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    permissionlesstech/bitchat

    bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

    ios
    bluetooth
    bluetooth-le
    decentralized
    e2e-encryption
    macos
    Swift
    Unlicense
    37.1K stars
    5.9K forks
    37.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 13 days ago, with 57 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #83 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app using Bluetooth mesh for offline and Nostr protocol for internet-based communication.
    • Combines offline Bluetooth mesh networking with global internet messaging for seamless, privacy-focused communication without accounts or central servers.
    • Use for secure group chats in disaster zones or remote areas without internet access using Bluetooth mesh networking.
    • Use for location-based community discussions or local event coordination via geohash channels over the Nostr protocol.
    • Use for private, end-to-end encrypted messaging on iOS and macOS with automatic transport selection between Bluetooth and internet.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    The Unlicense

    Public-domain style: no conditions on use.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    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.

    Excerpt from the permissionlesstech/bitchat README on GitHub (Unlicense license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Aug 9: +34Aug 19: +95Aug 20: +59

    +2,283 stars over 90 days across 10 snapshot days; best day +95 on Aug 19.

    Forks

    5.9K+333

    Open issues

    172+46

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