Group chat, private messages, voice, files and real push notifications — without individual staff accounts or app-store deployment. Your conversation history is stored on your own network.
Your PCs communicate directly across the local network. Core chat doesn't depend on a cloud chat server, so staff can keep talking during an internet outage.
One connected team
Group conversations, private messages, files, voice messages, reactions, replies, mentions and presence — without staff creating individual accounts.
Real notifications when you're away
Receive push notifications on iPhone and Android even when Station Chat isn't open. Notification retention can be controlled by your administrator.
Your data stays under your control
Stored conversations and files are encrypted at rest, with optional end-to-end encryption for private conversations.
The core architecture
No single PC runs your whole conversation.
Station Chat automatically connects authorized stations across your local network. Group conversations are replicated across the mesh, so if one station goes offline, the others can continue communicating.
Automatic discovery
Stations find each other on the LAN.
Shared conversation history
Each station maintains group history rather than depending on one central PC.
Live presence
Online and away status stays synchronized across stations.
Your team's phones
Scan once. Take Station Chat with you.
Scan the QR code shown by an authorized station and open the full Station Chat experience on your phone. Add it to your Home Screen for an app-like experience with push notifications.
iPhone & Android
Full chat, private messages, files, voice and push notifications.
Mac & other computers
Open the join address in a compatible browser. No separate App Store installation required.
Changing network address? No problem.
Stable Mobile can securely locate the paired station again when its local IP changes.
Need an offline fallback? Station Chat Local provides direct LAN access and continues working without internet as long as your local network is available.
Scan to join
Choose the right path
One chat experience. Two ways to connect.
Stable Mobile is the recommended path for every device — Station Chat Local is there if you ever need to work without internet. Either way, the station itself keeps running — this is only about how a phone or browser finds it.
RECOMMENDED
Stable Mobile
Via app.station.chat
The reliable way to stay connected — finds your station automatically, wherever you are on the network.
Scan to install
Reconnects automaticallyFinds your station even if its address changes
Full Station Chat experienceEvery feature available
Push notificationsReal alerts, even when the app is closed
Desktop or mobileOne link, any device
Best experienceReliable, secure, and stays connected on its own.
BACKUP
Station Chat Local
Via your local network
Works without the internet — a fallback for the moments it's down.
Scan to open
Works on your local networkNo internet required
Can break if the address changesSame as any device on the local network
Recovers automatically when possibleTries to relocate the station on its own
No push notificationsNot available over this connection
Useful for offline accessA solid local backup, not an everyday replacement.
When to use which
1
Everyday useStable Mobile
2
Internet is downStation Chat Local
Same app experienceYour chats, settings and data stay the same
Two ways, one systemUse whichever fits the moment
Automatic recoveryReconnects on its own when it can
Built for your teamStay connected so you can focus on what matters
Station Chatnow
Front Desk: Room 3 is ready whenever you are
Station Chat5m
Priya mentioned you in Group Chat
Push notifications
Notifications that don't stop at the browser.
Staff can receive real push notifications after leaving the chat screen, including when their phone is no longer actively connected to Station Chat.
Background notifications
Messages can reach an installed mobile app while it is backgrounded or closed.
Smart mentions
@mentions are distinguished from ordinary group notifications.
Adjustable retention
Administrators control how long an away device remains eligible for notifications.
Mesh-aware delivery
Messages from another station can still trigger the right mobile notification.
For notification previews, the sender name and message preview pass through the push service so the alert can reach an away device.
Everything your team expects from chat.
Conversations
Group chat, private DMs, replies, @mentions, reactions, search and presence.
Voice & files
Voice messages, photos and files with inline previews.
Private conversations
Optional end-to-end encryption for private messages, including safety-code verification.
Identity that belongs to you
Restore the same device identity, name, encryption credentials and access to private-message history associated with that identity.
Security you can verify, not just a padlock icon.
Local-first by design
Group conversations and stored history remain on your clinic or office network. External services are used only for specific features that require them: push delivery, locating a station after its network address changes, initial license activation and software updates. Core chat and communication between stations continue locally without internet.
Encrypted storage
Messages and stored files are encrypted at rest.
End-to-end encrypted DMs
Optional E2EE keeps protected private-message content unreadable to intermediary stations.
Cryptographic device identity
Returning devices prove possession of their identity rather than simply supplying a name.
Verified Stable Mobile connection
The mobile client cryptographically verifies the station it paired with rather than blindly trusting an address returned by the relay.
Device revocation
Administrators can block a device and revoke its notification access.
Powerful controls without an IT department.
Device access
Ban and re-admit devices.
Station access
Decide which stations accept new users and which participate in the mesh.
New-station review
Newly discovered stations can be flagged before being trusted.
Push controls
Configure notification retention.
Your branding
Set organization name and logo across stations.
Diagnostics
Connection health and exportable diagnostic information when troubleshooting is actually needed.
Up and running in under a minute.
Install a Station
Install Station Chat on a Windows PC, activate it and give the station a recognizable name.
Connect Your Team
Additional stations discover each other on the LAN. Staff scan the Station Chat QR to join from their phones.
Start Talking
Messages flow across your local mesh. Mobile users get push when away, while core LAN chat stays available without internet.
Built for real-world failure
When something breaks, the whole system doesn’t.
Internet down?Core LAN chat continues between local stations.
One PC offline?Remaining mesh stations keep group conversations available.
Station IP changed?Stable Mobile can securely locate the paired station again.
Phone backgrounded or closed?Push notifications can still reach the installed mobile PWA.
Device replaced?Restore a saved chat identity and its associated private-message access.
Access revoked?Administrators can block devices and revoke notification access.
Get Station Chat.
Download the Windows installer to set up a station. Already running Station Chat? Every install auto-updates on its own — this page is here for a fresh install, or for updating a station manually.
Windows
Installs a Station — the full app, hosts a network for your team.
One flat payment per office, sized to your team size. No self-serve checkout — every plan beyond the free trial is set up by us directly, so you're talking to a real person, not a form.
Free Trial
Included automatically the moment you install — nothing to request, nothing to type.
One flat payment per office, sized to your team. Paid once a year, not monthly.
Up to 10 people$150/yr
Up to 20 people$250/yr
Up to 30 people$330/yr
per office, per year — larger teams welcome, ask for a quote Counts people actively connected at once, not everyone who's ever joined — someone stepped away doesn't count against the limit. Activating the code needs internet once — everything after that works fully offline, as normal.
Every station on the network covered — activate once, it applies everywhere automatically
Auto-updates for a year
Email support, same-day during business hours
Running more than one office? Ask about bundle pricing
Already have a code? Paste it directly into the app's Account section — no need to reinstall or contact us again.
FAQ
Questions? Answered.
Your team doesn't need another cloud workspace.
Give them a private communication network of their own. Install Station Chat on Windows and start your trial. No individual staff accounts or app-store deployment required.
