Simple LAN / Internet Chat App

Desktop chat application with global chat and private messages.
Built in Python. Works on Windows (EXE via PyInstaller).
GUI version uses Tkinter. No console needed after build.

Features

• Global chat room for everyone
• Private / direct messages (click user to open separate window)
• Online users list with count
• Dark modern interface
• Connect to any server IP + port
• Supports public internet via tunneling (Pinggy, Cloudflare Tunnel, etc.)

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Tkinter (usually comes with Python on Windows)
• PyInstaller (to make .exe)

Install dependencies:

pip install pyinstaller