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Supabase provides a globally distributed Realtime service with the following features:

  • Broadcast: Send low-latency messages between clients. Perfect for real-time messaging, database changes, cursor tracking, game events, and custom notifications.
  • Presence: Track and synchronize user state across clients. Ideal for showing who's online, or active participants.
  • Postgres Changes: Listen to database changes in real-time.

What can you build?

  • Chat applications - Real-time messaging with typing indicators and online presence
  • Collaborative tools - Document editing, whiteboards, and shared workspaces
  • Live dashboards - Real-time data visualization and monitoring
  • Multiplayer games - Synchronized game state and player interactions
  • Social features - Live notifications, reactions, and user activity feeds
<ContentListings id="realtime-get-started" /> <ContentListings id="realtime-examples" /> <ContentListings id="realtime-resources" />