Doing so, even friend nodes cannot see your IP, which allows to safely and anonymously connect to unknown people. Retroshare can optionally be used over the Tor and I2P networks. You may subscribe to channels and automatically download the latest files comment on files and spread them to your friends. Vote and discuss them using the built-in commenting system.Ĭhannels allow you to publish your files. Decentralized forums are censorship resistant by design. When you have an Internet connection, Retroshare will automatically sync forums with your friends. You can read and write forum posts offline.

Your privacy and anonymity is guaranteed beyond direct friends with anonymous tunnels. This makes it possible to share large files. Retroshare uses swarming similar to BitTorrent, to accelerate transfers. Share files with your friends or with the whole network. Retroshare securely stores messages on friends' nodes to deliver messages while you're offline. Send encrypted messages to other members of the network. Use distant chat to securely chat with friends-of-friends. Express your emotions with the rich smiley set. Discuss with various people in decentralized chat rooms (like IRC).

There are no hidden costs, no ads and no terms of service. It is available on Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows. Retroshare is entirely free and open-source software. Retroshare is fully decentralized, and designed to provide maximum security and anonymity to its users beyond direct friends. Retroshare establish encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers, and provides various distributed services on top of it: forums, channels, chat, mail.

For mac instal RetroShare 0.6.7