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Show HN: p2p.kiwi – Cross-Platform (macOS <-> Windows <-> Linux) P2P Screenshare

https://p2p.kiwi/

Full E2EE Cross-Platform (MacOS <-> Windows <-> Linux) P2P Mesh.

This project started almost 2 years ago (by that time it went with the name "Bananas Screen Sharing", which still yields results on Google) and has come a long way.

This started, because I was fed up with the lack of proper screenshare support on Linux (even when supported, the clients degrade to only being able to view, but not really participate).

Additionally, I got tired of this dance:

"Here.. no.. almost.. a bit to the top.. yeah, almost.. no.. more to the right.." .. when someone is sharing the screen and I try to help them navigate..

This is why p2p.kiwi supports multiple virtual cursors (they can't take control, but on double-click, they make a long sound on the presenter and grow in size..).

The kiwi also supports full remote control (mouse and/or keyboard) with an emergency eject key-chord (if people start typing rm -rf, you'd better press the emergency chord quickly..).

There is no p2p.kiwi cloud and no forced accounts.

Think of it as Skype's nerdy little sister, but E2EE, Chat, Voice, Screenshare, Remote-Controls, a P2P mesh network and completely free and open-source.

( 4 comments | on HN )
Re:Show HN: p2p.kiwi – Cross-Platform (macOS <-> Windows <->... by et-ducky on Friday September 25, 2026 @11:39AM (#49846102)
How do you get this through security and compliance checks at an org with tight controls?
Re:Show HN: p2p.kiwi – Cross-Platform (macOS <-> Windows <->... by GorillaMoe on Friday September 25, 2026 @05:06PM (#49849958)
It's completely open source. You can just clone the repo and build it yourself, if your org doesn't trust the GitHub CI (which builds the binaries and creates releases).

I wonder what these orgs do when they're buying licenses for Teamviewer or something?! This is fully closed source then and you never know what these clients really do!

Re:Show HN: p2p.kiwi – Cross-Platform (macOS <-> Windows <->... by et-ducky on Friday September 25, 2026 @11:38PM (#49852974)
Doesn't matter, unfortunately. Third party audited compliance certifications are the key to get in. Companies like Teamviewer are behind a gate forged in gold. Get funded, get certified, get customers.
Re:Show HN: p2p.kiwi – Cross-Platform (macOS <-> Windows <->... by GorillaMoe on Saturday September 26, 2026 @12:41PM (#49858202)
If the last sentence was meant for me: I don't care, if companies want to use this or not. I don't need/want funding. I don't need or want to get certified and I don't want customers (I'm pretty happy to have a lot of users). It was built to solve a problem I had. It solved it. According to the GH stars and downloads and Feedback in Discord, a lot of other people liked it as well.