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@article{205026,
        author = {Sakshi Sunil Chavan and Shraddha Satyajit Patil and Aditi Arun Jagatap and Saniya Vishwas Chandane and Sejal Abhasaheb Dhepe},
        title = {Skill Swap a Peer-to-Peer Skill Exchange Platform Using Modern Web Technologies},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {4887-4895},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=205026},
        abstract = {Learning a new skill still costs money — or at least, that is the assumption baked into most platforms before you even reach the login page [1] [3]. SkillSwap starts from a different place. Someone who knows graphic design connects with someone who knows Python, they each teach the other what they know, and neither of them pays anything for the exchange [7] [8] [8] [21] [23]. The idea is straightforward, but the need behind it is genuine. A lot of people carry real, usable knowledge with no structured way to share it, and a lot of others want to learn things they simply cannot afford to pay a platform to teach them [1] [3]. That gap is where SkillSwap sits. Users build profiles that capture both sides — what they can offer and what they are looking for — send connection requests to people whose needs mirror their own, and handle the entire conversation inside the platform without being redirected elsewhere [13] [14]. Features were kept practical rather than impressive, because the only friction worth removing is the kind that stands between two people who have something to offer each other [2] [22]. There are no paywalls and no intermediaries — just a direct exchange between users who both leave knowing something they did not before [8] [21]. Whether SkillSwap eventually replaces paid platforms entirely is an open question, but as a starting point for someone who cannot afford the alternative, it fills a gap that currently has very few good answers [5] [9] [10].},
        keywords = {Peer-to-Peer Learning, Skill Exchange Platform, Collaborative Learning, Skill Matching, React, Vite, Express.js, Web Application, User Interaction, Online Learning Systems},
        month = {June},
        }