the Who's online list. When you want to pick things up again, their profile gives you two ways: a message button for when you'd rather type, and a video button that rings that one person.
Your conversations collect in the message list, so a chat you started on Tuesday is still there on Friday. If you came in as a guest and want to keep all this across devices, that is the moment an account becomes useful.
- FollowFrom their profile, in one tap
- MessageType whenever something comes to mind
- Call backThe video button rings only them
- Web appNothing to install
- Guest entryNo form to fill in
- Live + 1-on-1Watch, then talk
- Free to startCoins only later
Is there a PandaLive app?
The browser is the app. PandaLive runs on pandalive.chat in Safari, Chrome or any current browser, and it does everything a downloaded app would do here: matches, live rooms, messages and coins. Add it to your home screen and it opens full-screen from an icon, like anything else on your phone.
Setting it up takes under a minute on each kind of device. The steps for iPhone, Android and computers are on the PandaLive app page, and if you were hunting for an installer file, the Pandalive APK page explains why Android doesn't need one.
iPhone
Open it in Safari and add it to your home screen from the Share menu.
Android
Open it in Chrome and choose Install app or Add to Home screen. No file to download.
Laptop
Any current browser works. Allow the camera and microphone when it asks.
No sign-up to start
The first time you open PandaLive you are already in, as a guest. There is no email box, no password and no profile photo to upload before you can watch a room or start a match. Making an account later is optional and mostly about keeping your follows and messages. Read more about how to start as a guest.
Free to start, in three lines
- New users get free matches to begin with.
- Rewards pop up while you're on the site, and they add more.
- After that, coins — which also pay for gifts and VIP.
What counts as the free part, and how coins and gifts work, each have their own page.
How PandaLive keeps chats comfortable
You can leave any conversation, keep your face off camera and report anyone who crosses a line. The full safety tips and community rules spell out what is and isn't allowed.
Report and block are close by
Every profile has them, and live rooms have their own report button at the top of the screen.
Your camera stays yours
Nobody can put you on a stream. People in a room may see your name, but a viewer’s camera is never shown.
Voice or text first
Not ready to show your face? Pick Audio or Text on the match screen and switch to video another time.
Ways into PandaLive
Pick the page that matches what you came for. Each one goes deeper than this page can.
Watch live streams
Where the Live tab is and what you can do inside a room.
Read more →See how it works
Random match, Who's online, the video feed and messages, screen by screen.
Read more →See what is free
The free part, the rewards that pop up, and when coins come in.
Read more →Use it like an app
Putting PandaLive on an iPhone, an Android phone or a computer.
Read more →Start as a guest
What you can do without an account, and when one helps.
Read more →Is it safe?
What to check about a chat site before your first call.
Read more →Questions people ask about PandaLive
What is PandaLive?
PandaLive is a browser-based place to watch people live and talk to people one at a time by video, voice or text. You open pandalive.chat, start as a guest and choose whether to watch first or talk first.
Is there a Panda Live website, or is it only an app?
There is a website, and it is this one. The whole service runs at pandalive.chat in a phone or computer browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
How do I start talking to someone?
Tap Start a video chat, pick Video, Audio or Text at the bottom of the match screen, then tap Start random chat. Your browser asks for the camera or microphone if the mode needs one.
Can I watch live streams on PandaLive?
Yes. Open the video feed and choose the Live tab, or tap the LIVE banner on the Who's online page. Swipe up or down to move between rooms.
Can I talk privately with someone I watched on a stream?
Yes. Inside the room there is a Start Video Chat button under the stream. Tapping it asks that person for a private 1-on-1 call instead of a random match.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Everything runs in the browser. If you want an icon, add the page to your home screen; there is nothing to install from a store.
Do I have to sign up before I can chat?
No. You come in as a guest the first time you open the site. An account only matters later, if you want your follows and messages kept somewhere you can get back to.
Is PandaLive free to use?
It is free to start. New users get some free matches, and coins come in after that, for longer calls, gifts and VIP.
Can I chat with people who speak another language?
Yes. Tap the translate button next to a text message and the bubble switches to your language; tap it again to see the original.
Can I use voice or text instead of my camera?
Yes. The match screen has Video, Audio and Text tabs. Audio keeps your camera off, and Text is typing only.
How do I find someone again after we talk?
Follow them from their profile. People you follow show up under Following, and their profile has a message button and a video button.
Can I start my own live stream?
No. On PandaLive you watch, chat and send gifts; you cannot go live yourself, so a camera you switch on is only ever seen in a 1-on-1 call.
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