Peersky Browser

A Minimal Local-First P2P Web Browser: Access, Communicate, and Publish Offline

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Have you ever wondered what it'd be like if the internet wasn't controlled by a handful of big companies? That's what the distributed web, or DWeb, is all about. It's a new kind of internet that operates on a network of computers where everyone shares and cooperates. This way, no single entity can control or shut it down. It's like turning the entire web into a giant, global community project.

Peersky is your experimental personal gatekeeper to a new way of accessing web content. Imagine a world where you can access web pages, communicate securely, and store or share files directly from a global network of peers, without relying on centralized servers. With Peersky, this vision becomes a reality.

It works by leveraging multiple protocols like IPFS, Hypercore, and Web3. Peersky offers a variety of local P2P applications optimized for specific tasks. For instance, peersky://chat facilitates secure, peer-to-peer messaging, while peersky://upload is used for decentralized file storage. With peersky://editor, users can effortlessly build and publish websites. Additionally, the social reader, a peer-to-peer, offline ActivityPub client, allows users to read and follow microblogs on the fediverse, functioning like a social media RSS feed for the distributed web. As Peersky continues to grow, new protocols such as BitTorrent and Tor, along with additional P2P apps, will be added, further expanding its capabilities and appeal.

Peersky is designed for everyone, offering a user-friendly experience that enhances privacy and digital autonomy, empowering users to explore the web without traditional internet infrastructure.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
New Window	`CommandOrControl+N`
Back	`CommandOrControl+[`
Forward	`CommandOrControl+]`
Reload	`CommandOrControl+R`
Find in Page	`CommandOrControl+F`
Open Dev Tools	`CommandOrControl+Shift+I`
Focus URL Bar	`CommandOrControl+L`
Minimize	`CommandOrControl+M`
Close	`CommandOrControl+W`
Toggle Full Screen	`F11`

🚧 Roadmap

Basic Browser Navigation:
- ✅ Back
- ✅ Forward
- ✅ Reload
- ✅ Browser protocol (peersky://)
- ✅ Home page (peersky://home)
- ✅ Search engine
  - DuckDuckGo (default)
  - Ecosia
- ☐ Tabs? Maybe?
IPFS Protocol Handler:
- ✅ Run a local Helia node
- ✅ ipfs:// / ipns:// native URLs support
- ✅ Directory listings support
- ✅ Native ENS domain resolution:
  - Resolve .eth domains directly to IPFS/IPNS content without centralized gateways (e.g., ipfs://vitalik.eth).
  - Local caching for resolved ENS content to enhance performance and reduce RPC calls.
Hypercore Protocol Handler:
- ✅ Run a local hyper node
- ✅ hyper:// native URLs support
Web3 Protocol Handler:
- ✅ Run a local web3 protocol node
  - Access on-chain websites.
  - Fetch data from smart contracts using auto, manual, and resource request resolve modes.
  - Retrieve NFT metadata or content (e.g., web3://[contract]/tokenHTML/[tokenId]).
  - Query account balances or other data directly from smart contracts.
P2P Applications:
- ✅ peersky://p2p/chat/ - Peer-to-peer messaging
- ✅ peersky://p2p/upload/ - Decentralized file storage
- ✅ peersky://p2p/editor/ - Build and publish websites
- ✅ reader.p2plabs.xyz - A p2p offline ActivityPub client for reading and following microblogs on the fediverse.
Electron’s Auto-updater:
- ✅ Download and install the latest release from Github automatically
Context Menu:
- ✅ Back / Forward
- ✅ Reload
- ✅ Inspect
- ✅ Undo / Redo
- ✅ Cut / Copy / Paste
- ✅ Copy Link Address
- ✅ Open Link in New Tab
Find in Page:
- ✅ Search for text within a document or web page
Window State Persistence:
- ✅ Save and restore open windows on app launch
Keyboard Shortcuts:
- ✅ New Window: CommandOrControl+N
- ✅ Back: CommandOrControl+[
- ✅ Forward: CommandOrControl+]
- ✅ Reload: CommandOrControl+R
- ✅ Find in Page: CommandOrControl+F
- ✅ Open Dev Tools: CommandOrControl+Shift+I
- ✅ Focus URL Bar: CommandOrControl+L
- ✅ Minimize: CommandOrControl+M
- ✅ Close: CommandOrControl+W
- ✅ Toggle Full Screen: F11
Settings (peersky://settings):
- ☐ Switch search engines
- ☐ Set custom home page wallpapers
- ☐ Hide/show the home page clock
- ☐ Change themes
- ☐ Clear browser cache
Web Extensions:
- ☐ Ability to add extensions
- ☐ Default extensions
  - Ad-blocker
  - DScan
  - ☐ ..
History (peersky://history):
- ☐ Suggestions based on the browser history when typing in URL prompt
QR Code Generator:
- ☐ Option to generate QR Code for every page in the URL prompt
Bookmarks (peersky://bookmarks):
- ☐ Option to add favourite pages in the nav bar (peersky://bookmarks)
Archive (peersky://archive):
- ☐ List and showcase published content from peersky://p2p/ apps for enhanced discoverability.
- ☐ Provide metadata (e.g., creation date, content type) to improve navigation and usability.
- ☐ Ability to download all the hashes of published data in a .json file.