Sharefest is an
open-source HTML5 based file sharing application that is free, anonymous, and
direct. It does not use cloud storage, as
most similar services on the Web. Instead it is based on a direct P2P model
like Bittorrent, and it uses WebRTC Datachannel for file sharing. WebRTC is a joint initiative by Google,
Mozilla, and Opera to allow high quality real time communications in the web
browser.
Advantages:
* Secure. Your files
will not be stored anywhere. Furthermore, no one else besides the recipients
(including Sharefest.me) will have access to the shared files. Solid encryption
is used to make it bulletproof.
* Anonymous. There
is no need to sign up and give any information to use the service.
* Unlike Bittorrent,
no special software is needed to share or download shared files.
* No size or file
type limitations.
How it works:
* Loading the file
is easy. Click or drag-and-drop any file to instantly share!
* Once you add a
file, Sharefest creates a dynamic URL that is used to get the file directly
from your browser. Your browser will serve the file temporarily, as long as you
keep the tab open. When users enter this unique URL to the browser, they will
start instantly receiving pieces of the file. If there are multiple recipients,
the same as BitTorrent, each downloaded data will be shared with others, making
the process fast and tension-free to your source.
Limitations: You may
need to update your browsers to the latest revisions: Chrome (27 or
newer) or Firefox (20 or newer).
Sharefest started by Peer5 at the SV DevFest 2012 hackathon
(San Jose). It was soon open sourced to GitHub and now being developed by Peer5
and a community of great WebRTC hackers.
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