diff --git a/www/common/common-messaging.js b/www/common/common-messaging.js
index c3e4efbd9..91552b711 100644
--- a/www/common/common-messaging.js
+++ b/www/common/common-messaging.js
@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@
 define([
     'jquery',
     '/bower_components/chainpad-crypto/crypto.js',
-], function ($, Crypto) {
+    '/common/curve.js'
+], function ($, Crypto, Curve) {
     var Msg = {};
 
+    var Types = {
+        message: 'MSG'
+    };
+
+    // TODO: pin the chat channel!
+
+
+    // TODO: new Types
+    // - send a rename message to the chat
+    // - petnames
+    // - close a chat / remove a friend
+
+    // TODO
+    // - mute a channel (hide notifications or don't open it?)
+    // 
+
     var pending = {};
 
-    Msg.getFriendList = function (common) {
+    var createData = Msg.createData = function (common, hash) {
+        var proxy = common.getProxy();
+        return {
+            channel: hash || common.createChannelId(),
+            displayName: proxy[common.displayNameKey],
+            profile: proxy.profile.view,
+            edPublic: proxy.edPublic,
+            curvePublic: proxy.curvePublic,
+            avatar: proxy.profile.avatar
+        };
+    };
+
+    var getFriend = function (common, pubkey) {
+        var proxy = common.getProxy();
+        if (pubkey === proxy.edPublic) {
+            var data = createData(common);
+            delete data.channel;
+            return data;
+        }
+        return proxy.friends ? proxy.friends[pubkey] : undefined;
+    };
+
+    var getFriendList = Msg.getFriendList = function (common) {
         var proxy = common.getProxy();
         return proxy.friends || {};
     };
 
+    // Messaging tools
+
     var avatars = {};
-    Msg.getFriendListUI = function (common) {
+    Msg.getFriendListUI = function (common, open) {
         var proxy = common.getProxy();
         var $block = $('<div>');
         var friends = proxy.friends || {};
@@ -26,7 +67,7 @@ define([
                 window.open('/profile/#' + data.profile);
             });
             $friend.click(function () {
-                // TODO
+                open(data.edPublic);
             });
             if (data.avatar && avatars[data.avatar]) {
                 $friend.append(avatars[data.avatar]);
@@ -59,6 +100,214 @@ define([
         });
     };
 
+    var channels = Msg.channels  = window.channels = {};
+
+    var pushMsg = function (channel, cryptMsg) {
+        var msg = channel.encryptor.decrypt(cryptMsg);
+        var parsedMsg = JSON.parse(msg);
+        if (parsedMsg[0] !== Types.message) { return; }
+        parsedMsg.shift();
+        channel.messages.push([cryptMsg.slice(0,64), parsedMsg]);
+    };
+
+    var onDirectMessage = function (msg, sender) {
+        if (sender !== Msg.hk) { return; }
+        var parsed = JSON.parse(msg);
+        if ((parsed.validateKey || parsed.owners) && parsed.channel) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (parsed.state && parsed.state === 1 && parsed.channel) {
+            if (channels[parsed.channel]) {
+                // parsed.channel is Ready
+                // TODO: call a function that shows that the channel is ready? (remove a spinner, ...)
+                // channel[parsed.channel].ready();
+                channels[parsed.channel].ready = true;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        var chan = parsed[3];
+        if (!chan || !channels[chan]) { return; }
+        pushMsg(channels[chan], parsed[4]);
+    };
+    var onMessage = function (msg, sender, chan) {
+        if (!channels[chan.id]) { return; }
+        pushMsg(channels[chan.id], msg);
+        channels[chan.id].notify();
+        channels[chan.id].refresh();
+    };
+
+    var createChatBox = function (common, $container, edPublic) {
+        var data = getFriend(common, edPublic);
+        var proxy = common.getProxy();
+
+        var $header = $('<div>', {'class': 'header'}).appendTo($container);
+        $('<div>', {'class': 'messages'}).appendTo($container);
+        var $inputBlock = $('<div>', {'class': 'input'}).appendTo($container);
+
+        // Input
+        var channel = channels[data.channel];
+        var $input = $('<input>', {type: 'text'}).appendTo($inputBlock);
+        var send = function () {
+            if (!$input.val()) { return; }
+            var msg = [Types.message, proxy.edPublic, +new Date(), $input.val()];
+            var msgStr = JSON.stringify(msg);
+            var cryptMsg = channel.encryptor.encrypt(msgStr);
+            channel.wc.bcast(cryptMsg).then(function () {
+                $input.val('');
+                pushMsg(channel, cryptMsg);
+                channel.refresh();
+            }, function (err) {
+                console.error(err);
+            });
+        };
+        $('<button>').text('TODO: Send').appendTo($inputBlock).click(send); // XXX
+        $input.on('keypress', function (e) {
+            if (e.which === 13) { send(); }
+        });
+
+        // Header
+        var $rightCol = $('<span>', {'class': 'right-col'});
+        $('<span>', {'class': 'name'}).text(data.displayName).appendTo($rightCol);
+        if (data.avatar && avatars[data.avatar]) {
+            $header.append(avatars[data.avatar]);
+            $header.append($rightCol);
+        } else {
+            common.displayAvatar($header, data.avatar, data.displayName, function ($img) {
+                if (data.avatar && $img) {
+                    avatars[data.avatar] = $img[0].outerHTML;
+                }
+                $header.append($rightCol);
+            });
+        }
+
+    };
+
+    Msg.init = function (common, $listContainer, $msgContainer) {
+        var network = common.getNetwork();
+        var proxy = common.getProxy();
+        Msg.hk = network.historyKeeper;
+        var friends = getFriendList(common);
+        network.on('message', onDirectMessage);
+
+        // Refresh the active channel
+        var refresh = function (edPublic) {
+            if (Msg.active !== edPublic) { return; }
+            var data = friends[edPublic];
+            var channel = channels[data.channel];
+            if (!channel) { return; }
+
+            var $chat = $msgContainer.find('.chat').filter(function (idx, el) {
+                return $(el).data('key') === edPublic;
+            });
+
+            if (!$chat.length) { return; }
+            // Add new messages
+            var messages = channel.messages;
+            var $messages = $chat.find('.messages');
+            var $msg, msg, date, name;
+            var last = channel.lastDisplayed || -1;
+            for (var i = last + 1; i<messages.length; i++) {
+                msg = messages[i][1]; // 0 is the hash, 1 the array
+                $msg = $('<div>', {'class': 'message'}).appendTo($messages);
+
+                // date
+                date = msg[1] ? new Date(msg[1]).toLocaleString() : '?';
+                //$('<div>', {'class':'date'}).text(date).appendTo($msg);
+                $msg.attr('title', date);
+
+                // name
+                if (msg[0] !== channel.lastSender) {
+                    name = getFriend(common, msg[0]).displayName;
+                    $('<div>', {'class':'sender'}).text(name).appendTo($msg);
+                }
+                channel.lastSender = msg[0];
+
+                // content
+                $('<div>', {'class':'content'}).text(msg[2]).appendTo($msg);
+            }
+            $messages.scrollTop($messages[0].scrollHeight);
+            channel.lastDisplayed = i-1;
+            channel.unnotify();
+
+            if (messages.length > 10) {
+                var lastKnownMsg = messages[messages.length - 11];
+                data.lastKnownHash = lastKnownMsg[0];
+            }
+        };
+        // Display a new channel
+        var display = function (edPublic) {
+            var isNew = false;
+            var $chat = $msgContainer.find('.chat').filter(function (idx, el) {
+                return $(el).data('key') === edPublic;
+            });
+            if (!$chat.length) {
+                $chat = $('<div>', {'class':'chat'}).data('key', edPublic).appendTo($msgContainer);
+                createChatBox(common, $chat, edPublic);
+                isNew = true;
+            }
+            // Show the correct div
+            $msgContainer.find('.chat').hide();
+            $chat.show();
+
+            Msg.active = edPublic;
+
+            refresh(edPublic);
+        };
+
+        // Display friend list
+        common.getFriendListUI(common, display).appendTo($listContainer);
+
+        // Notify on new messages
+        var notify = function (edPublic) {
+            if (Msg.active === edPublic) { return; }
+            var $friend = $listContainer.find('.friend').filter(function (idx, el) {
+                return $(el).data('key') === edPublic;
+            });
+            $friend.addClass('notify');
+        };
+        var unnotify = function (edPublic) {
+            var $friend = $listContainer.find('.friend').filter(function (idx, el) {
+                return $(el).data('key') === edPublic;
+            });
+            $friend.removeClass('notify');
+        };
+
+        // Open the channels
+        Object.keys(friends).forEach(function (f) {
+            var data = friends[f];
+            var keys = Curve.deriveKeys(data.curvePublic, proxy.curvePrivate);
+            var encryptor = Curve.createEncryptor(keys);
+            channels[data.channel] = {
+                keys: keys,
+                encryptor: encryptor,
+                messages: [],
+                refresh: function () { refresh(data.edPublic); },
+                notify: function () { notify(data.edPublic); },
+                unnotify: function () { unnotify(data.edPublic); }
+            };
+            network.join(data.channel).then(function (chan) {
+                channels[data.channel].wc = chan;
+                chan.on('message', function (msg, sender) {
+                    onMessage(msg, sender, chan);
+                });
+                var cfg = {
+                    validateKey: keys.validateKey,
+                    owners: [proxy.edPublic, data.edPublic],
+                    lastKnownHash: data.lastKnownHash
+                };
+                var msg = ['GET_HISTORY', chan.id, cfg];
+                network.sendto(network.historyKeeper, JSON.stringify(msg))
+                  .then($.noop, function (err) {
+                    throw new Error(err);
+                });
+            }, function (err) {
+                console.error(err);
+            });
+        });
+    };
+
+    // Invitation
+
     // Remove should be called from the friend app at the moment
     // The other user will know it from the private channel ("REMOVE_FRIEND" message?)
     Msg.removeFromFriendList = function (common, edPublic, cb) {
@@ -87,23 +336,6 @@ define([
         common.changeDisplayName(proxy[common.displayNameKey]);
     };
 
-    var createData = Msg.createData = function (common, hash) {
-        var proxy = common.getProxy();
-        return {
-            channel: hash || common.createChannelId(),
-            displayName: proxy[common.displayNameKey],
-            profile: proxy.profile.view,
-            edPublic: proxy.edPublic,
-            curvePublic: proxy.curvePublic,
-            avatar: proxy.profile.avatar
-        };
-    };
-
-    var getFriend = function (common, pubkey) {
-        var proxy = common.getProxy();
-        return proxy.friends ? proxy.friends[pubkey] : undefined;
-    };
-
     Msg.addDirectMessageHandler = function (common) {
         var network = common.getNetwork();
         if (!network) { return void console.error('Network not ready'); }
@@ -183,7 +415,7 @@ define([
     Msg.inviteFromUserlist = function (common, netfluxId) {
         var network = common.getNetwork();
         var parsed = common.parsePadUrl(window.location.href);
-        if (!parsed.hashData) { return; } // TODO
+        if (!parsed.hashData) { return; }
         // Message
         var chan = parsed.hashData.channel;
         var myData = createData(common);
diff --git a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
index 1b3c346bd..2ce204a9d 100644
--- a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
+++ b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ define([
     common.createInviteUrl = Hash.createInviteUrl;
 
     // Messaging
+    common.initMessaging = Messaging.init;
     common.addDirectMessageHandler = Messaging.addDirectMessageHandler;
     common.inviteFromUserlist = Messaging.inviteFromUserlist;
     common.createOwnedChannel = Messaging.createOwnedChannel;
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ define([
             return store.getProfile().avatar;
         }
     };
+    common.getDisplayName = function () {
+        if (getProxy()) {
+            return getProxy()[common.displayNameKey] || '';
+        }
+        return '';
+    };
 
     var feedback = common.feedback = function (action, force) {
         if (force !== true) {
@@ -1325,7 +1332,6 @@ define([
                                 img.onload = function () {
                                     var w = img.width;
                                     var h = img.height;
-                                    console.log(w,h);
                                     if (w>h) {
                                         $image.css('max-height', '100%');
                                         $img.css('flex-direction', 'column');
diff --git a/www/friends/main.js b/www/friends/main.js
index 80b037a27..adbc9a8d4 100644
--- a/www/friends/main.js
+++ b/www/friends/main.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ define([
     'css!/bower_components/components-font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css',
     'less!/customize/src/less/cryptpad.less',
 ], function ($, Crypto, Toolbar, Cryptpad) {
-    var Messages = Cryptpad.Messages;
+    //var Messages = Cryptpad.Messages;
 
-    var APP = {
+    var APP = window.APP = {
         Cryptpad: Cryptpad
     };
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define([
 
         var ifrw = $('#pad-iframe')[0].contentWindow;
         var $iframe = $('#pad-iframe').contents();
-        var $appContainer = $iframe.find('#app');
+        //var $appContainer = $iframe.find('#app');
         var $list = $iframe.find('#friendList');
         var $messages = $iframe.find('#messaging');
         var $bar = $iframe.find('.toolbar-container');
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define([
         var toolbar = APP.toolbar = Toolbar.create(configTb);
         toolbar.$rightside.html(''); // Remove the drawer if we don't use it to hide the toolbar
 
-        Cryptpad.getFriendListUI(Cryptpad).appendTo($list);
+        Cryptpad.initMessaging(Cryptpad, $list, $messages);
 
         Cryptpad.removeLoadingScreen();
     };
diff --git a/www/friends/main.less b/www/friends/main.less
index b6dbaf9dc..c9b2ae06f 100644
--- a/www/friends/main.less
+++ b/www/friends/main.less
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 @button-border: 2px;
 @bg-color: @toolbar-friends-bg;
+@color: @toolbar-friends-color;
 
 html, body {
     margin: 0px;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ body {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
+    min-height: 0;
 }
 
 #app.ready {
@@ -34,14 +36,143 @@ body {
     display: inline-block;
 }
 
+
+@keyframes example {
+    0% {
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+    }
+    50% {
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+    }
+    100% {
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+    }
+}
 #friendList {
     width: 350px;
     height: 100%;
     background-color: lighten(@bg-color, 10%);
+    .friend {
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+        padding: 5px;
+        margin: 10px;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        &:hover {
+            background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+        }
+        &.notify {
+            animation: example 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#friendList .friend, #messaging .header {
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        font-size: 16px;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        color: @color;
+        .default, media-tag {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            width: 50px;
+            height: 50px;
+            justify-content: center;
+            align-items: center;
+            margin-right: 5px;
+            border-radius: 10px / 6px;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            border: 1px solid black;
+            box-sizing: content-box;
+        }
+        .default {
+            .unselectable();
+            background: white;
+            color: black;
+            font-size: 40px;
+        }
+        .right-col {
+            flex: 1;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            white-space: nowrap;
+            display: flex;
+            flex-flow: column;
+            .name {
+                flex: 1;
+                overflow: hidden;
+                text-overflow: ellipsis;
+                white-space: nowrap;
+            }
+            .friend {
+                padding: 0;
+            }
+        }
+        media-tag {
+            min-height: 50px;
+            min-width: 50px;
+            max-height: 50px;
+            max-width: 50px;
+            img {
+                color: #000;
+                min-width: 100%;
+                min-height: 100%;
+                max-width: none;
+                max-height: none; // To override 'media-tag img' in slide.less
+            }
+        }
+
+
 }
 
 #messaging {
     flex: 1;
     height: 100%;
     background-color: lighten(@bg-color, 20%);
+    min-width: 0;
+    .header {
+        background-color: lighten(@bg-color, 15%);
+        padding: 10px;
+    }
+    .chat {
+        height: 100%;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-flow: column;
+        .messages {
+            padding: 0 20px;
+            margin: 10px 0;
+            flex: 1;
+            overflow-x: auto;
+            .message {
+                & > div {
+                    padding: 0 10px;
+                }
+                .content {
+                    overflow: hidden;
+                    word-wrap: break-word;
+                }
+                .date {
+                    display: none;
+                    font-style: italic;
+                }
+                .sender {
+                    margin-top: 10px;
+                    font-weight: bold;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .input {
+        background-color: lighten(@bg-color, 15%);
+        height: 50px;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        padding: 0 75px;
+        input {
+            flex: 1;
+        }
+    }
 }
+