Chat with someone who speaks a different language — what the other person types is translated live to you. You type in Dutch, your conversation partner sees it in his or her own language — and vice versa. 20 languages, for registered users, and it works on any browser or phone.
Why Pentecost?
The name is no coincidence. Op Pentecost — in English: Pentecost — according to Acts 2, the Spirit came upon the first disciples as tongues of fire, which descended on everyone’s heads. The miracle of that day was not just the fire itself: people from all over the world suddenly understood each other, each in their own native language. Where people had once been kept apart by confusion of tongues, now every listener heard the same story as if it were spoken to him alone.
That is also the idea behind this chat. You type in your language and the other person reads it in his — whether that’s Dutch, English, Arabic or Japanese. No tower that separates, but tongues that connect. Hence the name: Pentecost.
How it works
- Choose your language — you type in your language, the other person sees the message in his. 20 languages, from Dutch to Arabic and Japanese.
- Registration & authorization — you use Pentecost with an account (username, password and email). As a registered user, you authorize once every 90 days; If you change browser or device, you will go through the short authorization process again. We are working on a reliable solution that will make this unnecessary in the future.
- Works everywhere — log in on your phone, laptop or wherever with your username, password and a short code by email.
- Forgot your password? — upon creation you will be given 24 words to recover your account yourself, without anyone else (including us) being able to help.
Why IPFS
Pentecost is self-funded IPFS — a decentralized storage instead of one regular web server. The advantage for you: the chat app cannot be quietly switched or modified, and is a lot more difficult to hack than a standard website. What you open is what’s actually there — not something that someone just changed behind the scenes.
House rules
Be respectful. No spam, hate speech, threats or abuse. Nuisance leads to removal. Everyone is welcome.
Honest about security
Messages are sent via our own Dutch servers. The chat is standard not end-to-end encrypted — a conscious choice for speed and simplicity. Those who want maximum privacy can request an end-to-end encrypted version as a custom solution (please contact us).