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# IPFS Implementations
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There isn't one canonical IPFS implementation. There is so much to explore in this space that it's ideal to have a plethora of implementations experimenting and optimizing for various usecases. Below is a list of IPFS implementations that we know of in name alphabetical order. If you're aware of more, please add!
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IPFS is an open-source project that encourages the development of multiple implementations of the protocol, each of which seeks to optimize for various use cases. Below is non-exhaustive list of IPFS implementations, grouped by development and maintenance status ([active](#actively-maintained) and [inactive](#inactive)) and ordered alphabetically. If you're aware of more implementations, [edit this page in GitHub](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/edit/main/docs/concepts/ipfs-implementations.md) or [open an issue](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/issues/new?assignees=&labels=need%2Ftriage&template=open_an_issue.md&title=IPFS%20Implementations) to have the list updated.
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Looking into implementing IPFS yourself?
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Relevant specifications are listed in [ipfs/specs](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/).
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See the official [IPFS Specifications](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/).
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## Actively maintained
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| Name | URL | Language(s) | What it's trying to do |
| auspinner |<https://github.com/2color/auspinner>| go | CLI tool to deal with the pinning service API and upload files through bitswap. |
| barge |<https://github.com/application-research/estuary/tree/master/cmd/barge>| go | CLI tool with a git like workflow to upload deltas to estuary. |
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| barge |<https://github.com/application-research/barge>| go | CLI tool with a git like workflow to upload deltas to estuary. |
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| Boost |<https://github.com/filecoin-project/boost>| go | Daemon to get IPFS data in and out of a Filecoin storage provider. |
| Estuary |<https://github.com/application-research/estuary/>| go | Daemon oriented service to pin and onboard IPFS data into Filecoin. |
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| gomobile-ipfs |<https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/gomobile-ipfs>| go | Library oriented ipfs daemon to help embeding Kubo into a mobile app. |
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| ipfs cluster |<https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-cluster>| go | CRDT / Raft consensus between some more less trusted nodes to allocate and synchronise a pinset on multiple IPFS nodes. |
| ipfs-embed |<https://github.com/ipfs-rust/ipfs-embed>| rust | Small embeddable ipfs implementation. |
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| ipfs-lite |<https://github.com/hsanjuan/ipfs-lite>| go | Minimal library oriented ipfs daemon building on the same blocks as Kubo but with a minimal glue layer. |
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| ipfs-nucleus |<https://github.com/peergos/ipfs-nucleus/>| go | Minimal IPFS replacement for P2P IPLD apps. |
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| ipget |<https://github.com/ipfs/ipget>| go | Minimal wget insipired tool to download files from IPFS nodes over bitswap. |
| js-ipfs |<https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs>| javascript, typescript | Javascript implementation targeting nodejs and browsers. [**Development of js-ipfs is being discontinued**](#js-ipfs-being-discontinued). |
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| Kubo |<https://github.com/ipfs/kubo>| go | Generalist daemon oriented IPFS implementation with an extensive HTTP API. |
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| Linux2ipfs |<https://github.com/Jorropo/linux2ipfs>| go | Small pipeline and extreme-performance oriented implementation to upload files and deltas to pinning services very fast. |
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| Lotus |<https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus>| go | Filecoin node handling consensus, storage providing, making storage deals, importing data, ... |
| whypfs |<https://github.com/whyrusleeping/whypfs>| go | Daemon based on the same building blocks as Kubo but with some options tweaking for more performance. |
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### js-ipfs being discontinued
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Development of the [js-ipfs project](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs) is being discontinued to focus on [Helia](https://github.com/ipfs/helia), a leaner, more modular, modern implementation of IPFS in JavaScript scheduled for release in 2023. To learn more about Helia and the current state of IPFS in JS, see the [blog post](https://blog.ipfs.tech/state-of-ipfs-in-js/).
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Because of this, js-ipfs tutorials may be out of date, and will eventually be archived.
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## Inactive
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| Name | URL | Language(s) | What it's trying to do |
| ipget |<https://github.com/ipfs/ipget>| go | Minimal wget inspired tool to download files from IPFS nodes over bitswap. |
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| Linux2ipfs |<https://github.com/Jorropo/linux2ipfs>| go | Small pipeline and extreme-performance oriented implementation to upload files and deltas to pinning services very fast. |
| whypfs |<https://github.com/whyrusleeping/whypfs>| go | Daemon based on the same building blocks as Kubo but with some options tweaking for more performance. |
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