Knit

Hyper-local decentralized text messaging

Knit enables you to communicate freely with other nearby Knit users by creating a completely secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer-based mesh network. Using only your phone's built-in Bluetooth and WiFi radios, Knit connects you to other users to form a completely offline messaging experience.

Not only is this useful for areas without reliable Internet connectivity, but even in urban environments you can instant connect to those around you and communicate in a way that avoids traditional and potentially privacy-invading infrastructure. While anyone can join the Knit mesh, all connections between nodes are encrypted and not even message metadata is ever sent out to the Internet.

Currently Knit is still in a R&D phase. Possible applications include search and rescue, disaster communication networks, rural communication systems, hyper-local event organization, socially-distanced social events and more.