# gdamdam/awesome-decentralized-web

an awesome list of decentralized services and technologies

Repository: https://github.com/gdamdam/awesome-decentralized-web
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-decentralized-web
License Family: other
Topics: decentralized-protocols, decentralized-applications, decentralized-web, decentralized
Last push: 2026-07-01T14:55:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3723, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1707, forks 171 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.005129+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome list of decentralized web technologies, protocols, and tools such as IPFS, Matrix, ActivityPub, and Hypercore. It serves as a reference catalog for developers exploring peer-to-peer and decentralized application ecosystems.

## Use cases
- find decentralized protocols for building p2p apps
- discover alternatives to centralized web services
- learn about IPFS, Matrix, and ActivityPub ecosystem
- research decentralized web technologies before choosing a stack
- find open-source decentralized social networking tools

## When to choose
- you want a broad curated overview of decentralized web tools and protocols
- you are researching p2p and federated technologies
- you need a starting point for exploring the decentralized web ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained, up-to-date listings since the repo is in maintenance mode
- you are looking for blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFT, or DAO projects which are explicitly excluded
- you need a working tool rather than a reference list

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, networking, privacy, self-hosted, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, decentralized-web, p2p, curated-list, distributed-systems

## Member repositories
- gdamdam/awesome-decentralized-web (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.005129+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:26.451100+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gdamdam/awesome-decentralized-web (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.005129+00:00, sha 4d0a53ceb76a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.