Based on our record, LocalSend seems to be a lot more popular than GoodSync. While we know about 12 links to LocalSend, we've tracked only 1 mention of GoodSync. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Have you tried LocalSend⁽¹⁾ before? I share the same experience with Snapdrop-like websites, self hosted or otherwise, where establishing connections would have a 30% failure rate, speeds progressively deteriorate on very large files, and bundling files together would need them to zipped first which can waste time. LocalSend has none of these issues and has been rock solid in my year of use so far, and I also like... - Source: Hacker News / 22 days ago
I agree and get your point. But localsend has worked well for me. Yes, it requires an app but if we could get vendors to bundle that rather than a boatload of bloatware. I know that it would be to optimistic to hope for Google. See https://localsend.org/ Spread the word. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
But they also have Terms of Service (https://localsend.org/#/terms-of-service) which are not so great:- Source: Hacker News / 3 months agoYou represent that you are over the age of 18. The Company does not permit those under 18 to use the Service.
[1]: https://localsend.org/#/terms-of-service. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
They have the best privacy policy ever: https://localsend.org/#/privacy. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Or check out goodsync.com I think the free version might work as well. Source: over 2 years ago
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