Decentralized Internet Alternatives

    Decentralized Internet is described as 'This project was created in order to support a new internet. One that is more open, free, and censorship-resistant in comparison to the old internet' and is an app in the Development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Decentralized Internet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is Tor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Decentralized Internet are IPFS (Free, Open Source), ZeroNet (Free, Open Source), Freenet (Free, Open Source) and I2P (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated May 7, 2021
    1. Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.
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    2. IPFS is a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem. It combines good ideas from Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the web. It is like a single bittorrent swarm, exchanging git objects. IPFS provides an interface as simple as the HTTP web, but with permanence built in.
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    4. ZeroNet uses cryptography (Bitcoin library) and BitTorrent DHT (centralized trackers) to build a distributed censorship-resistant network.
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    5. Freenet is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites" (web sites accessible only through Freenet) and chat on forums, without fear of censorship.
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    6. The I2P network provides strong privacy protections for communication over the Internet. Many activities that would risk your privacy on the public Internet can be conducted anonymously inside I2P.
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    8. GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing.
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    9. i2pd (I2P Daemon)

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Android
      • Raspberry Pi
      • C++
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      I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol) is a universal anonymous network layer. All communications over I2P are anonymous and end-to-end encrypted, participants don't reveal their real IP addresses.
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    10. 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.
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    11. Solid

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
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      Solid (derived from "social linked data") is a proposed set of conventions and tools for building decentralized Web applications based on Linked Data principles.
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    12. FreePN is the first completely free, completely open network dedicated to protecting your online privacy. Joining the network is easy: just download and install the app. No accounts, no registration, no setup. Once you start the app, you're already protected.
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