net-merge

net-merge is a free, open-source networking tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux that combines Wi-Fi, Ethernet, phone hotspots, and USB-tethered connections. It creates a virtual network adapter using TUN and Wintun, assigning each new TCP or UDP connection to one network link and balancing more connections toward faster links; links that lose internet access receive no new connections until they recover. This can increase aggregate speeds for applications that open multiple connections, such as browsers, game and software downloads, cloud uploads, download managers, and torrents, but a single connection remains limited to one link. It requires administrator or network capabilities, supports IPv4 and IPv6, and is distributed under the MIT license.

Plexo is an open-source download manager for Windows and macOS that combines multiple recognized network interfaces, such as Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB tethering, to download one file concurrently. It probes for HTTP range support, divides the file into fixed 8 MB byte ranges, and sends independent range requests through sockets bound to specific local interface addresses. A shared work-stealing queue lets faster interfaces process more chunks, while each chunk is written to a temporary part file and later streamed into the assembled destination file. Downloads support pause and recovery, validator-checked resume using ETag and Last-Modified, retries with backoff, stall detection, redirect handling, disk-space checks, and per-interface transfer telemetry. Plexo is built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and Node.js. The repository states that it currently has no pre-built releases, so it must be run or packaged from source; local builds for macOS and Windows are unsigned. It is licensed under the MIT License.

netmon is a self-hosted local-network monitor that periodically measures download and upload speed, ping latency, ISP, and test-server details, then scans the local subnet with nmap ARP scanning to count active devices. It stores the measurements and device counts in a local SQLite database and uses matplotlib to produce 24-hour trend graphs. The monitor sends status updates and periodic reports to Telegram or Discord. Reports can include sarcastic LLM-generated analysis through an OpenAI-compatible API, including a local LLM server. It runs on macOS or Linux, uses Python and uv, and requires system installations of nmap and speedtest-cli; device counting requires passwordless sudo access for nmap.

NectarLink is a free, open-source application that connects an Android phone with a Windows PC, Linux computer, or preview macOS client. It provides notifications, messaging, calls, clipboard and file transfer, photo access, screen mirroring, phone apps in desktop windows, remote phone and PC controls, phone-as-webcam support, and audio features. Devices pair by QR code or a six-digit code and communicate directly over a local network or USB, without an account or cloud service. Connections use QUIC with TLS 1.3 and device keys; each feature has its own per-device permission switch. The shared Rust core handles pairing, sessions, storage, protocol, and capability negotiation, while the Windows desktop app uses Qt Quick and Rust and the Android app uses Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. The project distributes Windows and Android builds through GitHub Releases and documents Linux packages and a macOS preview. The applications and command-line client use GPL-3.0-or-later, core libraries use MPL-2.0, and the protocol documentation uses CC BY 4.0.

Merge is a connective infrastructure platform and universal context engine for AI agents, developed for companies building internal and customer-facing AI products. It connects agents to company data, tools, and models, with capabilities for authenticated tool access, LLM routing, customer-data synchronization, workforce access control, shared skills, and security auditing. Its context-layer approach combines synchronized copies of large datasets with live API lookups. A router selects between cached or live context, a summarizer derives higher-level context, and company skills and memory encode organizational definitions and procedures. The system also tracks data provenance, including where context came from and when it may become invalid.