Meet the Wildroot browser
Your own email address and social accounts. Native Hyper and torrent streaming. Files to read, share, back up and publish.
01 / Home
Files, inbox, social feeds and published pages, together on a Home you can arrange. Move and resize panels, choose the folders you want nearby, and keep your layout for next time.
02 / Mail & social accounts included
Your free name comes with an email address, a Bluesky account and a Mastodon account. Read and reply in Mail. Browse, post and join conversations in the built-in social clients.
Social also includes Nostr. Your supported accounts connect through your identity, so they feel like part of the same browser.
One free name. All of these addresses.
An example name. Choose an available one in the browser. Hosted names, mail and social accounts are provided by HNS.ONE.
Encryption when you need it. Mail supports PGP encryption and signature checks. Ordinary email is not encrypted end to end by default; encryption depends on the message and correspondent.
Desktop and mobile. The built-in mail client is on desktop. Android includes social clients and email connection settings for using another mail app. Hosted mail and social depend on the services being available.
03–04 / Peer-to-peer, first class
Hyper and BitTorrent are built into Wildroot. Explore a drive, open a peer-to-peer page or start a film without reaching for another application.
Native Hyper
Open Hyper drives, browse their folders and load peer-to-peer websites right in a tab. Native Hyper support brings another part of the web within reach.
Drive availability depends on reachable peers. Direct peer connections are restricted in Private mode.
BitTorrent, built in
Open a magnet link or drop in a torrent. Start watching or listening as the file arrives, with a full player and transfer manager already in your browser.
Playback depends on the file and peers. Torrent peers can see your IP address; Private mode blocks this direct traffic.
05 / Files & built-in readers
Browse local folders, shared folders and connected online storage in one workspace. Open documents and media directly, with tools suited to the file in front of you.
PDF · Word · Markdown
Excel · CSV · ODS
EPUB · CBZ comics
Images · Audio · Video
Read, search, highlight, add text, draw, fill forms and add a signature. Save or print without leaving the browser.
Open Word documents, Excel and OpenDocument spreadsheets, CSV tables, Markdown, EPUB books and CBZ comics. PowerPoint decks open as slide outlines.
View images and play supported audio and video. Files and the browser’s media tools work alongside your documents and connected folders.
Built in Convert audio and video with Export as…. Choose a format, save a new copy, or extract the audio from a video—all on your computer.
PDF, CSV, Markdown, EPUB and CBZ have dedicated readers. Word and spreadsheet previews may differ from the original application. PowerPoint shows slide text, images and notes in an outline, rather than reproducing the slide layout.
Older Word .doc files, ODT, RTF and CBR comics do not yet have working readers. Media support depends on the codecs in the file.
06–07 / Share it. Keep a copy.
Send an evolving folder to someone by name, or keep an encrypted copy in connected storage. Choose what leaves your computer and where it goes.
08 / Publish
A portfolio, a project, a place for your ideas. Create a page or choose a folder, then publish it from Wildroot. Your free name includes starter hosting for your website.
Type yourname.wildroot straight into the address bar. Your site opens directly in Wildroot or any browser that supports Handshake.
For everyone else, share yourname.wildroot.io. It reaches the same website in any browser.
Starter storage limits apply; larger sites may need a paid plan. Publishing requires connected online storage.
Made by you.
Found at your name.
yourname.wildrootWildroot & any browser that supports Handshakeyourname.wildroot.ioWorks in any browser09 / Apps
Give a local app access to the folder it needs. Navidrome turns your music collection into a library you can browse and play. Apps also includes an online directory of useful websites.
Manage or remove local app access in the browser. The alpha includes a curated selection, not a general extension store. Apps may have their own service requirements.
10 / A wider web
Chromium powers everyday browsing. Wildroot adds native names, Hyper, IPFS, torrents, Gemini and other addresses. The address-bar panel tells you how a page arrived and what was checked.
Desktop can check naming proofs locally and compare a site’s certificate with its published pin. Android uses a resolver rather than the desktop’s local proof.
Fast is the default. Private uses Tor and stricter lookup rules for supported routes. Some destinations and direct peer networks are unavailable in that mode.
Private mode is not a guarantee of anonymity. Experimental private DNS depends on the relay and resolver not colluding.
All supported address types ↗Desktop 2.78.51 · 22 September 2026
A more flexible workspace and better ways to keep your work online.
