GNUnet Alternatives

GNUnet is described as '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' and is a popular anonymizing network in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNUnet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best GNUnet alternative is Tor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNUnet are Matrix, I2P, Hyphanet and IPFS.

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  1. CCNx icon
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    The vision of Project CCNx® is to develop, promote, and evaluate a new approach to a communication architecture called content-centric networking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple TV
     
  2. nospeak icon
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    nospeak is a decentralized Nostr chat client for secure, private messaging. It is easy to use but has state of the art end-to-end encryption without metadata leakage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Obtainium
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Calypso icon
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    Calypso, formerly Kommute, is a cross platfrom file sharing client using the anonymous network MUTE. Developped using C++ and Qt. For windows and linux, portable to other environments. You can try it by following the installation instructions below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Mask Surf icon
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    Mask Surf is an all-in-one online privacy solution that lets you protect your identity when surfing the Internet and clean your browser traces accumulated on your computer every day. The latter may include the information about your surfing habits, recent web sites, how often...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. WING icon
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    WING is an open-source Wireless Mesh Networking platform aimed at hobbyists and enthusiasts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Phex icon
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    Phex is a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Gnutella network. It is free software and without spyware or adware. Phex is released under the GNU General Public License. Phex is based on Java technology and therefore available for many different systems that offer a Java 1.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
     
  7. Hide My IP icon
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    Hide My IP for Windows and Mac uses secure proxy connections to provide the best possible protection and security online.

    119 Hide My IP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Xor Patch applied to OpenVPN to obfuscate that you are using OpenVPN. This helps your bypass work/school or geographic restrictions (i.e. Great Firewall of China).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. SMesh icon
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    SMesh is a seamless wireless mesh network being developed by the Distributed System and Networks Lab at Johns Hopkins University.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
     
  10. Digitata icon
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    Digitatas is a digital tree, a sapling to give technology to children of the Digital Generation. Under Open Hardware licensing by Open_Sailing and openet.org.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Perfect Dark icon
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    Perfect Dark is an anonymous peer to peer network which aims to become the #1 in Japan. You have to share at least 40 Gigabyte of your hard drive which is used for the networks exceptional storage system which works like a global RAID array.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12.  10 likes

    The Phantom protocol is a system for decentralized anonymization of generic network traffic. It has been designed with the following main goals in mind:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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