🦒 AlongHere

Unlock local vault

The password never leaves this device.

🦒 AlongHere

Face-to-face pairing

Show this QR only to the person you want to pair with. It expires automatically.

🦒 AlongHere
Local-first · no account

Connect locally.
Private by design.

AlongHere notices other AlongHere devices without publishing your identity. Local mode stays on-device; server-assisted mode is optional and uses only short-lived anonymous presence.

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Someone with AlongHere is nearby.

No name, mode, interests or score are shown yet.

A calmer connection flow

1. PresenceOnly anonymous presence.
2. Private checkCompatibility without a public profile.
3. Mutual matchBoth sides must qualify.
4. RevealYou choose what to share.
5. Talk & consentMatching never implies consent.

Anonymous nearby

In server-assisted mode, only rotating handles and ephemeral public keys are returned.

No anonymous server-assisted presence yet.

Local profile

Stored only on this device. Each mode keeps its own interests.

Mode profile

Connection pace

Pace is private until a mutual match.

Boundaries

These are not broadcast. They help after a mutual match.

Private checks & matches

Pending checks stay anonymous. Profile details appear only after a mutual private match and only when the other person explicitly shares them.

No private checks or mutual matches yet.

Face-to-face pairing

Pair directly with someone in front of you. The QR contains no profile or location data and expires after two minutes.

Conversation starter

Optional prompts can make the first message easier. Skip any prompt without explanation.

Interests used for the private check travel only inside end-to-end encrypted relay envelopes and are discarded after compatibility is decided.

Encrypted chat

Chat is available only after a mutual private match. History stays local; the server carries only recipient-encrypted envelopes and deletes them when collected.

No mutual match selected.

Expiry is enforced on both devices after decryption; relay ciphertext is already deleted when collected.

Connection mode

Local-only remains the default. Server-assisted is opt-in and can be disconnected at any time.

Server mode uses coarse location (roughly 100 m cells), rotating handles and short expiry. It does not upload your profile, interests, boundaries, matches or plaintext messages.
Matched peers receive a private relay address only inside the encrypted handshake; public nearby handles keep rotating.

Privacy & security

There is no AlongHere password server. A local password protects only this device.

Data boundary

Your profile, interests, boundaries, matches, consent state and chat history stay on your device. Optional server presence is anonymous and short-lived.

Encrypted relay inbox

Messages collected from the relay are decrypted in this browser. The server only sees an encrypted envelope.

No encrypted relay messages.

Blocked devices

Blocks are stored only on this device. Blocked public keys are ignored before relay decryption.

No blocked devices.