Sharing Pages

localWiki supports P2P page sharing so you can collaborate with teammates without sending your data through a cloud server. Shared pages sync directly between connected peers.

How sharing works

When you share a page, localWiki makes it available to peers on your network (or through the relay server for remote peers on paid plans). The page content is end-to-end encrypted during transit — only peers with the shared sync secret can decrypt it.

Share a page

Sharing is done from the sidebar, not the TopBar:

1. Hover over a page in the sidebar page list.
2. Click the Share icon that appears on the right side of the page row.
3. The page is immediately marked as shared.

If you already have a shared page and click share on a different page, a confirmation prompt asks whether you want to replace the current shared page (free tier allows one shared page at a time). The prompt notes: “Upgrade to Starter for shared docs and unlimited sync.” If you click the share icon on the currently shared page, a prompt asks whether you want to stop sharing.

Shared page badge

Pages that are currently shared display a Shared badge in the TopBar when the page is open in the editor. The badge shows the number of connected peers (e.g., “Shared - 2 peers” or “Shared - No peers”).

In the sidebar, the share icon is highlighted for the currently shared page.

Peer connections

Connected peers appear in the TopBar as an avatar group when viewing a shared page. The peer count is displayed alongside the shared badge.

Revoking a share

To stop sharing a page, click the Share icon on the currently shared page in the sidebar and confirm when prompted. Connected peers will lose access on their next sync cycle. The page remains in your local vault unchanged.