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    Patchwork

    A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).

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    What is Patchwork?

    It's better than email because:

    - Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always.
    - You have to follow somebody to get messages from them, so you won't get spammed.
    - Your mail can be public broadcasts or private, and you'll only see replies by people you follow.
    - The datastructure is a global mesh of append-only logs, which can support new types of data (not just "mail").
    - Users are not bound to one server/host (what we call "pubs") and do not have to trust the servers.
    - It's very easy to setup and maintain your own pub.

    It's better than twitter and facebook because:

    - Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always.
    - The software runs on your device, so there's nobody tracking your browsing.
    - The application-code is FOSS, so you're free to fork or write new applications without a gatekeeper setting terms.
    - Data is saved to your disk, and so the application works offline.
    - You can sync directly with friends over the wifi.


    Because we're still in development, **you'll need to contact an SSB team member (in #scuttlebutt on Freenode) to get onto the network!**
    That's our informal barrier to entry right now, since we're not prepared for lots of users yet.

    Patchwork embeds the [Scuttlebot networked database](https://github.com/ssbc/scuttlebot), so if you're running Patchwork, you don't need to run another scuttlebot server.
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    erikbjare Patchwork (and SSB as a whole) takes a bold new approach to social networks where users own all their data. The development team is going strong and they truly have a vision for the future of online communication.
    Positive comment • about 3 years ago • as an alternative to  Facebook Facebook

    borysn89 this is a healthy community space
    Positive comment • over 2 years ago • as an alternative to  Twitter Twitter

    ktorn Patchwork the p2p social network is actively used and growing fast. The "Patchwork" client is being replaced by newer clients, like patchwork-next.
    Positive comment • almost 5 years ago • as an alternative to  Twitter Twitter

    Categories

    Social & Communications • File Sharing • Security & Privacy

    Tags

    • secure-messaging
    • Social Network

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    Patchwork was added to AlternativeTo by balupton on Jul 22, 2016 and this page was last updated Sep 13, 2021.

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