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• Google Hits 50% IPv6

  IPv6 doesn't solve the Airdrop problem. It'll only work at reasonably-fast speeds in the rare case that both people are connected to the same wifi network - but there's already tools like LocalSend[0] for that. Having a file go via cellular provider A, halfway across the country, through some IX, halfway across the country back, and via cellular provider B tends to make things a bit slow. Similarly, using... - Source: Hacker News / 28 days ago

• Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes Ntsync Kernel Driver

  Did you try loading the browser as a non-game application? To be honest, I primarily do my browsing offline, and I installed https://localsend.org using Flatpak to move files to/from the Steam Deck. It works amazingly well. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family

  Shoutout to https://localsend.org/ - it can even open a local webserver if needed. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• What Happened to Apple's Legendary Attention to Detail?

  Maybe try localsend it‘s a great piece of software replicating airdrop but cross platform and open source. https://localsend.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• KDE Connect: Enabling communication between all your devices

  I also quite like Localsend to quickly share files on the same network. Used to send photos/files to myself on Whatsapp/Telegram before but after discovering Localsend, stopped! https://localsend.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safely

  I prefer https://localsend.org/ nowadays. Nice cross-platform GUI, "just works". Requires being on the same lan, but discovery of other devices is automatic and there are no alphanumeric codes that have to be shared. It's a good QoL improvement to have "airdrop" between Android and Linux. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Show HN: Sick of emailing yourself stuff? me too

  I use Syncthing in combination with Cryptomator for sensible files, but there is also the Localsend app : https://localsend.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Microsoft enables file sharing between iPhone and Windows PCs

  I wish someone forced Apple to make AirDrop an open standard because it is an amazing user experience. It’s great that Microsoft is trying to make an alternative, but ultimately it’s no different than any other AirDrop-like app that you can find around. And it seems like alternatives like LocalSend are potentially much better: https://localsend.org/ Link to Windows is going to require Windows, but LocalSend is... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Apple like integration between iPhone/Android and Linux

  I have been using LocalSend (https://localsend.org) between macOS, Windows, and Linux. It works great. It has Android and iOS clients as well but I haven't tried on mobile yet. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Send: Open-source fork of Firefox Send

  For local network sharing between my devices I tend to use LocalSend [0] which is absolutely brilliant, pretty much replaced my USB stick for transferring files/folders between devices on the same network. [0] https://localsend.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

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

  I tried most of these apps some time ago, and the best ones for large files were Landrop and Localsend. If you have a VPN, you can use them to transfer files remotely too. https://landrop.app https://localsend.org. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

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

  Does this work on mobile? I use localsend so far, https://localsend.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

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

  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 / about 2 years ago

• The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk

  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 / over 2 years ago

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  But they also have Terms of Service (https://localsend.org/#/terms-of-service) which are not so great:

      You represent that you are over the age of 18. The Company does not permit those under 18 to use the Service.

  - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  [1]: https://localsend.org/#/terms-of-service. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  They have the best privacy policy ever: https://localsend.org/#/privacy. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop

  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 / over 2 years ago

• Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop

  I've tried a lot of similar tools for sending files between devices in local area network and found that https://localsend.org works best. Yes, it requires an application installation, but the transfers are much more faster and reliable when browser is not involved. And its Android application works nicely on Google TV/Android TV, so I can send files there easily. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• How do I share folder between my Linux mint laptops?

  I've recently discovered and can recommend LocalSend. It's FOSS, cross-platform, and it just works. Github page with more details here. Source: over 2 years ago

• iPhone Copy to PC Shortcut

  Edit: This is very simple implementation, even a POC, for personal use between our own devices at home or other personal private network. Even works on hotspot. But no HTTPS, so don's use on non-private networks. LocalSend, as suggested by u/Fede777 seems to be better for every other use. Source: over 2 years ago