Application: IPFS in Web Browsers

[flyingzumwalt]

Work in progress - please contribute. See #40.

[daviddias]

Lot's of fun progress here ipfs-inactive/browser-laptop#1

[Atavic]

IPFS coming to Firefox 59: pyllyukko/user.js#366

[victorb]

Weeeell, it's exposing protocol handlers we have use for together with for example ipfs-companion, but a IPFS core implementation won't be bundled in Firefox 59. But it's great progress none the less :)

[bleonard252]

Would like some better C people to help me with SapphireBrowser

[lidel]

First, quick status update for drive-by visitors :-)

• IPFS In Web Browsers has a dedicated repo now: https://github.com/ipfs/in-web-browsers
• Browser Extension for Firefox and Chromium: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion
  • Brave IPFS Integration - Roadmap and discussion: IPFS Integration - Roadmap and discussion brave/brave-browser#819

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@bleonard252 not sure what is your current plan, but it would be really cool to look into porting libdweb APIs to Chromium. The most complete and important one being Experimental Protocol Handler API.
Having that API, your Chromium-based browser would be able to delegate IPFS support to our extension (see wip PR with that API) and get all related features and future updates for free.

[bleonard252]

delegate IPFS support to our extension

That's not what I want. If it relies on the extension, it won't work on Android.

[lidel]

Chromium updates related to basic (redirect-based) protocol handler:

• Intent to Implement and Ship: Additional safelisted [DWeb] schemes for "registerProtocolHandler"
• Extensions API should implement manifest.json/protocol_handlers

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That's not what I want. If it relies on the extension, it won't work on Android.

If you are using Firefox for Android, the same extension should work:

• https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-companion/blob/master/docs/firefox-for-android.md

[bleonard252]

I'm using Chromium. Maybe I should use Firefox instead though?

[ghost]

now, the browser war finished. the Google chrome is the winner after microsoft IE (Chromium version, https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-building-chromium-powered-web-browser-windows-10),
so I say IPFS should support Chromium!!!

[ghost]

Lets make IPFS on Chromium, come on babys !

[bleonard252]

We could also try to add IPFS support to Firefox.

[incryptin]

Unstoppable Domains have created a browser (demo) that resolves the IPFS content connected with .crypto and .zil blockchain domains. Download here. Video here

[jessicaschilling]

Note: Discussion on applications of IPFS are happening over in the IPFS Forums now ... please continue the discussion there!

This issue is being moved over to the archived repo https://github.com/ipfs/apps/ for reference.