# blenderskool/blaze

⚡ File sharing progressive web app built using WebTorrent and WebSockets

Repository: https://github.com/blenderskool/blaze
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blenderskool-blaze
Homepage: https://blaze.now.sh/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: frontend, backend, webrtc, websockets, file-transfer, sharing, node, pwa-app, hacktoberfest, webtorrent, preact, collaborate
Last push: 2024-10-28T09:14:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2811, "days_push": 674, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2478, forks 300 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.192391+00:00)

## What it is
Blaze is a progressive web app for peer-to-peer file sharing between multiple devices using WebTorrent (WebRTC) with WebSockets as a fallback. It requires no accounts or app installs—users join rooms in a browser to transfer files directly between devices.

## Use cases
- transfer files between laptop and phone without installing apps
- share files with multiple devices at once
- send files peer-to-peer without an intermediate server
- share files across different networks via a browser
- self-host a file sharing service

## When to choose
- you want browser-based, no-install file transfer across devices
- you need one-to-many file sharing in a room
- you prefer direct P2P transfer without files touching a server
- you want a self-hosted alternative to SHAREit

## When to avoid
- you need encrypted-at-rest or long-term file storage
- you need transfers without any internet connection
- you require large-scale enterprise file management with access controls

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, websocket, http-server, p2p
- domain: web-development, files, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: browser, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: file-sharing, webtorrent, pwa, webrtc, p2p-file-transfer, room-based, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- blenderskool/blaze (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.192391+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 2026-08-30T02:28:17.370829+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/blenderskool/blaze (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.192391+00:00, sha 91dc9c525bc2)
  - homepage: https://blaze.now.sh/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:16.406291+00:00, sha c63ca23e26a1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.