Awesome Reticulum

This is a curated list of projects related to the Reticulum network.
The source code of the upstream list this was forked from is hosted at github.com/lorien/awesome-reticulum
It is also available at awesome-reticulum.net

Contents

• Node Firmware
• Network Stack
• Application-Layer Protocols
• Messangers and Browsers
• Transports and Network Interfaces
• Network Tools
• LXMF Bots
• NomadNet Applications
• Flasher
• Micron Markdown Format
• LoRa Tools
• Custom Devices
• Small Utilities and Code Examples
• Community Discussions

Node Firmware

Project Name	Description	Last Updated
markqvist / RNode_Firmware	An RNode is an open, free and unrestricted digital radio transceiver. It enables anyone to send and receive any kind of data over both short and very long distances.
RNode_Firmware_CE	Community maintained fork of the open firmware which powers RNode.
Micro Reticulum	Integration of the microReticulum network stack to implement a completely self-contained standalone node on ESP32/NRF52 devices.
DanBeard / RETCON	Enables quick creation of pre-configured Raspberry Pi images that automatically form resilient mesh networks once deployed.
RNodeTHV4	Standalone Reticulum over LoRa and WiFi Node - Firmware for Heltec V4.
strijar / RNS-Gate	Standalone device for access and routing within the Reticulum Network Stack.
gretel / reticulum-openwrt	GitHub workflow for cross-compiling Reticulum Network Stack (RNS) packages for OpenWrt.
RNode Halow firmware	RNode implementation based on the Taixin TXW8301, using the 802.11ah.
Ratdeck	Standalone Reticulum on LilyGo T-Deck, all-in-one.
Pyxis	Standalone Reticulum on LilyGo T-Deck, all-in-one.
Retinet	RetiNet is a library to allow your software to communicate securely in all kinds of situations.	—
Ratcom	Standalone Reticulum on M5Stack's Cardputer Adv.

Network Stack

Project Name	Description
Reticulum	(Markqvist) The cryptography-based networking stack for building unstoppable networks with LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi and everything in between.
microReticulum	(Attermann) Port of Reticulum Network Stack to C++ specifically but not exclusively targeting 32-bit and better MCUs.
Reticulum-rs	(BeechatNetworkSystemsLtd) Reticulum Networking Stack implementation written in Rust.
Reticulum-Go	(Networks) A Go implementation of the Reticulum Network Stack.
reticulum-zig	(Ion232) An implementation of Reticulum in Zig targeting operating systems and embedded devices.
reticulum-network-stack	(Sergst83) An implementation of Reticulum network stack in Java.
reticulum_ex	(Int32) An implementation of the Reticulum Network Stack in Elixir. This implementation is a work in progress and is definitely not ready for day to day use.

Application-Layer Protocols

Project Name	Description
markqvist / LXMF	A simple and flexible messaging format and delivery protocol that allows a wide variety of implementations, while using as little bandwidth as possible.
markqvist / LXST	A simple and flexible real-time streaming format and delivery protocol that allows a wide variety of implementations, while using as little bandwidth as possible.

Messengers and Browsers

Project Name	Description
markqvist / NomadNet	Off-grid, resilient mesh communication with strong encryption, forward secrecy and extreme privacy.
markqvist / Sideband	An extensible LXMF messaging and LXST telephony client, situational awareness tracker and remote control and monitoring system for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows.
liamcottle / reticulum-meshchat	A simple mesh network communications app powered by the Reticulum Network Stack.
torlando-tech / columba	A simple messaging app for the Reticulum network on Android using Bluetooth LE over Reticulum.
Ren / Browser	A browser for the Reticulum Network. Target platforms: Web, Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS. Built using Flet.
kc1awv / lxst_phone	A peer-to-peer voice calling application built on the Reticulum Network Stack.
fr33n0w / rBrowser	A modern, web-based UI for exploring NomadNet nodes and pages over the Reticulum network.
RNS-Things / MeshChatX	A heavily customized fork of Reticulum MeshChat; meaningful, stable and tested modifications will be submitted as a PR upstream.
fr33n0w / lxmf-cli	Feature-rich terminal-based LXMF messaging client for Reticulum.

Transports and Network Interfaces

Project Name	Description
LFManifesto / ReticulumHF	Encrypted communication over HF radio using the Reticulum Network Stack and FreeDV digital modes.
torlando-tech / ble-reticulum	A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface for Reticulum Network Stack, enabling mesh networking over BLE without additional hardware on Linux devices.
Reticulum-Interfaces / RNS-over-HTTP	A Reticulum interface that tunnels traffic over standard HTTP/S POST requests, allowing Reticulum to operate on networks where only web traffic is permitted.
BeechatNetworkSystemsLtd / rns-tun-rs	Reticulum TUN adapter.
BeechatNetworkSystemsLtd / rns-vpn-rs	Library and application for VPN client over Reticulum mesh network.
BeechatNetworkSystemsLtd / rns-mavlink-rs	Bridges a flight controller connected via serial port to a QGroundControl ground station over Reticulum mesh network.
RFnexus / reticulum-over-hf	Resources on how to configure Reticulum to work over HF radio.
RFnexus / FreeDVInterface	A CustomInterface for Reticulum that provides a plug and play, cross-platform sound modem interface for HF radios using the FreeDV API. Supports VOX, serial, and Hamlib PTT.
R2AirVlad / Reticulum-Network-Over-Icom-D-star-Transceivers	Custom RNS interface script enabling transmission and reception of LXMF packets through GMSK modems in Icom transceivers compatible with the D-star standard.
matvik22000 / rns-over-icmp	Allows using ICMP PING packets as a transport layer for Reticulum, consisting of a client and a server component.
Guide: Reticulum over DNS tunnel	Guide on how to run Reticulum over a DNS tunnel using Iodine server.

Network Tools

Project Name	Description
acehoss / rnsh	A utility written in Python that facilitates shell sessions over Reticulum networks, providing a similar experience to SSH.

LXMF Bots

Project Name	Description
randogoth / lxmf-bot	Python class to easily develop a simple Telethon style chatbot for the LXMF protocol.
lxmfy / LXMFy	Easily create LXMF bots for the Reticulum Network with this extensible framework.
lxmfy / ollama-bot	Interact with Ollama LLMs using the LXMFy bot framework.

NomadNet Applications

Project Name	Description
RNS-Things / rns-page-node	A simple way to serve pages and files over the Reticulum network. Drop-in replacement for NomadNet nodes that primarily serve pages and files.
fr33n0w / thechatroom	An IRC-style chat room built for Reticulum NomadNet, optimized for MeshChat v2.1+.
gralexey / lxmf-quick-chat	A lightweight chat script for NomadNet nodes.
AutumnSpark1226 / nomadForum	A forum application for the NomadNetwork.

Flasher

Project Name	Description
liamcottle / rnode-flasher	A web based firmware flasher for Reticulum / RNode_Firmware.

Micron Markdown Format

Project Name	Description
randogoth / micron-blog	Pelican plug-in and theme for publishing a site in Micron markup format for NomadNet nodes.
randogoth / md2txt	Transform Markdown into arcane text formats including NomadNet format.
RFnexus / micron-parser-js	A JavaScript parser for Micron, a lightweight, terminal-friendly markdown format used in NomadNet and MeshChat.
fr33n0w / micron-composer	A powerful WYSIWYG editor for creating NomadNet-ready .mu pages using the Micron markup language.

LoRa Tools

Project Name	Description
markqvist / LoRaMon	Allows you to sniff LoRa networks with an RNode, and dump captured packets to the console or files.
randogoth / lora-transmit	Simple commandline raw LoRa packet transmitter for RNode hardware.

Custom Devices

Project Name	Description
weltamdraht / ReticulumRasPiRelaySwitch	Switches electrical devices on or off when an according command is received through Reticulum's LXMF.

Small Utilities and Code Examples

Project Name	Description
antlas0 / rns_tools	A small range of RNS tools driven by curiosity about the Reticulum stack.
SebastianObi / RNS-Tools	Various small programs and tools which use the Reticulum Network Stack.
SebastianObi / LXMF-Tools	Various small programs and tools which use the LXMF message protocol.
CyberKiska / lxmf-vanity-address-generator-py	A simple CLI tool to generate LXMF vanity addresses on the Reticulum network.
SebastianObi / NomadNet-Pages	Various small example pages/programs for usage with the NomadNet node server or rns_server_page.
Official RNS Examples	Examples of using RNS in the official documentation.

Community Discussions

Platform	Link
Matrix	#reticulum:matrix.org ~500 people
Zulipchat	reticulum.zulipchat.com ~50 people