Veilid links and resources
Veilid is an open-source, peer-to-peer, mobile-first, networked application framework.
Useful links
Videos
Some useful videos about Veilid:
Veilid announcement at DEF CON 31
DEF CON 31 - The Internals of Veilid, a New Decentralized Application Framework.
By DilDog and Medus4
A bird's-eye view of Veilid, new open source, privacy focused app framework from CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc)! Mobile first, end to end encrypted, with speeds never before seen in a privacy app!
A high level presentation about Veilid at HOPE XV (2024). By Katelyn "medus4" Bowden and Paul "The_Gibson" Miller.
A high-level but technical overview of Veilid at Security Fest 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. By Christien 'DilDog' Rioux.
An interview to Christien 'DilDog' Rioux about the technical side of Veilid. Rust Linz November 2023.
Veilid, So easy a Teenager Can Do It!
Presentation by Bianca Lewis, at BSides Philly 2023
DC407 meeting online, recorded on January 9th, 2025
CactusCon 12 (2024) Talk, by DilDog, Medus4
CC12 - Veilid, the future of privacy- aka- how to destroy capitalism with the Cult of the Dead Cow
Projects
Here are some notable projects/applications written over veilid:
Stigmerge sends and receives file content anonymously over the Veilid network.
VeilidChat is a decentralized, secure, and private chat application built upon the Veilid distributed application platform.
It's a technical demo. Don't expect to replace your instant messaging with VeilidChat, yet.
Like Tailscale but using Veilid.
Auto Contacts Update and Location Sharing.
vdrop.link runs veilid completely in the browser using veilid-wasm and it's JavaScript bindings. There's no traditional server or backend, and it relies on connecting to other veilid nodes using another veilid node as a relay.
DDCP (Database-to-Database Copy)
SQLite replication over Veilid.