Hyphanet (former Freenet) is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites".
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Global
HTTP Alternatives
Sites and apps similar to HTTP include Hyphanet, which is free and open source. Other options are IPFS, ZeroNet, Gopher and Gemini (protocol). In total there are nine Anonymizing Networks like HTTP for Mac, Windows, Linux, self-hosting and Android.
Alternatives list
- 51 Hyphanet alternatives
71 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
Application typeApplication types
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.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- NameCoin
- Python
- JavaScript
- Global
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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
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
G
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
- United States
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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
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. An internet that eventually wouldn't need to rely on telecom towers, an outdated grid, or all these other "old...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Self-Hosted
- United States
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