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24 alternatives to TxtNet Browser – Browse the Web over SMS, No Wi-Fi/Mobile Data Needed
Hello all, This is my second year of working on a project[1] with the goal of browsing the web, on an Android smartphone, without reliance on Wi-Fi or mobile data. While this concept might seem aimless, my goal was to provide a way for people in areas with limited, expensive, or censored cellular internet access a way to view the web in a basic format. I finished work on a basic client-server model last year[2], and this year, I implemented a new pseudo-distributed peer-to-peer model that allows any TxtNet Browser user to use their own smartphone to run a background server service that…
TxtNet Browser is an Android app that enables web browsing over SMS without requiring Wi-Fi or mobile data. Designed for users in areas with limited, expensive, or censored internet access, it displays web content in… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TxtNet Browser – Browse the Web over SMS, No Wi-Fi/Mobile Data Needed launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Cosmos Browser▲290Connect to the Internet through SMS without data or Wi-Fi
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 2SF
2011 · smozzy.com · its alternatives →
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A fully interactive, realtime and modern browser rendered to TTY
2018 · brow.sh · its alternatives →
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A gateway to a new, decentralized internet
2017 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →
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Quest▲85Mobile browser connects you to the web without distractions
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A twtxt client with minimal dependencies. Contribute to mdom/txtnish development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Simple Reverse Tethering utility for Android. Contribute to robinpaulson/SimpleRT development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · 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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- 11OA
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! For the last 8 months we've been working on leaflet.pub, a web app for making delightful documents. We're trying to strike a balance between Notion and Google Docs — very fast, ultralight and easy to share, but also supporting rich blocks and multiple pages. Weirdly, none of the many notetaking/document apps that we could find hit this combination, so we made Leaflet. With it you can: - Instantly create a doc, without an account - Share read and edit links - Sign-in with email to sync your docs to different devices - Add rich blocks, like canvases, subpages, rsvps, and polls It's…
2025 · its alternatives →
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TxtPolls▲67Create text based polls that can be shared anywhere
2019 · txtpolls.com · its alternatives →
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A fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers - browsh-org/browsh
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nice Pushbullet alternative. Text yourself from Chrome.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built [PinSend](https://pinsend.app) — a free web app for instantly sharing text between devices, using a simple 6-character PIN. - No login, no account, no install. - Peer-to-peer WebRTC transfer (no server relay, no cloud). - Cross-platform: works on any modern browser. I built PinSend for myself while developing web apps—I was always copying ngrok links and sending error logs between my laptop and mobile devices. I wanted a frictionless, instant way to move links and text between anything. *Demo:* 1. Open https://pinsend.app on your phone & laptop 2. Paste or…
2025 · pinsend.app · its alternatives →
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I often need simple text tools (e.g. diffing, epoch time conversion, number base conversion) and was frustrated that I couldn't find a simple option that was as fast as I wanted. Many (SEO-optimized) websites exist, but they unnecessarily send your input to their servers. I used tools like DevToys but their diff has been broken on Mac for a while [1] and it requires installing an app, and CyberChef is good but requires too many interactions (yes, I'm picky). So, I decided to build my own. txtl tries to autodetect what mode you want based on the input, and in general is fast and gets out of…
2025 · viveksjain.github.io · its alternatives →
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2017 · txtpen.com · its alternatives →
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Share text between your connected devices quickly and easily
2022 · its alternatives →
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Phone On Web▲60Control your android phone on web without root
2022 · browserlify.com · its alternatives →
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