KnockKnock!

Minimal circular video calls that start with a "door" knock

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Minimal circular video calls that start with a "door" knock

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KnockKnock! is built for small, trusted circles: teammates, friends, and family. No meeting links, no waiting rooms — just quick, direct calls that don't take up your whole screen. Mac-native one-click video calling with LiveKit low-latency streaming, secure Firebase sign-in, and customizable colours and themes. Floating call windows and 5-minute limits make every interaction spontaneous, focused, and fun — perfect for quick, meaningful connections anytime.

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Wow, KnockKnock! This is so cool! The 5-minute limit is genius for focused check-ins. Im curious, how well does it handle low-bandwidth situations on mobile hotspots?

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22d ago

Congratulations on the launch! Is a web version planned, like Google Meet? Not everyone in my family uses a Mac)

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Minimal circular video calls that bring you closer, faster.

KnockKnock! is built for small, trusted circles: teammates, friends, and family. No meeting links, no waiting rooms just quick, direct calls that don't take up your whole screen. Mac-native one-click video calling with LiveKit low-latency streaming, secure Firebase sign-in, and customizable colours and themes. Floating call windows and 5-minute limits make every interaction spontaneous, focused, and fun perfect for quick, meaningful connections anytime.

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Ham (@HamKarami) and for the past 12 months I’ve been building KnockKnock on evenings and weekends. Developers quoted me over $50K to build something like this, but with ChatGPT and a lot of vibecoding (being a prompt mule hurts), I was able to prototype, iterate, and actually ship it myself. I did do a code audit with some "real" human developers to get it ready for prod, so no denying that! What it is: KnockKnock is a free video-calling app for close friends and even closer colleagues. It’s not Zoom, it’s not Meet, and it’s definitely not another meeting tool. It’s about creating tiny, intentional moments of connection — especially for high-performing teams or tight-knit groups of friends who don’t want to get sucked into long calls. The rules are simple: Strictly 5-minute video calls (you can’t go longer) A clean, non-intrusive UI that gets out of your way Smart handling of calls behind the scenes (built with Firebase + LiveKit, plus custom logic to handle permissions, call teardown, retries, etc.) And today I’m most excited to launch Themes — customizable backlight rings and images around your video that make every call feel personal. For the old folks in the room, if you remember windows media players custom skins, I get mad nostalgia vibes from the UI experience in KnockKnock. Theming was a big lift technically for me, but the result feels delightful. Every time I demo it to a friend, I always look for their smile and it never lets me down. Its about time someone built something like this and I feel like it has been missing from my life for too long. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Going forward, I will be looking to add a Theme store with even more drip. I will work with an animation company to build some pretty cool ones that I have in mind. Who knows maybe even license a few with some movies and brands that I like. Looking forward to your feedback!

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