{"repo":"permissionlesstech/bitchat","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat","clone":"git clone https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat.git","description":"bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes","language":"Swift","stars":35533,"topics":["bluetooth","bluetooth-le","decentralized","e2e-encryption","ios","macos","mesh-network","messaging","nostr","swift"],"license":"Unlicense","category":"chat-messaging","readme_excerpt":"bitchat A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app with dual transport architecture: local Bluetooth mesh networks for offline communication and internet-based Nostr protocol for global reach. No accounts, no phone numbers, no central servers. It's the side-groupchat. bitchat.free 📲 App Store 📲 Play Store Getting a copy you can trust Install from the App Store, or build from source you have verified. A compiled build from anywhere else cannot be verified — see Verifying bitchat for how to check source against the per-release hash manifest, and for what to do if that is the only build you can get. This matters more than it usually would: this repository has been the target of takedown demands, and when a repository or releases page disappears, mirrors appear that nobody can check. License This project is released into the public domain. See the LICENSE file for details. Features - Dual Transport Architecture : Bluetooth mesh for offline + Nostr protocol for internet-based messaging - Location-Based Channels : Geographic chat rooms using geohash coordinates over global Nostr relays - Intelligent Message Routing : Automatically chooses best transport (Bluetooth → Nostr fallback) - Decentralized Mesh Network : Automatic peer discovery and multi-hop message relay over Bluetooth LE - Privacy First : No accounts, no phone numbers, no servers. Note that the mesh does use a persistent per-device identifier derived from your identity key — see the whitepaper on identity and metadata ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/permissionlesstech","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/permissionlesstech/bitchat/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}