Awesome distributed, decentralized, p2p apps or tools

Note: Links marked with "☠️ " are old and probably no longer maintained.

Applications

airpaste ☠️: A 1-1 network pipe that auto discovers other peers using mdns. Can send text, or files.
AKASHA: A Next-Generation Social Media Network. Powered by the Ethereum world computer. Embedded into the Inter-Planetary File System.
Beaker: Experimental browser. It adds new technologies for Peer-to-Peer applications while staying compatible with the rest of the Web.
Bitmessage: P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers.
CacheP2P: highly distributed cache platform based on WebTorrent and runs only in the browser.
Dat desktop app: Decentralized data tool for distributing data small and large.
Demonsaw: Secure and anonymous information sharing application that makes security simple and gives you back control of your data.
Diaspora: A privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network. Main pod is at Diasp.eu.
Dropub: Share files for free on the internet. It's like Dropbox meets BitTorrent.
Ferment: P2P audio publishing and streaming application. Like SoundCloud but decentralized. Built using SSB + Webtorrent.
FilePizza: Free peer-to-peer file transfers in your browser.
Friends: P2P chat powered by the web. This project is alpha quality.
Handshake: Decentralized, permissionless naming protocol compatible with DNS where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities.
Hubzilla: General purpose communication server integrated with a web publishing system and a decentralised permission system. Social network bits, some cloud storage bits, some blog and forum bits, and some content management bits. These are all integrated within a common privacy framework - and it is all decentralised.
Hyperpad: Peer-to-peer collaborative text editor.
I2P: Anonymous network, exposing a simple layer that applications can use to anonymously and securely send messages to each other.
instant.io: Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (torrents on the web).
IPFS bin ☠️: Pastebin application for sharing code and text documents to other people.
IPFS Desktop: A native application to run your own IPFS Node.
iWant: Commandline tool for searching and downloading files in LAN network, without any central server.
LCVPN: Light decentralized VPN in golang.
MaidSafe: Decentralized internet and app infrastructure which rewards users for participating in the network.
Meshbird: Meshbird enables distributed private networking across geographically dispersed datacenters.
Neocities: Geocities-style websites, but decentralized.
NewNode: Decentralized Content Distribution Network (dCDN).
nuTorrent ☠️: A Pure Javascript BitTorrent Client. Built with Electron and React.
OnionShare: Open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size.
Open Bazaar: Decentralized network for P2P commerce online - using Bitcoin - that has no fees and no restrictions.
Orbit: Distributed, serverless, peer-to-peer chat application on IPFS.
ORC: Onion Routed Cloud, a decentralized, anonymous, file storage platform. It uses the Tor network.
Orion: Easy to Use, Inter Planetary File System (IPFS) desktop client.
Patchwork: Decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB). Another alternative interface is Patchbay.
Peertransfer: Send a file p2p and e2e encrypted using nothing but your browser.
PeerTube: Video streaming platform using BitTorrent directly in the web browser, with WebTorrent and Angular. Demo server at peertube.cpy.re.
reep.io: Transfer files directly to another browser, your peer will be able to download the file directly from you.
Ricochet: Different approach to instant messaging that doesn’t trust anyone in protecting your privacy. It uses the Tor network.
Riot: Collaboration client for the web. Chat, VOIP video, file transfer, end-to-end crypto.
Roll-Call: Free and reliable audio calls for everyone w/ browser P2P.
ShareDrop ☠️: Clone of Apple AirDrop service. Allows transfering files directly between devices, without having to upload them to any server first.
Steem: Blockchain-based social media platform where anyone can earn rewards.
Storj: Blockchain-based, end-to-end encrypted, distributed object storage, where only you have access to your data.
Syncthing-GTK: GUI for Syncthing - a continuous file synchronization program.
Ticktack: Decentralized social platform for people to share knowledge and exchange value, with P2P messaging encrypted feature. Built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).
Tox: Instant messaging application, without central servers. The system is distributed, peer-to-peer, and end-to-end encrypted.
webcat ☠️: P2P pipe across the web using webrtc that uses Github private/public key for authentication and a signalhub for discovery. Can send text, or files.
WebTorrent Desktop: WebTorrent Desktop is for streaming torrents. It connects to both BitTorrent and WebTorrent peers.
YaCy: Free distributed search engine, built on principles of P2P networks.
ZeroNet: Open, free and uncensorable websites, using Bitcoin cryptography and BitTorrent network. Uncensored, no hosting costs, always accessible.

Crypto currency

Bitcoin: Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 5 years, you should know about Bitcoin.
Ethereum: Decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference.
Zcash: Permission-less financial system employing zero-knowledge security.

Other

Blockstack: The new decentralized internet. Platform for application development with built in decentralized DNS.
Cryptosphere: Open-source P2P web application platform for decentralized, privacy-preserving software which keeps users in control of their own content.
okTurtles: DNSChain = Secure Blockchain Access and BlockchainID = decentralized web login.
Solid: A proposed set of conventions and tools for building decentralized social applications based on Linked Data principles.
Blockply: Blockply is a collection of the most interesting & outstanding Blockchain projects.

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