# Freenet — homepage

# Freenet — homepage

Source: https://freenet.org (fetched via defuddle on 2026-05-22)

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## Decentralize Everything

Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for decentralized applications: communication, collaboration, and commerce without reliance on big tech. Your computer becomes part of a global network where apps are unstoppable, interoperable, and built on open protocols.

## How Freenet Works

Peers form a small-world network organized by location on a ring. Messages find their destination in just a few hops, scaling efficiently to millions of peers — no servers required.

Live network dashboard: http://nova.locut.us:3133/

## Watch

"Freenet Lives! Real-Time Decentralized Apps at Scale" — 30-min talk at FUTO. https://freenet.org/about/news/freenet-lives-video-talk/

### For Users

Freenet apps run in your browser and look like normal websites, but they can't be taken down, don't track you, and run peer-to-peer, not on the cloud.

### For Developers

Build apps with familiar tools (Rust, TypeScript) that deploy to a global network. No servers to maintain, no cloud bills, no terms of service.

### For Supporters

Freenet is built by a small team, funded through grants and donations.

## Links

- Video Talks: https://freenet.org/about/video-talks/
- Podcast: https://freenet.org/about/podcast/
- Matrix Chat: https://matrix.to/#/#freenet-locutus:matrix.org
- GitHub: https://github.com/freenet/freenet-core
- FAQ: https://freenet.org/about/faq/

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Note: This is the *new* Freenet (formerly "Locutus"), a from-scratch reimagining of the Freenet Project. The original Freenet (anonymous filestore, est. 2000) was renamed Hyphanet in 2023 when the Freenet name moved to the Locutus rewrite. The new Freenet's core architecture is a small-world ring with location-based routing for decentralized applications, not an anonymous file network.