Hyphanet (former Freenet) is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites".
HTTP Alternatives
HTTP is described as 'Application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems.[1] HTTP the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web' and is an website in the file sharing category. There are nine alternatives to HTTP, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best HTTP alternative is Hyphanet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to HTTP are IPFS, ZeroNet, Gemini (protocol) and Gopher.
Alternatives list
52 Hyphanet alternatives
69 IPFS alternativesIPFS is a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem. It combines 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Firefox
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30 ZeroNet alternativesZeroNet uses cryptography (Bitcoin library) and BitTorrent DHT (centralized trackers) to build a distributed censorship-resistant network.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- NameCoin
- Python
- JavaScript
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Gemini is a new application-level internet protocol for the distribution of arbitrary files, with some special consideration for serving a lightweight hypertext format which facilitates linking between files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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is a TCP/IP application layer protocol designed for distributing, searching, and retrieving documents over the Internet.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Hypercore Protocol is a peer-to-peer data network built on the Hypercore logs. Hypercores are signed, append-only logs. They're like lightweight blockchains without the consensus algorithm. As with BitTorrent, as more people "seed" a dataset it will increase the...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Electron / Atom Shell
- JavaScript
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Named Data Networking (NDN) is an architectural realization of the broad Information Centric Networking (ICN) vision that enables communications by named, secured data at the network layer.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Linux Mobile
18 Decentralized Internet alternativesThis 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. An internet that eventually wouldn't need to rely on telecom towers, an outdated grid, or all these other "old...
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