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Near You. Off the Grid.

Private chat and file sharing across nearby devices - no internet, no servers, no trace.

Local meshNearby only No accountsPrivate by default Fast filesDirect handoff
iOS Android Windows
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Laptop WindowsOnline

Built for the moment the network disappears.

Chen Nearby keeps nearby people connected when mobile data, roaming, accounts, and cloud uploads are the wrong tool for the job.

No Internet, No Problem

Nearby devices build a local route over Wi-Fi Direct, LAN, or hotspot and keep talking without the cell tower.

Cross-Platform by Design

One local protocol across iOS, Android, and Windows, so a phone can hand a file to a laptop without glue apps.

Zero Cloud, Zero Trace

Messages and files travel device to device. No account system, no analytics path, no shadow copy in the cloud.

Consent-First Pairing

No silent background pairing. You request, they accept, and the local link becomes intentional.

Four steps from cold start to private mesh.

The flow is designed to be understandable in a crowd, on a plane, in a classroom, or out in the field.

Open the app

Nearby visibility starts a short discovery lease.

Discover nearby

Only visible app users appear, not raw network nodes.

Both sides accept

A request becomes a link only after deliberate consent.

Chat and send

Text, photos, voice notes, and full files move locally.

If we cannot see it, neither can anyone else.

Offline-by-design means privacy is not a toggle hidden in settings. It is the product path.

In Flight

35,000 ft of photos, zero bars

Share trip memories seat-to-seat without paying for slow airplane Wi-Fi.

Classroom

Notes move at the speed of attention

Push slides, recordings, and lab data to the row without logins or cloud uploads.

Fieldwork

Last-mile data off the grid

Send samples, photos, and coordinates between phones when there is no signal at all.

Workshop

Multi-gig files, no uploading

Hand off raw footage or project archives across the table at local-link speed.

One mesh, three native clients.

The first public build is rolling out in waves. Android leads the beta while iOS and Windows prepare their native clients.

iOS

Coming Soon

iPhone and iPad builds for nearby chat, files, and trusted peer lists.

Android

Beta Available

Phones and tablets can start testing the local mesh experience first.

Windows

Coming Soon

Desktop handoff for large files, project folders, and cross-device workflows.

Updates will live here.

Release notes, setup guides, privacy notes, and beta announcements will use the blog beneath this official homepage.

Request Access

7/04/2026

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