HFS (HTTP File Server) Reviews

Snapdrop Reviews

1. Jeff

   over 1 year ago
   A Complete waste of time from a 4 decade mac pro user

   Takes forever to send even small video files with high speed internet. Horrible documentation for transferring instructions. No option in the app menu to choose a destination folder. There's no way to compress all of your videos on an android to send to the Mac, even though that is suggested in their "features". And not 1 single video could I find in 2 hours of google searches that answered these questions. For a company touting such "ease of use", as a 40 year mac user, this was another waste of time app. If the company would like to contact me and answer these questions, if it is indeed an "easy, reliable app", I will gladly help them make a video that actually walks people through the problems I have encountered.

2. Gar

   over 2 years ago
   Excellent way to share a folder with multiple files to another computer

   SnapDrop does an excellent job in sharing multiple files to another computer. Just zip/compress a folder with multiple files and select that zipped folder to send to the other computer or mobile device.

   🏁 Competitors: AirDrop by Apple

HFS (HTTP File Server) mentions (2)

• HFS Oddity

  I could be mistaken but you are referring to this: Https://rejetto.com/hfs. Source: about 2 years ago

• I'm developing a Python version of HTTP File Server (HFS)~

  HTTP File Server (HFS) is a really convenient tool for file sharing. And I've developing a Python implementation of it for cross-platform and stability. Source: almost 3 years ago

Snapdrop mentions (228)

• Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

  Https://snapdrop.net/ is a great solution that unlike KDE doesn't require installation. Along with https://webwormhole.io/ they are my go to for transferring assets between systems. Both use WebRTC. - Source: Hacker News / 14 days ago

• WebRTC API

  Snapdrop.net is one of many examples of the uses for this API, using it with WebSocket API allows endpoints on the same local network to distribute files and send data between them. We can find the source code for the project here. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

• How to copy a file between devices?

  Here is a list of open source options. This isn't the first time I have shared this on here either. Perhaps this is another sign that web search is failing us. SnapDrop - Site: https://snapdrop.net/ - Source: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop - Source: https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop - Source: https://github.com/kern/filepizza - - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop

  Similar: I have been using https://snapdrop.net/ for a few years now. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Is there a way to get to linux devices (say a desktop and a laptop) to sync and share files between them?

  Localsend for sharing files once in a while, snapdrop is an online alternative. Syncthing to sync folders between devices. Source: 6 months ago