Sites like Omegle, and one that just works.
Omegle shut down in 2023. Of all the sites like Omegle, Roulettly is the free Omegle alternative that keeps the format intact: random video chat with strangers, no sign-up, 20 languages, moderated, right in your browser.
Free, no account. 18 and over.
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Omegle is gone. The idea isn't.
After fourteen years, Omegle closed in November 2023. It had made one simple idea popular: get paired with a random stranger, no profile, no account, just to talk. Since then millions of people have been looking for where to find that again, and most of what they find asks for a login before showing anyone.
Roulettly rebuilds that experience and fixes what went wrong at the end: weak moderation, and total anonymity with no recourse. The randomness stays. What changes is that you can report, block, and count on a suspension that happens automatically rather than after a support ticket.
What people actually miss
Read enough threads about Omegle alternatives and the same three things come back, none of them about features.
The first is no barrier. Omegle asked nothing: you opened a page, you were talking to someone. Every second of setup between the decision and the first face loses people who were only mildly curious. Roulettly asks for nothing either, and the camera permission is the only step.
The second is real randomness. Swipe-based apps quietly optimise who you see, which turns a lottery into a feed. A random match is worth having precisely because nobody chose it.
The third is the exit. The next button is what makes a conversation with a stranger bearable: the cost of a bad match is one tap. Anything that slows that down, an ad, a countdown, a paywall, breaks the format.
Why people switch to Roulettly
Still random
A stranger in one second, camera and mic. Tap next whenever you want, as many times as you like.
But moderated
Report and block on every match, plus automatic suspension of accounts several people report.
And in your language
Interface in 20 languages, and matching that puts you first with someone who speaks yours.
Roulettly next to the other Omegle alternatives
Only what each service states on its own public page.
| Roulettly | Chatroulette | OmeTV | Monkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works in the browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Account needed to start | No | No | — | Yes, social login |
| Stated price | Free | Free | Free of charge | — |
| Mobile app | Android, web everywhere | iOS and Android | iOS and Android | Android, web elsewhere |
| Peer-to-peer by default | Yes, relay if blocked | — | — | — |
| Published moderation thresholds | Yes, 5 reporters or 3 in 15 minutes | — | — | — |
| Nudity detection on your device | Yes | — | — | — |
| Interface languages | 20 | — | — | — |
A dash means we could not verify that point on the service's own public page in August 2026, not that the answer is no. Chatroulette states AI and human moderation without publishing any threshold, which is why that row is a dash rather than a yes.
Moderation we publish, not just promise
Every service in this category says it is moderated. Almost none says what that means. Here are our actual rules, the same numbers that run in the code: five distinct people reporting one account suspends it for 24 hours, and three distinct reports inside fifteen minutes do the same, because a burst of reports is a stronger signal than the same count spread over a week.
Nudity detection runs on your own device, on your own camera, before anything is sent. It cuts your video and warns the server; the images never leave your machine. The full rules, and the reasoning behind those thresholds, are on how Roulettly works.
Peer-to-peer, and the honest exception
A signalling server introduces two strangers. After that, video and audio travel straight from one device to the other. That is the default for every match.
One exception, which we would rather state than hide: some networks make a direct connection impossible, a company firewall, a campus filter, a router doing symmetric NAT. The encrypted stream then passes through a relay that forwards it without being able to read it. Nothing is recorded in either case. Any service claiming video never touches a server is describing the happy path only.
Questions
Does Omegle still exist?
No. Omegle shut down in November 2023 after fourteen years. The demand moved to alternatives like Roulettly, which brings back the same random video chat.
What is the closest thing to Omegle now?
The closest is a service that pairs you with a stranger straight away, with no account and no profile. That is what Roulettly does: allow the camera and you are talking to someone, with a next button that always works.
Is Roulettly free?
Yes, free and with no sign-up. Credits that unlock options are earned by watching a short video, not with a credit card.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Roulettly runs in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with nothing to download. An Android app is also on Google Play if you would rather have one.
Is it moderated?
Yes, and the thresholds are published. Five distinct reporters suspend an account for 24 hours, three inside fifteen minutes do the same, and nudity detection runs on your own device.
Is my video recorded?
No. Video and audio go directly between the two devices by default. When a network blocks that, the encrypted stream passes through a relay that only forwards it. Nothing is stored in either case.
Who can use Roulettly?
Adults aged 18 and over only.