.NET Win Chat and Cast

.NET Windows Forms Chat and Screen Casting using WCF Duplex This application is a host and a client. You can run the host on one machine and run multiple clients on same/different machines.

Note: This is not a production ready application, it's a showcase on how to screen chast and transmit data using WCF Duplex. However you may use it with your team in a work environment.

How to run it

This application is built on .NET Framework 4.5. Clone this solution, open it using Visual Studio, and build it. Run the SecuredChat.exe from the output directory.

How to use it

1. Run one instance of the application as a host:
   • Open SecuredChat.exe
   • Click Remoot > Connect
   • Choose Yes.
2. Run one instance of the application as a client:
   • Open SecuredChat.exe
   • Click Remoot > Preferences > Set Custom User Name
   • Enter User 1
   • Click Remoot > Connect
   • Choose No.
   • Enter localhost.
3. Run another instance as a client on a different machine:
   • Make sure port 8080 is open on the host machine.
   • Repeat steps on point 2 above. On the last step instead of localhost, enter the IP of the machine where the host instance is running.

Features

• As a client, you can chat and cast your screen to other clients.
• As a client, you can protect your messages with a password (Remoot > Preferences > Enable Encryption). Only clients with the same password can decrypt your messages.
• See when a client is typing.
• Change the screen casting interval (increase it for better performance on weak machines).

Shortcuts

• Ctrl + S to send a screenshot.
• Ctrl + K to go into hack mode (just for privacy or fun).
• Ctrl + H to hide the application.
• Ctrl + N to connect.
• Ctrl + D to disconnect.
• Ctrl + E to exit.

To Do

• Sharing files with drag drop
• Share screen (or screenshot) with a specific user by right clicking on his name
• When in hack mode change background color to incoming font color
• When in hack mode reset width of clients listbox
• Messages should be listview instead of richtextbox
• Right click any message to do actions
• Option to save chat to txt files

Contribute

Contributions are more than welcome, fork this repository, commit your changes, and create a pull request.

License

MIT