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LocalSend - Share files to nearby devices(localsend.org)

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If you want a easy, reliable and cross-platform way to share files between computers, phones, etc, it may be of your interest.

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Swemg@lemm.ee
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You also can send the files between a laptop and a phone just by connecting to the phone hotspot. (At least with Linux)

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lemmyreader@lemmy.ml
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I like LocalSend, much easier than KDEConnect, and also on F-Droid. But I have to confess that I usually send photos via Signal on mobile to myself and then open Signal app on the desktop to download it.

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jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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I even do that with links because syncing tabs between Firefox instances is so unreliable for me.

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richmondez@lemmy.world
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Seem to be quite a few of these types of apps, I’ve been using landrop recently, how does this one compare?

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anteaters@feddit.de
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I have not used Landrop but looking at it from the outside, Landrop is version 0.4 and has received no development for 3 years now. LocalSend is past 1.0 and still in active development. I’d rather use LocalSend then instead of something abandoned before it was deemed complete.

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richmondez@lemmy.world
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Thanks, this tends to be functionality I dont need that often but when I do it’s frustratingly difficult finding something that doesnt feel like it’s going to need me to sign over my soul so it’s good to know about other open source solutions.

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mrjfilippo@lemmy.ca
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I was using landrop before. Works fine but the GUI was just a bit off, not intuitive enough. That’s Localsend’s biggest improvement IMO.

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NeryK@sh.itjust.works
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I have been using it for the last ~6 months and found it to be very useful and easy to use. Transferring stuff between Android phones, Windows 10 & 11 PCs and a Steam Deck (i.e. Linux PC) has been a breeze.

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Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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I installed it and immediately felt like it was one of those apps I’d been waiting for my whole life.

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AustralianSimon@lemmy.world
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I’d use pairdrop over this so I don’t need to install it on all my devices.

https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-pairdrop/

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Edu4rdSHL@lemmy.worldOP
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I stopped using pairdrop/snapdrop because it doesn’t work on native wayland chrome/chromium due to webrtc.

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AustralianSimon@lemmy.world
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Another reason to use Firefox?

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Edu4rdSHL@lemmy.worldOP
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It’s about webrtc, which the support on Firefox is even more poor.

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Knighthawk 0811@lemmy.one
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i prefer pairdrop specifically because there’s no install.

however, looks like local send (after install) might work offline as long as they local network is up.

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