A friendly little helper for your website.
chatyman sits in the corner of your site and answers your visitors' questions — kindly, in plain words, using only what's on your own pages. It's free to run, quick to add, and every chat stays on the visitor's own device.
This is the real thing
The helper below is chatyman, running right here on this page and set up to answer questions about this site. Ask it anything, or just tap a button to start.
Loading the live demo… if it doesn't appear, your browser may be blocking it — have a look at how chatyman works instead.
Nothing you type here is sent anywhere — it all stays on your device.
Helpful, honest, and easy on everyone
No clever talk needed. Here's what chatyman quietly does for you and the people who visit your site.
It answers like you would
You set up the friendly replies for the things people ask most, so visitors get clear, on-brand answers — never a vague guess.
It only knows your site
It reads the pages you choose and answers from them, showing where each answer came from. It won't wander off onto the wider internet, and it won't make things up.
Chats stay private
Every conversation happens on the visitor's own device. Nothing comes to us, nothing goes to anyone else. Because nothing leaves, there's nothing to leak.
Free to run, however busy you get
The work happens on each visitor's device, not on a server you pay for. So you're never charged per chat, whether ten people visit or ten thousand.
Works for everyone
It works in every modern browser, and nobody has to install a thing. On newer browsers it can chat even more naturally, and it switches that on by itself.
Quick to add when you're ready
Once your site is set up, adding chatyman is a single line — the kind of thing a friend who builds websites can pop in for you in minutes.
chatyman vs the usual cloud chatbots
Most website chatbots live on someone else's computers and charge you for every conversation. chatyman takes a gentler, kinder approach.
| What matters to you | chatyman | A typical cloud chatbot |
|---|---|---|
| Where the chats happen | On your visitor's own device | On the company's computers |
| What it costs as you grow | The same — free to run, no matter how many people chat | You pay for each conversation, so a busy month can get pricey |
| Where the conversations go | Nowhere — they stay on the visitor's device | Sent off to the company and its AI provider |
| How long to set up | Minutes | Often a few weeks |
| Who's in charge of it | You — the files live on your own site | The company, on a monthly subscription |
Free for personal use. Fair for business.
Pop chatyman on your own personal site for nothing. Using it for a business? A commercial licence keeps it sustainable — pay only for what you use, or go unmetered.
Personal
$0
Available now
- For personal & non-commercial sites
- Free to run, however many people chat
- Answers from your own pages; every chat stays on the visitor's device
- Friendly community to help you along
Commercial — metered
Pay as you go
Available
- A commercial licence for business use
- You only pay for what you actually use
- Tiered as you grow — cheaper than unmetered for most sites
- Everything in Personal, plus commercial rights
Commercial — unmetered
$1,000/month
Available
- A commercial licence for business use
- Flat monthly price — no usage metering
- Unlimited chats and traffic
- Best when you'd rather not watch a meter
Free for personal use; a commercial licence is required for business use. Not sure which fits? Tell us about your site and we'll point you to the right one — no hard sell.
The slightly techy bit
This part is for whoever looks after your website — maybe you, maybe a friend who builds sites. If it looks unfamiliar, that's completely fine: you can hand this section straight to them.
Step 1 — Add one line to your site
Pop the chatyman.js file on your site and add a single tag just before the closing </body> tag:
<script src="/chatyman.js" defer></script>Step 2 — Tell it what to say
Write a small /chatyman.json file: a few friendly replies, and the list of pages chatyman is allowed to read.
{
"branding": { "name": "Helpdesk" },
"flow": {
"start": "root",
"nodes": {
"root": {
"say": "Hi! How can I help?",
"buttons": [
{ "label": "Pricing", "goto": "pricing" }
],
"fallback": "site_rag"
},
"pricing": {
"answer": {
"text": "Our plans start at $0.",
"sources": ["/pricing/"]
}
}
}
},
"site": {
"include": ["/", "/pricing/*"],
"maxPages": 40
}
}Want a real, working example to copy from? Have a look at this site's own chatyman.json and chatyman.js — they're the very files running the demo further up the page.
Things people often ask
The honest answers to the questions that come up most. If yours isn't here, just ask — we're happy to help.
Do my visitors need a special browser?
No. chatyman works in every modern browser as a friendly guided helper, and nobody has to install anything. On newer browsers it can also chat more freely in its own words — and it switches that on by itself when it can.
Is my visitors' data safe?
Yes. Every conversation happens on the visitor's own device. Nothing is sent to us, and nothing is sent to any other company. Because nothing leaves their device, there's nothing to leak.
Can it answer questions about my site?
Yes. chatyman reads the pages you choose and answers from them, and it shows you where each answer came from. It only reads the pages you allow — never the wider internet — and it won't make things up.
Why is it free to run?
Because the work happens on each visitor's device, not on a server you pay for. So you're never charged per conversation, no matter how many people chat.