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

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

Create your Portrait

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

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Download the app

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

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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.

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

Lightweight, by design.

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

Built on protocols, not platforms.

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

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.