Tilde Friends

Tilde Friends

Overview

• Tilde Friends is a versatile software environment designed to merge decentralized social networking with an extensible web application runtime platform.

Decentralized Social Networking

• Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) Client: Functions as a fully peer-to-peer social client within the SSB ecosystem, removing reliance on central servers or corporate infrastructure.

• Offline-First Functionality: Allows users to create posts, read feeds, and interact with content locally, automatically syncing data whenever a peer connection becomes available.

• Cryptographic Identity: Employs public-key cryptography to guarantee message authenticity, data integrity, and user control over social feeds.

• Mesh Network Syncing: Supports local network discovery, enabling users to exchange data across local Wi-Fi or direct connections without needing active internet access.

Web Application Platform

• Local App Execution: Serves as a host environment for developing, testing, and running lightweight web applications directly inside the client interface.

• Integrated Data Access: Provides applications with structured access to the underlying peer-to-peer database and social graph.

• Decentralized Distribution: Enables developers to publish and share micro-apps, interactive tools, and custom utilities directly over the network.

• Reduced Overhead: Eliminates external web hosting costs, domain requirements, and cloud infrastructure dependencies for custom applications.

Key Advantages

• Data Sovereignty: Guarantees that users retain absolute ownership over their social data, identity, and installed applications.

• High Resilience: Ensures continuous uptime and availability by eliminating single points of failure and remote server outages.

• Customizability: Allows community members to build tailored tools, expanding the client's capabilities to suit specific group needs.

FAQ

Q: How does the Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) integration work within the platform?

A: At its core, Tilde Friends operates as a fully peer-to-peer client within the Secure Scuttlebutt ecosystem. This means your social interactions do not travel through central servers or corporate datacenters. Instead, you connect directly to other peers to exchange messages and feed updates in a completely decentralized way that keeps the community in control.

Q: Can I use Tilde Friends when I do not have an active internet connection?

A: Absolutely, and this is one of its most convenient features! Tilde Friends is built with an offline-first philosophy, allowing you to write posts, browse your existing feeds, and interact with your local data without any internet connection. The system will hold onto your updates and automatically sync them up with your peers the moment a connection becomes available.

Q: How is identity managed securely if there are no central servers to log into?

A: Rather than relying on traditional usernames and passwords stored on a corporate database, the platform leverages cryptographic identity. You hold your own public-key cryptography keys, which guarantee that every message you post is authentic and that your social feeds cannot be tampered with or forged by anyone else.

Version History

v0.2026.7——20 Aug 2026

Discover Tilde Friends, a decentralized social network and P2P web app platform with offline-first SSB syncing. Own your data. Download the latest version of Tilde Friends to enjoy new features and updates immediately!

*0.2026.7

• Added support for showing, creating, editing, and RSVP-ing to gatherings.

• Crash fixes and performance improvements.

• Refreshed the wiki app user interface.

• Made the app launcher the default view. The ssb app can be set the default again by long-pressing it.

• Added a README.md to every stock app with a brief explanation.

• Fixed an issue where invalid messages were sometimes accepted.

• Update CodeMirror, libbacktrace, musl-libc, prettier, and sqlite.

*0.2026.6

• Private message attachments.

• Crash fixes and load time improvements.

• Show nicknames assigned by other users.

• Show a new flat list of messages in order.

• Update: CodeMirror, QuickJS 2026-06-04, libbacktrace, sqlite 3.53.2.

*0.2026.5

• Crash fixes.

• Replication improvements.

• File renaming in the editor.

• More concise message composition UI.

• Message link fixes.

• Added .deb releases.

• Update: CodeMirror, libbacktrace, lit 3.3.3, sqlite 3.53.1.