IPFS Companion

Harness the power of IPFS in your browser

IPFS Companion - Access IPFS in Your Browser

"IPFS Companion" is an Android app that integrates with your local Kubo IPFS node to enable the seamless use of IPFS resources in your browser, providing features like automatic retrieval of sites, file sharing, and IPFS task management without relying on centralized hosting.

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By: https://ipfs.tech

Users: 50,000+

Rating: 3.85

(48)

Version: 3.1.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-02)

Creation date: 2020-06-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
clipboardWrite
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
idle
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.27M

Email: ip*****@ipfs.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3,646 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#60 in Developer Tools

#33 in gateway keyword 26

#55 in choice keyword 40

#138 in resource keyword 30 ▲ 3

#258 in command keyword 24 ▲

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

IPFS Companion (v3.1.0)

4.73

(74) 4,048+

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ABOUT

IPFS Companion harnesses the power of your locally running Kubo IPFS node (either through the IPFS Desktop app or the command-line daemon) directly inside your favorite browser, enabling support for ipfs:// and ipns:// addresses, automatic IPFS gateway loading of websites and file paths, easy IPFS file import and sharing, and more.

IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol designed to make the web faster, safer, more resilient, and more open. It enables the creation and dissemination of completely distributed sites and applications that don’t rely on centralized hosting and stay true to the original vision of an open, flat web. Visit https://ipfs.tech to learn more.

FEATURES

Automatically use IPFS to retrieve sites, files, and other resources already stored on IPFS (including redirecting DNSLink hostnames to IPNS names via your choice of gateway)
Support content-addressed IPFS paths (/ipfs/) and URIs (ipfs://) in your browser, and redirect them to the gateway of your choice
Share files from your browser by importing them to your local IPFS node via right-click or drag-and-drop, including the option to preload files at a public gateway
Check gateway info and Kubo RPC status with a single click, see how many peers Kubo RPC is connected to at a glance from your browser’s menu bar
Copy shareable links, snapshot links, IPNS/IPFS paths, and CIDs for IPFS-hosted sites
Common IPFS tasks — like pinning files and launching your IPFS Web UI dashboard — are available right in your browser
Options to toggle IPFS redirects globally or per website

User reviews

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Pros

Great way to use IPFS directly from Chrome
Works good
Great integration with Brave's implementation

Cons

Significant CPU usage impacting browser performance
Major browser slowdown leading users to remove it
Unreliable with certain sites and misbehaves without IPFS Desktop
WebUI issues and breakage after updates

Most mentioned

Slows down browser performance
High CPU usage
Integration issues with IPFS Desktop
Unreliable operation on various platforms

User reviews

Бесполезное и не понятное расширение

Антон Ващенко, 2024-04-23

I've been using IPFS Companion for quite a while, and I've noticed significant CPU usage that impacts my browser's performance. I switched to using DScan, a more efficient alternative. It doesn't need to run an IPFS node, significantly reducing the resource load on my system. It's also easier to manage my storage across multiple devices! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dscan-own-your-identity-o/idpfgkgogjjgklefnkjdpghkifbjenap