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24 alternatives to P2Party – Encrypted WebRTC Room URLs

Hi HN, I’ve been working for the past 10 months on p2party, a TypeScript/C/WASM library which you can find at https://github.com/p2party/p2party-js and demo at https://p2party.com , that lets you spin up an encrypted peer-to-peer mesh with nothing more than a shared URL. Why I built it: I wanted something between https://file.pizza and “ephemeral Signal chat”, but with my custom cryptographic idea (I know I know... WebRTC is already encrypted and it is easy to go wrong etc.). The project started as a toy for sharing large DAW files with my…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   WebRTC based encrypted data transfer between peers▲25

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

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2PT
   Peer-to-peer mini r/place with Proof of Work▲122

   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 →

3. 3RW
   Read Wikipedia privately using homomorphic encryption▲331

   Hi, creator here. This is a demo of our recent work presented at Oakland (IEEE S&P): https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/368. The server and client code are written in Rust and available here: https://github.com/menonsamir/spiral-rs. The general aim of our work is to show that homomorphic encryption is practical today for real-world applications. The server we use to serve this costs $35/month! A quick overview: the client uses homomorphic encryption to encrypt the article number that they would like to retrieve. The server processes the query and…

   2022 · spiralwiki.com · its alternatives →

4. 4PT
   Peer-to-peer secure file transfer using WebRTC▲239

   2016 · bitf.ly · its alternatives →

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   P2P File Transfer▲4

   Serverless, E2E encrypted P2P file transfer via WebRTC.

   Jul 2026 · rootwin-project.github.io · its alternatives →

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   just f***ing send it▲155

   Send any file, any size, straight from browser to browser

   Jun 2026 · jfsendit.com · its alternatives →

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   Weron – A Peer-to-Peer VPN Based on WebRTC Written in Go▲204

   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 →

8. 8AR
   Anchor Relay – A faster, easier way to get Let's Encrypt certificates▲80

   From the cryptic terminal commands to the innumerable ways to shoot yourself in the foot, I always struggled to use TLS certificates. I love how much easier (and cheaper) Let's Encrypt made it to get certificates, but there are still plenty of things to struggle with. That's why we built Relay: a free, browser-based tool that streamlines the ACME workflow, especially for tricky setups like homelabs. Relay acts as a secure intermediary between your ACME client and public certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt. Some ways Relay provides a better experience: - really fast, streamlined…

   2025 · anchor.dev · its alternatives →

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   My Book Bulletproof TLS and PKI (Second Edition) Is Out▲134

   Hello HN. I am excited to share with you my new book, Bulletproof TLS and PKI. I've worked in this space since the very early days (think SSLv2), always frustrated with the fact that the field is vast but the documentation poor. That first led me to create SSL Labs (which ended up being very popular) and then the first edition of my book (in 2014), where I aimed to cover everything a curious person needed to know about SSL/TLS and PKI. Most importantly, it's a very practical book that you can use to just learn what you need at that moment. The second edition (just out) adds coverage of…

   2022 · feistyduck.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PJ
    Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59

    2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source P2P file transfer▲49

    I have decided to open source this project to increase trust even further. In case you have seen my previous posts, this is an update for berb.app, a WebRTC file sharing app. My goal is simple: send files between devices in real-time without installing crap or uploading to any servers.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Encrypted VPN in 2k lines of Go▲123

    Simple, auditable & elegant VPN, built with TLS mutual authentication and TUN. - twitchyliquid64/subnet

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TP
    Tt – P2P terminal sharing over WebRTC▲13

    Made this to use my laptop terminal session on mobile without data going through a server. tt start -p mypassword → get a URL (qrcode) → open in browser → enter password → connected. Direct webrtc datachannel between your machine and browser. Signaling server is a cloudflare worker, exchanges ~2KB of sdp/ice metadata then gets out of the way. Password never transmitted - argon2id derives 256-bit key locally on both ends. All terminal i/o gets nacl secretbox encryption before hitting the datachannel. double encrypted with dtls underneath but I wanted the relay to see nothing useful…

    Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

14. 14SD
    Sendfiles.dev – quick, secure P2P file transfer using WebRTC▲43

    Web site to securely transmit files between browsers

    2021 · sendfiles.dev · its alternatives →

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    WebRTC signalling data using QR codes▲80

    WebRTC Connect Experiment - https://aquigorka.com/webrtc-qr/ - AquiGorka/webrtc-qr

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    P2p IRC-inspired browser chat on WebTorrent▲44

    2018 · chr15m.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Asynchronous HTTP/2 client for Python 2.7▲94

    Tornado HTTP/2 Client. Contribute to vladmunteanu/th2c development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AE
    A example of running P2P network in browser (WASM+WebRTC+Chord DHT)▲35

    2023 · rings.rs · its alternatives →

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    SecureShare – P2P file/text sharing with no size limits, no servers▲9

    I built SecureShare to solve a common problem I faced: securely sharing files between devices without size limits or intermediary servers. What it does: - Direct P2P file/text/folder sharing using WebRTC - No file size limits (only constrained by local disk space) - No registration required - All data stays on your devices (no server storage) - Supports multiple simultaneous receivers - Custom retrieval IDs and QR codes for easy sharing - Works across platforms, mobile-optimized Technical details: - Built with Next.js + Tailwind + shadcn/ui - Backend: Node.js + Redis (minimal,…

    2024 · securityshare.xyz · its alternatives →

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    An Elliptic Curve-Based Secure Chat, Written Using Rust and Protobuf▲66

    This is a project I made to learn more about crypto. I've also written a [post](https://vaktibabat.github.io/posts/ecurvechat/) that explains all the crypto concepts and algorithms used in the project, and how I implemented them. I'd be very glad for any feedback about both the code and the post :)

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PeerLite – WebRTC library with perfect negotiation using TypeScript▲24

    Lightweight WebRTC browser library that supports video, audio and data channels - skyllo/peer-lite

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A P2P Web App for Chat, File Transfer, and Video Calls▲22

    I’d like to share a open source project I’ve been working on: Weblink, a pure web-based file transfer and chat application built on WebRTC. No downloads or installations are needed—everything works directly in your browser. Key features include: - Works seamlessly as a PWA for sharing files/text through the system - File synchronization and resuming interrupted transfers - Video calling - Clipboard and folder transfer (folders are auto-compressed) Weblink uses a serverless P2P architecture, supporting multiple backends like Firebase and self-hosted WebSocket, and ensures signaling…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pairlane▲6

    Hi HN — I built Pairlane, a WebRTC-based P2P file sharing tool. Core idea: file bytes never pass through the server. The server only does WebSocket signaling (Cloudflare Workers + Durable Objects), while the actual transfer happens peer-to-peer over a WebRTC DataChannel. It works for: - browser ↔ browser - browser ↔ terminal - terminal ↔ terminal (via an npx CLI wrapper) CLI quick start: - npx pairlane send /path/to/file - npx pairlane receive --output-dir ./downloads Security: - Optional E2E encryption (AES-GCM). The key lives in the URL fragment (#k=...) and is never…

    Jan 2026 · getpairlane.com · its alternatives →

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    Sharencrypt▲1

    Secure P2P File Sharing with WebRTC

    Dec 2025 · sharencrypt.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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