Future Game-changers

In-development apps that might someday change the way we use the internet. Sorted from most promise to least.

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  1. IPFS icon
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    A decentralized, global filesystem intended for hosting web content. Content published using IPFS is accessible from anywhere as long at least one person has downloaded the files and is running an IPFS node. Currently the software works very well, and several sites are already taking advantage of it. However, it currently is not in mainstream use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Firefox
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    IPFS Peers Map
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    IPFS Status Page
  2. Brave icon
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    A Chrome-based web browser designed for privacy and blocking ads. It can automatically donate cryptocurrency to websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Brave screenshot 3
  3. Follow My Vote's ambition is to build a secure online voting platform that will allow for greater election transparency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
  4. A cheap, cloud storage solution that allows anyone to securely store data by encrypting and distributing it to other Storj users. It uses it's own cryptocurrency to allow individuals to sell unused disk space. Right now it has a friendly GUI for those who wish to rent their disk space, but with the available file-uploading clients I have not been able to make use of it yet. Supposedly it is integrated into FileZilla, but I the latest version installed on Ubuntu 16.04 and there is no such feature

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Traditional Cloud Storage relies on centralized regional data centers. Storj Object Storage stores stores data distributed on a network of tens of thousands of storage nodes in over 100 different countries.
    Customers choose Storj Object Storage for its consistently fast global performance, drop-in replacement for AWS S3 and high durability and resilience.
    This is an illustrated media workflow that is distributed across remote teams worldwide. By using Storj Object Storage files can be uploaded and accessed from anywhere allowing global collaboration without geographic boundaries.
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    File Handling in Storj Object Storage. All of these steps are handled automatically for every file upload and download. This process has significantly increased security, availability, and performance benefits over the centralized cloud storage model.
  5. Steemit icon
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    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Steemit screenshot 3
  6. Golem icon
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    Golem is a global, open sourced, decentralized supercomputer that anyone can access. It's made up of the combined power of user's machines, from personal laptops to entire datacenters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
  7. It is very similar to IPFS and can be used as a decentralized web hosting platform, but it has a few different design goals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • JavaScript
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    Hypercore Protocol screenshot 3
  8. cjdns icon
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    A networking protocol that could support a decentralized internet infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    cjdns screenshot 1
  9. uPort icon
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    Designed for secure, efficient, accessible, decentralized identification system that could be used for authentication without having to remember passwords or confirming an email address.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Althea icon
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    Mesh-networking technology that would allow for a decentralized internet. Users could load their router with cryptocurrency, and it would automatically buy and sell bandwidth at competitive prices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenWrt
  11. It allows individuals to run their own online stores for free and buy goods from a decentralized online market without fees or limitations. Currently it seems that few people use it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    OpenBazaar screenshot 3
  12. Sia icon
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    A decentralized cloud storage platform like Storj.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JSON
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Main Page
  13. Stacks -Formerly Known as Blockstack- is a new decentralized internet where users own their data and apps run locally. Take back control over your digital life. A browser portal is all you need to get started.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Stacks.BTC screenshot 1
    Stacks.BTC screenshot 1
  14. Perkeep icon
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    Like IPFS, but designed to be used like a free cloud storage solution where users can dump all their data, access it from anywhere, and not worry about losing it because it is distributed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
  15. git-annex icon
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    A distributable file-syncing and versioning system that works like git and supports multiple cloud storage platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Browser UI: Getting Started
    Browser UI: Config
    Browser UI: Dashboard
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    Browser UI: Sync
  16. A web browser based on Chromium that allows anyone to publish to and modify the decentralized web for free. As far as I can tell, the decentralized web does not yet have much to offer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • JavaScript
    • Dat
    Beaker browser screenshot 1
    Beaker browser screenshot 1
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  17. Would allow you to store your data on multiple systems and access it like a regular filesystem. Currently it relies on SSH and FUSE, and it doesn't work very well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
  18. GNUnet icon
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    An anonymous, peer-to-peer network. It hasn't been updated since 2014, and I've never gotten it to work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Besides command line tools, GNUnet provides a graphical user interface: gnunet-gtk. Here are some screenshots of gnunet-gtk and its features and ports.
    Search and download page with thumbnails (Windows XP, standard theme).
    Filesharing overview (Linux, KDE).
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