Why Swapsac

A place to meet,
help each other and organise.

Swapsac is a free platform for communities: a village, a campus, an association. No ads, no tracking, no data selling, no payments processed by the platform.

For citizensFor town hallsFor institutionsFor associationsFor artisans

For citizens

The things around you are more useful than you think.

That ladder in your garage. The apples from your garden. The afternoon you could spend helping someone move. Swapsac connects you to people near you - for free, and you decide who you talk to.

Give, lend or sell stuff
List what you have. Browse what's nearby. No fees, no shipping.
Exchange skills and time
Need a hand moving? Can teach guitar? Offer what you have, ask for what you need.
Join local events
Repair cafés, skill swaps, community clean-ups - find what's on near you.
Have your say
Town hall surveys, local questions. Your voice shapes your street.
Privacy by design. Your exchanges are private. Swapsac never sells or shares your personal data with third parties.
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For town halls

A direct channel to your citizens.

The Gazette puts your announcements, events and surveys directly in front of citizens. You post, they see it.

The city Gazette
A living noticeboard for your municipality. Official news alongside community life.
Surveys that get answered
Post questions directly to citizens. See results in real time.
Promote city events
Concerts, markets, council meetings - in the same feed citizens already browse.
Neighbours helping neighbours
Exchanges, services and local events, in the same place as your announcements.
Privacy by design. Swapsac never sells or shares citizen data. Fully GDPR compliant.
Get in touchCreate a town hall account

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For institutions

The life between your members, in one place.

A university spread across time zones, a school network, a research centre: a community does not need a campus to exist. Swapsac is where its members find each other, talk over time and organise together, for as long as they stay part of it.

Find each other
Look for a partner to rehearse a defence, propose a reading group, offer help with a translation.
Talk over time
A group per course, theme or project. September's conversation is still there in December, and nobody needs to be online at the same time.
Organise
Informal seminars, reading groups, gatherings around residential weeks. Posted by faculty, staff and members themselves.
Help each other
Thesis mentoring, proofreading, methodology. Offers and requests for help, visible to the whole community.
Stay informed
One shared feed: what is coming up, what has been posted, who has joined.
Decide together
Polls and consultations open to the whole community.
Alongside your tools, not instead of them. Swapsac does not touch your learning platform, your video tool, your courses, your grades or your supervision. It is the place for the relationship between members.
Light by design. Swapsac is run by a non-profit association under French law. No ads, no tracking, no AI, no data resale, no payments processed by the platform. It is light enough to work on a minimal connection, and available in four languages.
Free, and it stays free. Swapsac is funded by donations, never by advertising, data resale or licence fees.

Built with you, not delivered to you

We are looking for institutions who want to shape this with us. Your code of conduct can become the rule of the place, and reporting is built in. Moderation at the level of your institution is something we would build together.

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For associations

Organise your community.
Keep everyone in the loop.

Whether you run a repair café, a local solidarity network or a local environmental group - Swapsac gives you the tools to engage members and organise events.

Events front and centre
Publish your events where members already look. Repair cafés, swap parties, clean-ups - all in one place.
Community notices
Post announcements, lost & found, calls for volunteers - your noticeboard, always up to date.
Surveys for members
Poll your community in minutes. Results are live and visible to everyone you choose.
Help between members
Offers and requests for help, visible to everyone in your community.
Privacy by design. Swapsac never sells or shares member data. Fully GDPR compliant.
Get in touchCreate an association account

For artisans

Your skills are exactly what people near you need.

Swapsac connects local artisans, repairers and skilled people directly to people nearby looking for help - no platform fees, no middleman. Your reputation grows with every completed job.

Get found locally
List what you do and get discovered by people near you within a few kilometres.
Build your reputation
Every completed job earns a review. Your rating is your most valuable asset.
A profile that speaks for you
Your services, your area and your reviews, in one public profile.
Manage requests easily
Incoming requests, in-progress jobs and your active services - all in one dashboard.
Privacy by design. Your public profile shows what you offer and the reviews you earn. Your personal details and contact information are never sold or shared with third parties.
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Ready to get started?

No fees. No ads. No tracking. Just people near you helping each other.

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