Install Hama
Hama runs in any modern browser, but you can also install it as an app so it opens from your home screen or desktop.
Last updated August 2026
What installing gives you
Hama is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Installing it does not download a separate program from an app store; it saves the site as an app on your device.
- An icon on your home screen, dock, or app list, so you do not have to type the address or find a bookmark.
- A standalone window with no address bar or browser tabs around it.
- A faster start, because the interface is already stored on your device.
- An offline shell, so the app still opens and shows its interface when you have no connection.
Installing does not create an account
Hama has no sign-up and no accounts, installed or not. You still pick a nickname when you join a space, or get an automatic name such as Guest 1. Installing does not back up, sync, or copy your spaces anywhere.
What still needs a connection
The offline shell is only the interface. Messages, shared text, files, and voice messages all live in the space and need a connection to load and to sync. If you write while offline, your changes wait on your device and are sent when the connection returns, as long as the space still exists.
Android (Chrome or Edge)
Chrome and Edge on Android usually offer to install Hama on their own after you have used the site.
- Open Hama in Chrome or Edge.
- Tap the install prompt if the browser shows one. If it does not appear, open the browser menu (the three dots in the corner).
- Choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
- Confirm, then open Hama from your home screen or app drawer.
iPhone and iPad (Safari)
On iOS and iPadOS the installation is done from Safari, using the Share menu rather than a prompt.
- Open Hama in Safari.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up).
- Scroll down the list and choose Add to Home Screen.
- Edit the name if you want, then tap Add.
This has to be done in Safari. Other browsers on iPhone and iPad may not offer Add to Home Screen at all, and an icon added from one browser does not appear in another.
Desktop (Chrome or Edge)
- Open Hama in Chrome or Edge.
- Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar, or open the browser menu and choose Install or Apps.
- Confirm. Hama then opens in its own window and appears with your other apps.
Firefox on desktop does not install web apps the same way. Hama works normally there in a regular tab; you can pin the tab or add a bookmark instead.
If you do not see the option
- It is already installed. Browsers hide the install option once the app is on the device. Look for the Hama icon in your app list first.
- You are in a private or incognito window. Installing is not offered there. Open Hama in a normal window.
- The browser does not support it. On iPhone and iPad, use Safari. On desktop, use Chrome or Edge.
- The page has not finished loading. Reload Hama, wait for it to load completely, then check the menu again.
Using an installed Hama
Everything works the same as in the browser. One tap on Share Text or Start Chat creates a space and gives you a short link such as hama.top/r/7Kp2mQa, along with a QR code and the share sheet. Links you open from other apps still open in Hama.
The rules of the three access modes do not change when Hama is installed. Public spaces stay plaintext and searchable; public spaces may appear in Hama search. Private spaces are encrypted in your browser and private spaces are not searchable. Turning on a password always makes a space Private, and Hama cannot recover a forgotten password.
An installed app is still a temporary space
Inactive spaces are permanently deleted every day at 00:00 UTC. A space with someone still in it survives to the next run, and a creator can delete a space instantly at any time. Installing Hama does not keep a space alive and does not store a copy of its content. Save anything you want to keep somewhere else.
Removing the app
- Android: press and hold the icon and choose uninstall, or remove it from the app settings like any other app.
- iPhone and iPad: press and hold the icon on the home screen and choose to delete it.
- Desktop: open Hama, use the window menu and choose to uninstall, or remove it from your browser list of installed apps.
Removing the app does not delete your spaces. They keep running for anyone who has the link, and they are deleted on the normal schedule once nobody is in them.
Your Conversations list is stored only on your device, not on the server. Clearing site data for Hama, or uninstalling in a way that clears that data, erases the list. The spaces themselves are unaffected, but you will need the links again to get back into them, and for a private space you also need its full link or its password.