Hyphanet

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Hyphanet

Summary

Hyphanet is a peer-to-peer software[1]. Hyphanet draws 1,405 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer_software category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hyphanet is the creator of Ian Clarke[3].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Florent Daigniere[4].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Steve Dougherty[5].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Arne Babenhauserheide[6].
  • Hyphanet received the SUMA Award[7].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer software[8].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[9].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as overlay network[10].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as application software[11].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer file sharing[12].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as distributed social network[13].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as filestore[14].
  • Hyphanet's developer is recorded as Arne Babenhauserheide[15].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[16].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[17].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[18].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[19].
  • Hyphanet's programmed in is recorded as Java[20].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[21].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as macOS[22].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[23].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Q14658[24].
  • Hyphanet's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.5 build 1476[25].
  • Hyphanet's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.5 build 1473[26].
  • Hyphanet's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.5 build 1481[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peer-to-peer software[8], free and open-source software[9], overlay network[10], application software[11], peer-to-peer file sharing[12], and distributed social network[13].

History and Context

July 1999 marks the founding of Hyphanet[28].

Why It Matters

Hyphanet draws 1,405 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer_software category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] Hyphanet has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Hyphanet is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Hyphanet receive?

Honors received include SUMA Award[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · ~2026-49768-23 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Download url → https://www.hyphanet.org/fr/pages/download.html, https://www.hyphanet.org/fr/pages/download.html, https://www.hyphanet.org/ru/pages/download.html
    Software version identifier → 0.7.5 build 1476, 0.7.5 build 1473, 0.7.5 build 1481 +31
    Official website → https://www.hyphanet.org/, http://mids.student.utwente.nl:80/~mids/freenet/fid.html, http://www.freenetproject.org/ +4
    Official forum url → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.7.5 build 1507"
  2. 10w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.hyphanet.org/, http://mids.student.utwente.nl:80/~mids/freenet/fid.html, http://www.freenetproject.org/ +4
    Official forum url → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P10027]] to [[Property:P856]]"
  3. 10w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official forum url → —
    Im channel url → freenet-locutus:matrix.org
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/hyphanet/fred, cvs://freenet.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/freenet, cvs://cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/freenet +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10027]]: https://www.hyphanet.org/ru/"
  4. 10w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sourceforge project → freenet
    Described by source → —
    Gentoo package → net-p2p/freenet
    Different from → —
    + 82 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10027]]: https://freenet.org/"
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