Yahoo Messenger Clone 🚀

A modern remake of the classic Yahoo Messenger — blending nostalgic UI with real-time features like chat, emojis, authentication, and video calling.

🧠 Inspiration

Yahoo Messenger was a pioneer in online chatting, but it faded away before many in Gen Z ever experienced it. We wanted to recreate that retro feel with a modern tech stack — giving users a fast, multi-window, real-time messenger that feels familiar yet fresh.

💡 What it does

• 📨 Real-time Chat using Socket.IO
  
• 🔐 Email-based Authentication with JWT
  
• 🧑‍🎨 Avatars & Username Support
  
• 😄 Emoji Picker for expressive messages
  
• 📹 Video Calling with WebRTC
  
• 💬 Multi-window Chat UI, inspired by the original Yahoo Messenger
  
• 🌗 Retro-modern design with animated transitions

🛠️ How we built it

Frontend:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Socket.IO Client
• Emoji Picker
• Retro-themed UI with hover transitions & stacked chat windows

Backend:

• Node.js + Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose for user data
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for secure login
• Socket.IO for real-time messaging
• WebRTC for peer-to-peer video calls

Built With

• api
• backend
• front-end