Built on a network of people, not platforms.

A global network for your identity, powered by people.

On social media, you follow each other, on Portrait you host each other—without relying on centralized platforms. This is how the web should have been—you're helping bring it back.

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Participate in hosting to help decentralize the web and help keep Portraits available to everyone.

Hosting is what makes Portrait different

Hosting is what makes Portrait different

What if the internet wasn’t made of platforms—but people, securing each other’s data?

Most websites sit on distant servers, rented from corporations you'll never meet. Portrait flips that model: your page lives through others. When someone visits your Portrait, it’s served not by a data center, but by people—peers around the world who keep your presence online. Hosting becomes something shared, almost human. It’s not just more resilient—it’s more meaningful. Built on the Open Internet Protocol and designed to work on all devices.
Create your Portrait

Upload your work, organize your ideas and adventures, and build a personal canvas that's as unique as you.

Portrait app in MacOS dock
Download the app

Install the hosting app to start hosting, optimized for Mac and Windows, and open-source for all to verify.

Portrait app in MacOS dock
Start hosting

Open the app, find a Portrait you care about, and click “Host” to help it stay alive on the network.

Designed for anyone. Open to the world.

Unbreakable, truly yours.

Unbreakable, truly yours.

Your data is yours, secured by aerospace-grade cryptography.

Your Portrait is cryptographically signed with your Ethereum key—verifiable, tamper-proof, and portable. Even if platforms vanish, your presence remains intact and publicly provable.
Lightweight, by design.

Lightweight, by design.

Easy to use, easy to host. No servers required. Just you.

Portrait runs on lightweight edge nodes—browsers, apps, and devices you already use. Hosting is distributed, efficient, and forgiving, making the network accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Built on protocols, not platforms.

Built on protocols, not platforms.

Open source, open standards. No vendor lock-in. Open Internet Protocol.

The Open Internet Protocol is a decentralized protocol designed for social applications and interoperability. Your content lives on open infrastructure—not inside walled gardens—so it remains usable across platforms and time.

Portrait is built on top of the Open Internet Protocol (OIP), a decentralized protocol designed for social applications.

Learn more about OIP

Frequently asked questions

Portrait is a new kind of personal site—fully yours, decentralized, and designed for self-expression. Think of it as your own corner of the internet that no platform can take away.