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Send Anywhere
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LocalSend SyncthingBased on our record, Syncthing seems to be a lot more popular than LocalSend. While we know about 826 links to Syncthing, we've tracked only 11 mentions of LocalSend. 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.
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 / 28 days ago
But they also have Terms of Service (https://localsend.org/#/terms-of-service) which are not so great:- Source: Hacker News / about 2 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 / about 2 months ago
They have the best privacy policy ever: https://localsend.org/#/privacy. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
Also check: https://localsend.org/ Apps are available for all platforms, and it's possible to achieve transfer over a LAN connection. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
We use syncthing to share files between our machines. It avoids is having to use dropbox / OneDrive etc. You just choose a folder and it automatically syncs it in the background. https://syncthing.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 21 days ago
This very hn entries is bust contradicting your statement. Also what about syncthing[1] (for recurrent/permanent sync) and croc[2] (for one time copies) ? I have used both for a number of years already. [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://github.com/schollz/croc. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
I would use syncthing, which is open source at https://syncthing.net/. After minimal setup, it just works(tm). You have a normal directory in your filesystem, that is synced to the other peers (which you set up in the "minimal setup"). I have been using it for years, and it works well. It has no problems crossing os'es (i.e. Windows -> linux, linux -> mac) For windows I usually recommend - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Do consider Syncthing particularly if you are using Android. If using apple iOS you'd need the möbius sync client. https://syncthing.net/ https://www.mobiussync.com/ One thing that it beats the cloud / centralized sync on is because the connection is direct between devices when the initial transfer is completed the file is completely there on the other device. With a cloud type of sync you do the transfer twice.... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
So something like https://syncthing.net/ ? - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
ShareDrop - HTML5 clone of Apple's AirDrop - easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC
Nextcloud - With Nextcloud enterprises host their own secure cloud solution for storage, collaboration & communication from any device, anywhere.
PairDrop - Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.
FreeFileSync - FreeFileSync is a free open source data backup software that helps you synchronize files and folders on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Snapdrop - An open source alternative to Alternative to AirDrop.
Dropbox - Online Sync and File Sharing