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Open-Source P2P Apps (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by tatoko556@reddthat.com to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Any open source P2P apps you can recommend? Anything really, torrent/file sharing/messenger...

https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent
https://github.com/c0re100/qBittorrent-Enhanced-Edition
https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole and its GUI
https://github.com/schollz/croc
https://code.briarproject.org/briar
https://github.com/session-foundation/session-android (not purely peer-to-peer.)
https://tailscale.com/
https://www.getmonero.org/ (not a software)

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[–] tatoko556@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve never understood why a messaging app would require blockchain to function. Storing all text and images on the blockchain seems redundant—especially when end-to-end encryption is already in place. With E2EE, no one can modify your messages without access to your private key.

It’s a shame they broke Perfect forward secrecy. To me, this is a very important feature to have in any E2EE system.