A distributed data community

Dat is a nonprofit-backed community & open protocol for building apps of the future.

datBase

Coming soon!

  • Open Data: future-friendly apps for your research data pipeline.
  • Public Archives: archiving public data at risk of being lost.

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Dat Protocol

Build Custom Dat Apps

  • Live Syncing: easy file transfers, distributed databases, p2p streams.
  • Futuristic: private, encrypted, and peer-to-peer by default.

Build on Dat

Decentralized Web

Peer-to-peer websites

  • Beaker Browser: browse, create, and host websites over Dat.
  • Private Sharing: share files privately, encrypted with the secret URL.

Visit Beaker Browser

Imagining a better future

Human Technology

User-First Applications

Public Infrastructure

Learn More on Dat Blog

Why use Dat Protocol?

Distributed Sync

Faster Speeds

Efficient Storage

Read the documentation

Sponsors and Supporters

Dat is developed by the non-profit group Code for Science & Society and supported by generous sponsors.

Code for Science and Society Alfred P. Sloan Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

We need your support!

You help make Dat Project a success. Donations help sustain Dat Project & allow us to spend more time with our community.