diff --git a/webroot/js/chat/chat.js b/webroot/js/chat/chat.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..280abafef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/chat/chat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { h, Component, render } from 'https://unpkg.com/preact?module';
+import htm from 'https://unpkg.com/htm?module';
+// Initialize htm with Preact
+const html = htm.bind(h);
+
+import SOCKET_MESSAGE_TYPES from '../utils/socketMessageTypes.js';
+
+
+export default class Chat extends Component {
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    this.messageCharCount = 0;
+		this.maxMessageLength = 500;
+    this.maxMessageBuffer = 20;
+
+    this.state = {
+      inputEnabled: false,
+      messages: [],
+
+      chatUserNames: [],
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    const { username: prevName } = prevProps;
+    const { username, userAvatarImage } = this.props;
+    // if username updated, send a message
+    if (prevName !== username) {
+      this.sendUsernameChange(prevName, username, userAvatarImage);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  sendUsernameChange(oldName, newName, image) {
+		const nameChange = {
+			type: SOCKET_MESSAGE_TYPES.NAME_CHANGE,
+			oldName: oldName,
+			newName: newName,
+			image: image,
+		};
+		this.send(nameChange);
+	}
+
+  render() {
+    const { username, userAvatarImage } = this.state;
+    return (
+      html`
+        <section id="chat-container-wrap" class="flex">
+          <div id="chat-container" class="bg-gray-800">
+            <div id="messages-container">
+              messages...
+              <!-- <div v-for="message in messages" v-cloak>
+                  <div class="message flex" v-if="message.type === 'CHAT'">
+                    <div class="message-avatar rounded-full flex items-center justify-center" v-bind:style="{ backgroundColor: message.userColor() }">
+                      <img
+                        v-bind:src="message.image"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="message-content">
+                      <p class="message-author text-white font-bold">{{ message.author }}</p>
+                      <p class="message-text text-gray-400 font-thin " v-html="message.formatText()"></p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="message flex" v-else-if="message.type === 'NAME_CHANGE'">
+                    <img
+                    class="mr-2"
+                    width="30px"
+                      v-bind:src="message.image"
+                    />
+                    <div class="text-white text-center">
+                      <span class="font-bold">{{ message.oldName }}</span> is now known as <span class="font-bold">{{ message.newName }}</span>.
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+              </div> -->
+            </div>
+
+
+            <div id="message-input-container" class="shadow-md bg-gray-900 border-t border-gray-700 border-solid">
+              <form id="message-form" class="flex">
+
+                <input type="hidden" name="inputAuthor" id="self-message-author" value=${username} />
+
+                <textarea
+                  disabled
+                  id="message-body-form"
+                  placeholder="Message"
+                  class="appearance-none block w-full bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 border border-black-500 rounded py-2 px-2 my-2 focus:bg-white"
+                ></textarea>
+
+                <div id="message-form-actions" class="flex">
+                  <span id="message-form-warning" class="text-red-600 text-xs"></span>
+                  <button
+                    id="button-submit-message"
+                    class="bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white font-bold py-1 px-2 rounded"
+                  > Chat
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </form>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+    `);
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/webroot/js/chat/message.js b/webroot/js/chat/message.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..321c66b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/chat/message.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { h, Component, createRef } from 'https://unpkg.com/preact?module';
+import htm from 'https://unpkg.com/htm?module';
+// Initialize htm with Preact
+const html = htm.bind(h);
+
+import {messageBubbleColorForString } from '../utils/user-colors.js';
+
+export default class Message extends Component {
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    this.state = {
+      displayForm: false,
+    };
+
+    this.handleKeydown = this.handleKeydown.bind(this);
+    this.handleDisplayForm = this.handleDisplayForm.bind(this);
+    this.handleHideForm = this.handleHideForm.bind(this);
+    this.handleUpdateUsername = this.handleUpdateUsername.bind(this);
+  }
+
+
+
+  render(props) {
+    const { message, type } = props;
+    const { image, author, text } = message;
+
+    const styles = {
+      info: {
+        display: displayForm || narrowSpace ? 'none' : 'flex',
+      },
+      form: {
+        display: displayForm ? 'flex' : 'none',
+      },
+    };
+
+    return (
+      html`
+        <div class="message flex">
+          <div class="message-avatar rounded-full flex items-center justify-center" v-bind:style="{ backgroundColor: message.userColor() }">
+            <img
+              v-bind:src="message.image"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div class="message-content">
+            <p class="message-author text-white font-bold">{{ message.author }}</p>
+            <p class="message-text text-gray-400 font-thin " v-html="message.formatText()"></p>
+          </div>
+      </div>
+    `);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webroot/js/chat/standalone.js b/webroot/js/chat/standalone.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3489f44ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/chat/standalone.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { html, Component } from "https://unpkg.com/htm/preact/index.mjs?module";
+
+// import { h, Component, render } from 'https://unpkg.com/preact?module';
+// import htm from 'https://unpkg.com/htm?module';
+// Initialize htm with Preact
+// const html = htm.bind(h);
+
+import UserInfo from './user-info.js';
+import Chat from './chat.js';
+
+import { getLocalStorage, generateAvatar, generateUsername } from '../utils.js';
+import { KEY_USERNAME, KEY_AVATAR } from '../utils/chat.js';
+
+export class StandaloneChat extends Component {
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    this.state = {
+      chatEnabled: true, // always true for standalone chat
+      username: getLocalStorage(KEY_USERNAME) || generateUsername(),
+      userAvatarImage: getLocalStorage(KEY_AVATAR) || generateAvatar(`${this.username}${Date.now()}`),
+    };
+
+    this.handleUsernameChange = this.handleUsernameChange.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  handleUsernameChange(newName, newAvatar) {
+    this.setState({
+      username: newName,
+      userAvatarImage: newAvatar,
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleChatToggle() {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  render(props, state) {
+    const { username, userAvatarImage } = state;
+    return (
+      html`
+        <div class="flex">
+          <${UserInfo}
+            username=${username}
+            userAvatarImage=${userAvatarImage}
+            handleUsernameChange=${this.handleUsernameChange}
+            handleChatToggle=${this.handleChatToggle}
+          />
+          <${Chat} username=${username} userAvatarImage=${userAvatarImage} chatEnabled />
+        </div>
+    `);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/webroot/js/chat/user-info.js b/webroot/js/chat/user-info.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cd54958f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/chat/user-info.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { h, Component, createRef } from 'https://unpkg.com/preact?module';
+import htm from 'https://unpkg.com/htm?module';
+// Initialize htm with Preact
+const html = htm.bind(h);
+
+import { generateAvatar, setLocalStorage } from '../utils.js';
+import { KEY_USERNAME, KEY_AVATAR } from '../utils/chat.js';
+
+
+export default class UserInfo extends Component {
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    this.state = {
+      displayForm: false,
+    };
+
+    this.textInput = createRef();
+
+    this.handleKeydown = this.handleKeydown.bind(this);
+    this.handleDisplayForm = this.handleDisplayForm.bind(this);
+    this.handleHideForm = this.handleHideForm.bind(this);
+    this.handleUpdateUsername = this.handleUpdateUsername.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  handleDisplayForm() {
+    this.setState({
+      displayForm: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleHideForm() {
+    this.setState({
+      displayForm: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleKeydown(event) {
+    if (event.keyCode === 13) { // enter
+			this.handleUpdateUsername();
+		} else if (event.keyCode === 27) { // esc
+			this.handleHideForm();
+		}
+  }
+
+  handleUpdateUsername() {
+    const { username: curName, handleUsernameChange } = this.props;
+    let newName = this.textInput.current.value;
+    newName = newName.trim();
+    if (newName !== '' && newName !== curName) {
+      const newAvatar = generateAvatar(`${newName}${Date.now()}`);
+      setLocalStorage(KEY_USERNAME, newName);
+      setLocalStorage(KEY_AVATAR, newAvatar);
+      if (handleUsernameChange) {
+        handleUsernameChange(newName, newAvatar);
+      }
+      this.handleHideForm();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  render(props, state) {
+    const { username, userAvatarImage, handleChatToggle } = props;
+    const { displayForm } = state;
+
+    const narrowSpace = document.body.clientWidth < 640;
+    const styles = {
+      info: {
+        display: displayForm || narrowSpace ? 'none' : 'flex',
+      },
+      form: {
+        display: displayForm ? 'flex' : 'none',
+      },
+    };
+    if (narrowSpace) {
+      styles.form.display = 'inline-block';
+    }
+    return (
+      html`
+        <div id="user-options-container" class="flex">
+          <div id="user-info">
+            <div id="user-info-display" style=${styles.info} title="Click to update user name" class="flex" onClick=${this.handleDisplayForm}>
+              <img
+                src=${userAvatarImage}
+                alt=""
+                class="rounded-full bg-black bg-opacity-50 border border-solid border-gray-700"
+              />
+              <span class="text-indigo-600">${username}</span>
+            </div>
+
+            <div id="user-info-change" style=${styles.form}>
+              <input type="text"
+                class="appearance-none block w-full bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 border border-black-500 rounded py-1 px-1 leading-tight focus:bg-white"
+                maxlength="100"
+                placeholder="Update username"
+                value=${username}
+                onKeydown=${this.handleKeydown}
+                ref=${this.textInput}
+              >
+              <button onClick=${this.handleUpdateUsername} class="bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-700 text-white py-1 px-1 rounded user-btn">Update</button>
+              <button onClick=${this.handleHideForm} class="bg-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-800 py-1 px-2 rounded user-btn text-white text-opacity-50" title="cancel">X</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <button type="button" onClick=${handleChatToggle} class="flex bg-gray-800 hover:bg-gray-700">💬</button>
+        </div>
+    `);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webroot/js/utils.js b/webroot/js/utils.js
index ba09ca479..632beb573 100644
--- a/webroot/js/utils.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
-const LOCAL_TEST = window.location.href.indexOf('localhost:') >= 0;
-const URL_PREFIX = LOCAL_TEST ? 'http://localhost:8080' : ''; 
+export const LOCAL_TEST = window.location.href.indexOf('localhost:') >= 0;
+export const URL_PREFIX = LOCAL_TEST ? 'http://localhost:8080' : '';
 
-const POSTER_DEFAULT = `${URL_PREFIX}/img/logo.png`;
-const POSTER_THUMB = `${URL_PREFIX}/thumbnail.jpg`;
+export const POSTER_DEFAULT = `${URL_PREFIX}/img/logo.png`;
+export const POSTER_THUMB = `${URL_PREFIX}/thumbnail.jpg`;
 
-const URL_OWNCAST = 'https://github.com/gabek/owncast'; // used in footer
+export const URL_OWNCAST = 'https://github.com/gabek/owncast'; // used in footer
 
-function getLocalStorage(key) {
+export function getLocalStorage(key) {
   try {
     return localStorage.getItem(key);
   } catch (e) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function getLocalStorage(key) {
   return null;
 }
 
-function setLocalStorage(key, value) {
+export function setLocalStorage(key, value) {
   try {
     if (value !== "" && value !== null) {
       localStorage.setItem(key, value);
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ function setLocalStorage(key, value) {
   return false;
 }
 
-function clearLocalStorage(key) {
+export function clearLocalStorage(key) {
   localStorage.removeItem(key);
 }
 
 // jump down to the max height of a div, with a slight delay
-function jumpToBottom(element) {
+export function jumpToBottom(element) {
   if (!element) return;
 
   setTimeout(() => {
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ function jumpToBottom(element) {
 }
 
 // convert newlines to <br>s
-function addNewlines(str) {
+export function addNewlines(str) {
   return str.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '<br />');
 }
 
-function pluralize(string, count) {
+export function pluralize(string, count) {
   if (count === 1) {
     return string;
   } else {
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ function pluralize(string, count) {
 
 // Trying to determine if browser is mobile/tablet.
 // Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Browser_detection_using_the_user_agent
-function hasTouchScreen() {
+export function hasTouchScreen() {
   var hasTouchScreen = false;
-  if ("maxTouchPoints" in navigator) { 
+  if ("maxTouchPoints" in navigator) {
       hasTouchScreen = navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0;
   } else if ("msMaxTouchPoints" in navigator) {
-      hasTouchScreen = navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0; 
+      hasTouchScreen = navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0;
   } else {
       var mQ = window.matchMedia && matchMedia("(pointer:coarse)");
       if (mQ && mQ.media === "(pointer:coarse)") {
@@ -85,20 +85,20 @@ function hasTouchScreen() {
 }
 
 // generate random avatar from https://robohash.org
-function generateAvatar(hash) {
+export function generateAvatar(hash) {
   const avatarSource = 'https://robohash.org/';
   const optionSize = '?size=80x80';
-  const optionSet = '&set=set3'; 
+  const optionSet = '&set=set3';
   const optionBg = ''; // or &bgset=bg1 or bg2
 
   return avatarSource + hash + optionSize + optionSet + optionBg;
 }
 
-function generateUsername() {
+export function generateUsername() {
   return `User ${(Math.floor(Math.random() * 42) + 1)}`;
 }
 
-function secondsToHMMSS(seconds = 0) {
+export function secondsToHMMSS(seconds = 0) {
   const finiteSeconds = Number.isFinite(+seconds) ? Math.abs(seconds) : 0;
 
   const hours = Math.floor(finiteSeconds / 3600);
@@ -113,13 +113,15 @@ function secondsToHMMSS(seconds = 0) {
   return hoursString + minString + secsString;
 }
 
-function setVHvar() {
+export function setVHvar() {
   var vh = window.innerHeight * 0.01;
   // Then we set the value in the --vh custom property to the root of the document
   document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--vh', `${vh}px`);
   console.log("== new vh", vh)
 }
 
-function doesObjectSupportFunction(object, functionName) {
+export function doesObjectSupportFunction(object, functionName) {
   return typeof object[functionName] === "function";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_IMAGE = 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7';
diff --git a/webroot/js/utils/chat.js b/webroot/js/utils/chat.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bf744ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/js/utils/chat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const KEY_USERNAME = 'owncast_username';
+export const KEY_AVATAR = 'owncast_avatar';
+export const KEY_CHAT_DISPLAYED = 'owncast_chat';
+export const KEY_CHAT_FIRST_MESSAGE_SENT = 'owncast_first_message_sent';
+export const CHAT_INITIAL_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT = 'Type here to chat, no account necessary.';
+export const CHAT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT = 'Message';
+export const CHAT_PLACEHOLDER_OFFLINE = 'Chat is offline.';
diff --git a/webroot/js/chat/socketMessageTypes.js b/webroot/js/utils/socketMessageTypes.js
similarity index 99%
rename from webroot/js/chat/socketMessageTypes.js
rename to webroot/js/utils/socketMessageTypes.js
index 54116e1b0..f52b57a3e 100644
--- a/webroot/js/chat/socketMessageTypes.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils/socketMessageTypes.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ export default {
   PING: 'PING',
   NAME_CHANGE: 'NAME_CHANGE',
   PONG: 'PONG'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/webroot/js/usercolors.js b/webroot/js/utils/user-colors.js
similarity index 92%
rename from webroot/js/usercolors.js
rename to webroot/js/utils/user-colors.js
index bad61fa39..c1b161f5b 100644
--- a/webroot/js/usercolors.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils/user-colors.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function getHashFromString(string) {
+export function getHashFromString(string) {
   let hash = 1;
   for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
     const codepoint = string.charCodeAt(i);
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function getHashFromString(string) {
   return Math.abs(hash);
 }
 
-function digitsFromNumber(number) {
+export function digitsFromNumber(number) {
   const numberString = number.toString();
   let digits = [];
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function digitsFromNumber(number) {
 //   return filename + '.svg';
 // }
 
-function colorForString(str) {
+export function colorForString(str) {
   let hash = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function colorForString(str) {
   return colour;
 }
 
-function messageBubbleColorForString(str) {
+export function messageBubbleColorForString(str) {
   let hash = 0;
   for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ function messageBubbleColorForString(str) {
     b: parseInt(result[3], 16),
   } : null;
   return 'rgba(' + rgb.r + ',' + rgb.g + ',' + rgb.b + ', 0.4)';
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/webroot/standalone-chat.html b/webroot/standalone-chat.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eb58c1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/standalone-chat.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0"/>
+    <link href="https://unpkg.com/tailwindcss@^1.0/dist/tailwind.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+
+  </head>
+
+  <body class="bg-gray-300 text-gray-800">
+
+    <div id="chat-container"></div>
+
+    <script type="module">
+      import { render, html } from "https://unpkg.com/htm/preact/index.mjs?module";
+      import { StandaloneChat } from './js/chat/standalone.js';
+      (function () {
+        render(html`<${StandaloneChat} />`, document.getElementById("chat-container"));
+      })();
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/webroot/styles/message.css b/webroot/styles/message.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67b7b77d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/styles/message.css
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+
+#messages-container {
+  overflow: auto;
+  padding: 1em 0;
+}
+#message-input-container {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 1em;
+}
+
+#message-form {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+#message-body-form {
+  font-size: 1em;
+  height: 60px;
+}
+#message-body-form:disabled{
+  opacity: .5;
+}
+#message-body-form img {
+  display: inline;
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  padding-right: 5px;
+}
+
+#message-body-form .emoji {
+  width: 40px;
+}
+
+#message-form-actions {
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.message-text img {
+  display: inline;
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  padding-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.message-text .emoji {
+  width: 60px;
+}
+
+
+.message {
+  padding: .85em;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+.message-avatar {
+  margin-right: .75em;
+}
+.message-avatar img {
+  max-width: unset;
+  height: 3.0em;
+  width: 3.0em;
+  padding: 5px;
+}
+
+.message-content {
+  font-size: .85em;
+  max-width: 85%;
+  word-wrap: break-word;
+}
+.message-content a {
+  color: #7F9CF5; /* indigo-400 */
+}
+.message-content a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.message-text iframe {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 170px;
+  border-radius: 15px;
+}
+
+/* Emoji picker */
+#emoji-button {
+  margin: 0 .5em;
+  font-size: 1.5em
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webroot/styles/user-content.css b/webroot/styles/user-content.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a04ee539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webroot/styles/user-content.css
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+.extra-user-content {
+  padding: 1em 3em 3em 3em;
+}
+
+
+
+.extra-user-content ol {
+  list-style: decimal;
+}
+
+.extra-user-content ul {
+  list-style: unset;
+}
+
+.extra-user-content h1, .extra-user-content h2, .extra-user-content h3, .extra-user-content h4 {
+  color: #111111;
+  font-weight: 400; }
+
+.extra-user-content h1, .extra-user-content h2, .extra-user-content h3, .extra-user-content h4, .extra-user-content h5, .extra-user-content p {
+  margin-bottom: 24px;
+  padding: 0; }
+
+.extra-user-content h1 {
+  font-size: 48px; }
+
+.extra-user-content h2 {
+  font-size: 36px;
+  margin: 24px 0 6px; }
+
+.extra-user-content h3 {
+  font-size: 24px; }
+
+.extra-user-content h4 {
+  font-size: 21px; }
+
+.extra-user-content h5 {
+  font-size: 18px; }
+
+.extra-user-content a {
+  color: #0099ff;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  vertical-align: baseline; }
+
+.extra-user-content ul, .extra-user-content ol {
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0; }
+
+.extra-user-content li {
+  line-height: 24px; }
+
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+  border: 1px solid #CCC; }