--- title: Framework description: An overview of the Veilid Framework menu: main: weight: 3 weight: 1 layout: subpage sortby: weight --- <div class="focus-text"> Veilid is an open-source, peer-to-peer, mobile-first, networked application framework. </div> The framework is conceptually similar to <a href="https://ipfs.tech/">IPFS</a> and <a href="https://www.torproject.org/">Tor</a>, but faster and designed from the ground-up to provide all services over a privately routed network. The framework enables development of fully-distributed applications without a 'blockchain' or a 'transactional layer' at their base. The framework can be included as part of user-facing applications or run as a 'headless node' for power users who wish to help build the network. Download the PDF [Slides from Defcon](/Launch-Slides-Veilid.pdf)