About Chirp

A lightweight, modern, open-thought microblogging platform at https://chirp.edu.scot.

Chirp was built to give creators, thinkers, and developers a clean, distraction-free space to share ideas in real-time. Designed around simplicity and speed, Chirp puts content front and center.

Key Features

Markdown Support: Format your posts naturally using standard Markdown syntax with real-time live preview.

Rich Open Graph Link Cards: Drop any web link into your post to automatically generate rich media previews with titles, descriptions, and cover images.

Threaded Conversations & Reposts: Engage with original posts, share thoughts with reposts, or build discussion threads with nested replies.

SEO & Social Integration: Dynamic server-rendered Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org structured data for every post and user profile.

Our Vision

We believe online social communication should be fast, elegant, and user-centric without invasive algorithms or unnecessary bloat.