Freedom

A native Android browser that loads both regular https:// sites and decentralised content addressed via bzz:// hashes or ens:// names.

Both embedded nodes — ant, a Swarm light-node in Rust serving a local bee-shaped HTTP gateway on 127.0.0.1:1633, and the freedom-ipfs reader serving ipfs:// and ipns:// on an ephemeral loopback port — ship as one combined Rust library. The WebView sees ordinary http://127.0.0.1 URLs.

Features

Browsing

- Loads regular HTTPS sites and decentralised content via bzz:// hashes and ens:// names. - Bundled Swarm light-node (ant) and IPFS reader (freedom-ipfs) as one native library. - WebView renders decentralised content through a local HTTP gateway.

Swarm content

- Navigation-time probe that head-polls a hash before loading, with escalating retries. - Native request interception that retries transient failures, rewrites absolute-root paths, and synthesises proper 206 responses for video and audio seeking. - Handles first-contact failures with cold Swarm content through bounded backoff.

Postage stamps and publishing

- Buy, extend, and manage postage stamps for publishing content. - Find stamps you already own by scanning on-chain transfers. - Publish a file, folder, or text to Swarm, with the stamp picked automatically. - Publish history with open, copy link, share, and remove options.

Radicle

- Browse repositories on the Radicle network via rad:// or rad: URNs. - Read API for repositories, issues, patches, commits, and remotes. - window.radicle provider with a three-tier permission model (capabilities, connection, signing). - Identity derived from your wallet's recovery phrase.

Ad and tracker blocking

- Four filter-list categories: ads, trackers, cookie notices, and other annoyances. - Per-site allowlisting from the page menu. - Signed filter list updates over Swarm. - On-device engine with Adblock Plus syntax and cosmetic filtering. - Scriptlet support for blocking YouTube video ads.

Tor

- .onion sites routed through an embedded Arti Tor client or an external SOCKS proxy such as Orbot. - Onion-only: clearnet sites never touch Tor. - Fail closed: with Tor off or stopped, onion sites are refused.

Sensors and nodes

- Wallet, light-mode switch, and node page with publishing checklist. - Radicle node and Myotis Ethereum light client for name resolution, both off by default.

Privacy

- No telemetry, no ads, no analytics. - All browsing and node activity stays on your device except the network requests needed to fetch content.

Disclaimer

Freedom is an independent, open-source project by Meinhard Benn. It is not affiliated with Swarm, Radicle, IPFS, Tor, Ethereum, or any third-party service. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.