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# Tencent Chat SDK — iOS

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Pre-built iOS chat UI components and Core SDK from Tencent Chat SDK — get started in minutes.

> ⚠️ **This directory is no longer maintained.** Please use the latest standalone repos linked in the table below.

## About

Tencent Chat SDK powers billions of messages daily across Tencent's ecosystem. Drop in our pre-built **UIKit** to ship a full-featured chat experience in under 10 minutes, or use the **Core SDK** to build your own UI on top of a battle-tested messaging infrastructure.

<img src="https://qcloudimg.tencent-cloud.cn/raw/9c893f1a9c6368c82d44586907d5293d.png" width="800"/>

## Get Started

| Type | GitHub | Integration Guide |
|---|---|---|
| **iOS UIKit** (with UI) | [Chat_UIKit](https://github.com/Tencent-RTC/Chat_UIKit) | [UIKit for iOS](https://trtc.io/document/60521) |
| **iOS SwiftUI** (with UI) | [TUIKit_iOS_SwiftUI](https://github.com/Tencent-RTC/TUIKit_iOS_SwiftUI) | [SwiftUI for iOS](https://trtc.io/document/60521) |
| **iOS Core SDK** (no UI) | [chat-uikit-ios / ChatSDK](https://github.com/TencentCloud/chat-uikit-ios/tree/main/ChatSDK) | [SDK Integration (iOS)](https://trtc.io/document/34307) |

> Tencent Chat SDK offers a **[free plan](https://trtc.io/free-chat-api)** — 1,000 MAU/month, no concurrency limits, push notifications included, free forever.

## Integration Video

[<img src="https://im.sdk.qcloud.com/tools/resource/GitHubResource/build_ios_chat_app.png" width="800"/>](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th3PHoZkRl4)