Snapdrop Reviews

1. Jeff

   almost 4 years 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 4 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

isync (mbsync) Reviews

Snapdrop mentions (232)

• How to Transfer Files Between iOS and Android in 2025

  Snapdrop Snapdrop is mainly a browser-based service rather than a native mobile app, though some unofficial wrappers exist. It requires a modern web browser and uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer file transfers. Because it runs in a browser, an internet connection may be necessary. Snapdrop works best for sharing small files, while larger transfers may be slower due to browser constraints. The service is free and does... - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago

• Query Apple's FindMy Network with Python

  If the constraint is that you don't want to install any software, there are a bunch of these web based AirDrop clones, besides the ones mentioned here are two more: https://pairdrop.net/ https://snapdrop.net/ I've tried PairDrop, it works well. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Send: Open-source fork of Firefox Send

  I love Snapdrop [0] for that use case, since it doesn't require downloading/installing an app. [0] https://snapdrop.net/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Sharedrop: Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC – inspired by Apple AirDrop

  > My fave is https://snapdrop.net it's so funny how everyone have a favorite. They all use standardized hacks on top of hacks, just because ISP do not want to let you serve content and will fight for NAT, which is their only line of defense from everyone else messing with their precious IGMP multicast hacks so they can subsidize their TV business on your internet bill. it's all so funny. But the best joke is how... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• 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 / about 2 years ago

isync (mbsync) mentions (17)

• Imapsync

  Instead of migrating from server to server — and remaining on computers I don’t own - I download locally which it looks this tool doesn’t do. I use mbsync/isync which is fast and reliable. https://isync.sourceforge.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Seeking Advice on Backing Up Emails from External Email Providers - Not Hosting

  There are also isync and OfflineIMAP which sync email locally. Source: about 3 years ago

• Suggestions for long term email storage

  I set up mbsync to mirror the current (last 90 days) of my Fastmail IMAP account into another local Maildir, and told Notmuch to index that as well. This ensures a Notmuch search will cover both current & archived messages. Source: over 3 years ago

• What's the benefit of using an email client?

  On my notebook I went full-on nerd and read and write emails mostly in the Emacs text editor. In particular I use isync to fetch emails via imap (that's independent from Emacs) and the Emacs extension mu4e to view, write and send emails. It's not something I recommend if you're not used to working with code and not using Emacs anyway, but for me it makes sense, since emails are just text and Emacs is good with... Source: over 3 years ago

• How to run a script to cleanup emails ?

  Myself, I keep a local copy of my mail using isync/mbsync. This allows me to use mutt and notmuch on my mail, or even just plain old grep. Granted, this also means you'll have to download your 30GB mailbox locally. Personally, I consider this a feature, as it gives me a local backup. Source: over 3 years ago