nitin7

I have used localsend. How is snapdrop this different from https://github.com/localsend/localsend?

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smusamashah

But SnapDrop was sold to LimeWire from what I remember, wasn't it? I have it on my (somewhat popular) list https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...

Edit: so that was SnapDrop.net this is so confusing now. Are you the author of that GitHub repo?

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nullify88

I've used a bunch of similar tooling like airdrop and localsend. I don't have alot faith in them a little since they usually choke on large files or many files. I'm still looking for something that works well in those cases without resorting to a cable / MTP which isn't fantastic either.

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YCombinedBob

Amazing how many people here do not seem to know this.

It is like Airdrop but for interdevice transfer!

PC to Mac to Iphone to Android to Linux to Windows etc. to almost anything that has a browser. Directly, no intermediate.

I prefer Pairdrop though (fork).

inexcf

Why does this look exactly like https://pairdrop.net/ ?

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bart3r

I wanted to try it out, so i fired it up on my laptop and my phone. The laptop experience was pleasant, but on the mobile, the ads seemed to be covering the nearby devices, and it felt like full scam-ware.

So close, yet, so far.

Redster

If you like Snapdrop, you'll love croc!

I used Snapdrop before they got bought and found it pretty reliable. It sometimes would not transfer and I went exploring.

I used magic-wormhole-based Warp and liked it, but now I use croc of getcroc.com for almost everything. Whether it's sending files to myself or others, it's just the most flexible and seems to be reliable and fast from my use.

(I haven't been using it super long, but I heartily recommend.)

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ftchd

I'll usually go with pairdrop.net, never failed me!

saadn92

I've had this need recently and noticed that tailscale is extremely useful between phone to mac transfers as well. I mean you can also technically use airdrop too, but that sometimes is unreliable for me.

lolc

This can be very useful.

Indeed my Android phone sees my Linux PC. And the PC can send a file to the phone. At first the file transfer to the PC didn't work and the icons just twitched. After 5 minutes it works now strangely enough.

rtvn83

does my file stay local?

mathfailure

File transfers do not work. Even after allowing microphone access on both ends.

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hn_acc1

So does this host the files? For free? How long before ads start / you have to register / subscription model, etc?

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ProAm

What year is this?

kyxsc

Use Tether!!

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djfobbz

Terrible service. I used to use it back in the days until it starting going down all of the time. Switched to localsend and never looked back.

analog8374

I like localsend mself

dhanizael

good work!