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Your friends. Your memories. Your rules.
A few photos. An ordinary Tuesday. Someone asking who’s around on Saturday. We liked that bit.
Clean Bookface gives your Facebook download a home you control. Keep your history private, share a memory with a friend, and read their posts in order.
No ads. No engagement ranking. No bot accounts.
Just the useful
part of a social network, with an exit door.
A small but important detail: this is the project’s front door. Open the encrypted app with an invitation from your host. Never enter your Facebook password here.
Open the fictional sample. Find an old story, browse an album and open a photograph. You can try it before deciding whether you want a circle for your friends.
The same reader can open supported archive files on your device. Selected files stay in this browser; the reader does not upload them or save the opened collection in browser storage. Closing or reloading the page means opening your original files again. Read the short guide and limits.
For preview testing: start with the fictional sample. The local reader does not encrypt your original files or downloaded copies. Keep your originals; security and usability reviews remain open.
Want to share with friends? A circle adds accounts and private sharing. You don't have to delete Facebook.
A circle is a site run by you or someone you trust. Ask a friend for an invitation. Nobody hosts one yet? Set up a small circle together. If you already have an invitation, open the personal link your friend sent and follow its sign-up steps. Save your recovery kit privately. You do not need a GitHub account to join.
In Facebook’s settings, find Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Export or download your information. Choose JSON, save every part, and keep an original backup. Menu names can vary.
Facebook’s download instructionsSelect all the ZIP parts together, keep the tab open and check the import warnings. Your browser encrypts memories before saving them to your home. Nothing is shared until you choose.
Accept each other as friends and compare the identity check over a call. Pick a photo or post, review the copy, and choose who sees it. Importing a friend list never contacts anyone.
Taking a break from Facebook—or asking it to delete your account—is a separate, optional step. Check your saved copies first. Read the leaving guide.
A familiar feed, private albums, comments, and an actual end to the page.
Actual encrypted-app screenshot. All accounts and posts are fictional.
One person can host a circle for their friends. Everyone else joins with an invitation and a browser.
Ask them for an invitation. You need no terminal, hosting account or payment details to join.
Choose a supported server and a permanent address. The hosting guide covers installation, private invitations and a backup you can restore. Friends use the separately published browser app; they do not need to manage a server.
Set up an encrypted homeHosting means looking after a bill, updates and backups. A small server can split that cost between friends. Compare practical options and the full cost breakdown. Permanent free hosting is not promised.
This page explains the project; it does not host member accounts or take uploads. Join a circle through a personal invitation, or follow the hosting guide to run one. There is no official public sign-up service.
The local book reads selected ZIPs in this page's memory without uploading them. Closing or reloading the page means reopening your originals. Its portable downloads are readable files, so keep them private.
The encrypted app opens memories in your browser. Your storage home gets encrypted copies, but still sees account names, connections and traffic. The app publisher remains trusted: someone who replaces its code can steal keys. Keep your originals and read the privacy guide.
No. Imported names are private records, not verified accounts. Exchange invitations or profile links with people you already know. Two people must accept a friendship before sharing. Compatible circles can connect when both hosts enable it.
No. Downloading your information and importing it here do not delete anything at Facebook. You can keep it, deactivate it, or request deletion through Facebook’s own settings. Facebook’s deletion instructions explain that separate request.
Personal invitations, posting limits, reports and people willing to moderate. Bots, automated personas and scraping are against the rules. Accessibility tools are welcome. We do not collect identity documents or pretend software can perfectly prove someone is human.
Yes. Download your saved imports, bring them privately to another home, or close your account in My account. Friends and sharing permissions do not automatically move. Someone you shared with may have saved a copy; a screenshot cannot be recalled.
This should outlast the person who started it. Try the instructions, check a screen with your keyboard, test a made-up archive, or help someone recover a backup. You don’t have to write code to make it better.
Try the encrypted preview with made-up memories. Importing, verified sharing, comments, reactions, recovery and backups have automated end-to-end checks. Independent human security, accessibility and usability reviews are still open. Existing v0.1 installations are not encrypted or upgraded by this website update.
Pick a starter task · How to contribute · Ask a question · Read the test results
Interested in looking after the guides or import tests? Two maintenance areas are open to contributors. A chosen public handle is welcome. Start with a small contribution before discussing responsibility.
Still owner-maintained, with room for future maintainers. Shared responsibility has to be earned and agreed, not assumed. Use fictional examples in public reports; keep your archives and recovery codes private. How stewardship works.
You’re all caught up. That used to be a feature.
Try it with fictional memories first. This encrypted preview is still being tested. Host dependencies have unresolved security advisories, and independent human security, accessibility and usability reviews remain unfinished. Keep your real archive in its original backup for now.