I still have a lot to learn about Dat, but it's pretty interesting.

It's a P2P protocol that you interact with in two main ways: either by using the (Git-like) CLI or GUI tools to grab and manage files or collections of files, or via the GUI, webbrowser-like, Beaker Browser. Beaker opens up a really different way to use the network, where you get a web-like experience of browsing documents (HTML, etc.) and sharing and hosting them. It places creation and viewing on the same level.

Another, non-generalised client for the Dat network is ScienceFair, which focuses of reading and finding science academic material, and has a really cool reader that connects relevant figures and references. Would love to see a version for fields outside of science … …

• Distributed Web of Care: dat://distributedweb.care/ | Homepage | tchoi8/distributedwebofcare
• Dat Zine Library: dat://dat-zine-library.hashbase.io/ | Homepage | zachmandeville/dat-zine-library

• datproject.org
• awesome.datproject.org - Lots of Dat-related links.
• mafintosh/hypervision - Watch and broadcast live video streams.
• louiscenter/hypercast - 〃 but uses Beaker.
• beakerbrowser/dat-photos-app
• dat AUR package.
• garbados/dat-gateway - Access Dat stuff in any browser.
• sammacbeth/dat-fox - Dat Firefox extension.
  • dat-fox-helper-git - AUR package for required dat-fox-helper.
  • dat-p2p-protocol