Flatsonar

LChat

by DevMercenary

Peer-to-peer chat over the local network

Broad permissions Verified creator MIT v0.1.0
Screenshot 1 of LChat

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.

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