Support Knit

Knit is funded by the people who use it

Knit doesn't show ads or track you, and there's nothing about you to sell. It's one developer's full-time job, and the money to keep it going comes from the people who use it. If Knit has been useful to you, here's where that money goes and how to chip in.

Choose how to support Knit

What your support pays for

Phone to phone, Knit costs nothing to run. Building it costs money, and so do the servers that carry chats beyond the mesh.

  • The developer's time

    Knit is Jeff Mixon's full-time job: the Android and iPhone apps, the mesh underneath them, the relays and this site.

  • The servers

    Knit's public relay carries chats over the internet for anyone who turns on Internet relays. The call relay connects supporters' calls when two phones can't reach each other directly.

  • Testing hardware

    Knit is tested on real phones and radios, since you can't test a mesh with one phone.

  • Apple's developer fee

    Apple charges it every year, and there's no Knit for iPhone without it.

What supporters receive

Supporters on GitHub Sponsors or Ko-fi, at the level the Knit Anywhere site names, receive Knit Anywhere as a thank-you:

  • Calls that connect even when two phones can't reach each other directly, through Knit's own call relay
  • Larger files in chats, sent over Knit's public relay
  • A supporter badge on your profile photo

Relaying a call and storing a large file cost real money each time someone does it, so Knit offers them as a thank-you to the people who keep it running. Monthly support keeps Knit Anywhere on for as long as it continues.

See the supporter level on the Knit Anywhere site

What stays free for everyone

You never have to support Knit to use it.

  • The app itself, with no ads and no tracking
  • Messaging nearby over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, with no internet
  • End-to-end encrypted direct and group chats
  • Chats over the internet when you turn on Internet relays, Knit's public relay included
  • Small files over Knit's public relay
  • Calls nearby, and calls over the internet wherever the two phones can reach each other directly
  • Pairing a Meshtastic radio for longer range
  • The source code, open under the GPLv3
  • Running your own relay: anyone can run Knit Spool, with files of any size and their own call relay

How to support Knit

Monthly support goes furthest, because it's what lets Knit stay a full-time job. A one-time contribution helps too.

  • Ko-fi

    Monthly or one-time, and you don't need a GitHub account. At the supporter level, Knit thanks you with Knit Anywhere.

    Support Knit on Ko-fi

  • GitHub Sponsors

    Monthly or one-time, from your GitHub account. At the supporter level, Knit thanks you with Knit Anywhere.

    Sponsor on GitHub

  • Liberapay (personal)

    Recurring support that goes to the developer personally rather than to Knit, with no perks.

    Support on Liberapay

The terms

Knit is built by an individual, independent developer, not a company, charity or non-profit. Support is voluntary and not tax-deductible. Each payment is made on its platform, under that platform's terms and refund policy, and getknit.app never sees your card or bank details. Apart from Knit Anywhere for supporters at its level, support carries no perks and nothing is owed in return.

Read the privacy policy
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