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Rings is a peer-to-peer network implementation that runs directly in web browsers using WebAssembly and WebRTC technology. It uses the Chord distributed hash table protocol to enable decentralized communication between… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A example of running P2P network in browser (WASM+WebRTC+Chord DHT) launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    For the past 5 years or so I've been working on a ground-up redesign of Freenet, my peer-to-peer project from the early 2000s (now renamed Hyphanet). The new Freenet has been up and running since December along with some early applications like River[1], our decentralized group chat and Delta - a decentralized CMS. Users have already started to build their own apps on Freenet including games, and we have some interesting apps in development like Atlas, a search/recommendation engine. Architecturally, this new Freenet is a global, decentralized key-value store where keys are webassembly…

    May 2026 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

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    Various ipython notebooks. Contribute to julienr/ipynb_playground development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A gateway to a new, decentralized internet

    2017 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, This is a site where users can submit content and the shortest SHA256 value of nonce+content among them will make the site display the content. Very basic, without a blockchain. It's a static site with WebRTC and peer-to-peer. Why? I wanted r/place (Reddit canvas where users collaborate on a pixel grid), but with proof of work. This is my progress so far. It's a WebRTC app with peer to peer connectivity that forwards the best hashed values to other users, which verify them, display them and pass them on. There are many many improvements to be done (especially I should probably…

    2024 · tropical.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I just released weron, a P2P VPN that uses WebRTC for transport which I've been working on for the last couple of months. It can create both layer 2/Ethernet and layer 3/IP overlay networks, and the underlying transport layer can be easily embedded to write your own P2P apps with Go. Compared to for example Tailscale, WireGuard and ZeroTier, its much harder to block on a network level and also significantly easier to set up, while not sacrifing much performance. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ring of geeky websites! Party like it

    2020 · geekring.net · its alternatives →

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    IPFS▲84

    Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol for Blockchain powered web

    2015 · about.ipfs.io · its alternatives →

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    ShareDrop is a peer-to-peer file sharing app powered by HTML5 WebRTC.

    2014 · sharedrop.io · its alternatives →

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    📦 Command line peer-to-peer data transfer tool based on libp2p. - dennis-tra/pcp

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A browser to explore a new internet for decentralized apps

    2017 · browser.blockstack.com · its alternatives →

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    P2P WebRTC based encrypted data transfer between peers. - abhishekgahlot/gutenberg-rtc

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Low cost, low effort P2P WebRTC serverless signalling using Cloudflare Workers - gfodor/p2pcf

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A serverless, unblockable messaging system for Android. - megamattron/SplinterNet

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey folks! We have just released NetBird. It is a big update so I decided to share it here and get your feedback :) NetBird creates an overlay peer-to-peer network connecting machines automatically regardless of their location (home, office, data center, container, cloud, or edge environments) unifying virtual private network management experience. It uses ICE protocol (WebRTC) to negotiate p2p connections and WireGuard (kernel module, when possible) to create a fast and encrypted tunnel between machines, falling back to relay (TURN) in case a p2p connection isn't possible. Pretty much just…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ZeroNet▲119

    Decentralized websites using Bitcoin cryptography

    2015 · zeronet.io · its alternatives →

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    Start WebRTC in the browser—run it somewhere else. Contribute to pion/handoff development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hosting for the peer-to-peer Web.

    2018 · hashbase.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, we build an open-source operating system extension for orchestrating robot swarms fully decentralized. This first beta version allows you to create fully decentralized robot swarms. The system will set up a wireless mesh network and run a p2p networking stack on top of it, such that nodes can interact with each other through various abstractions using our SDKs (Rust, Python, TypeScript) or a CLI. We hope this is a step toward better inter-robot communication (and a fun project if you have a few Raspberry Pis lying around). Our mesh network is created by B.A.T.M.A.N.-adv and we’ve…

    2025 · docs.p2p.industries · its alternatives →

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