LChat
by DevMercenary
Peer-to-peer chat over the local network
About
LChat is a direct peer-to-peer chat for two computers on the same local network. It exchanges text (copy-paste) and files without any servers, accounts, or internet access. Features: - Direct encrypted connection (Noise, X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305) with a shared password - Прямое шифрованное соединение (Noise, X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305) по общему паролю - Automatic discovery of the other computer on the LAN — no manual IP needed - Автопоиск собеседника в локальной сети — IP вводить не нужно - Inline previews for images and text files, and video thumbnails - Предпросмотр картинок и текстовых файлов, миниатюры видео - Drag-and-drop of files, and paste of images/files from the clipboard - Drag-and-drop файлов и вставка картинок/файлов из буфера обмена - Optional saved chat history and launch on system startup - Опционально: сохранение истории чата и автозапуск при старте системы
Permissions
1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.
- full access to your home folder
--filesystem=home - network
--share=network - Wayland display
--socket=wayland - X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
--socket=fallback-x11 - inter-process communication (needed for X11)
--share=ipc - GPU acceleration
--device=dri
Who publishes this
The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.
- the build has network access: it can download things the manifest does not list
build-options:--share=network - hosted by github.com/devmercenary, which owns the io.github namespace of io.github.DevMercenary.LChat
publisher:namespace
Maintenance
Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.
No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.