# How Knit Anywhere works, in plain words

Each page answers one question, short answer first. The last section on each page says where the feature stops, so you know what you're counting on.

- [What is Knit Anywhere?](https://anywhere.getknit.app/docs/what-is-knit-anywhere): What Knit Anywhere is, and how it differs from Knit and from Knit Spool.
- [How does a photo reach someone who isn't nearby?](https://anywhere.getknit.app/docs/photos-and-files): How a photo gets to someone far away through Knit's relay, and what the relay sees on the way.
- [What is the Knit supporter badge?](https://anywhere.getknit.app/docs/supporter-badge): Where the badge shows, and how each phone checks it before showing it.
- [Do you need Knit Anywhere?](https://anywhere.getknit.app/docs/run-your-own): What works without Knit Anywhere, and what running your own relay involves.