NekoX vs snapdrop

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NekoX		snapdrop
	Project
37	Mentions	430
4,690	Stars	17,330
1.4%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.6
12 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Java	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

NekoX

Posts with mentions or reviews of NekoX. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-08.

Telegram should stop adding new features and focus on what doesn't work
1 project | /r/Telegram | 16 Jun 2023
Telegram Alternative?
4 projects | /r/moddedandroidapps | 8 May 2023
⟳ 0 apps added, 41 updated at f-droid.org
6 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 24 Jan 2023

Nekogram X (version 9.1.6): The third-party Telegram android app.
Best telegram client in your opinion or which one more feature rich ?
9 projects | /r/fossdroid | 23 Jan 2023

NekoX recently received an update, but they are still out of date (upstream is 9.3.3 vs NekoX 9.1.6).
What are some of the best feature rich and stable telegram mod?
1 project | /r/androidapps | 5 Dec 2022

Nekogram X (from github) is pretty good. https://github.com/NekoX-Dev/NekoX
Unable to access restricted channels on Nekogram X
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 20 Nov 2022

try nekoX - Github
Telegram modded app like Instander?
1 project | /r/moddedandroidapps | 10 Nov 2022

dunno, if it has this feature in it but try Nekogram X. Link: https://github.com/NekoX-Dev/NekoX
Here are some of my best applications, You might check it out. You gonna like it.
8 projects | /r/Nepal | 17 Oct 2022

Nekogram x - A third-party Telegram android app which has more feature than telegram.
Best Telegram app alternatives?
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 17 Oct 2022
List of Light Android apps you can use as replacement.
12 projects | /r/androidapps | 27 Sep 2022

FOSS TELEGRAM CLIENT

snapdrop

Posts with mentions or reviews of snapdrop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-31.

WebRTC API
2 projects | dev.to | 31 Mar 2024

Snapdrop.net is one of many examples of the uses for this API, using it with WebSocket API allows endpoints on the same local network to distribute files and send data between them. We can find the source code for the project here.
LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
35 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Mar 2024
How to copy a file between devices?
32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Feb 2024
Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jan 2024

similar: I have been using https://snapdrop.net/ for a few years now.
Is there a way to get to linux devices (say a desktop and a laptop) to sync and share files between them?
2 projects | /r/linux | 27 Nov 2023

Localsend for sharing files once in a while, snapdrop is an online alternative. Syncthing to sync folders between devices.
Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Oct 2023

Related projects:
- FlyingCarpet: direct transfer over local adhoc WIFI: https://github.com/spieglt/FlyingCarpet
- LANDrop: Drop any files to any devices on your LAN: https://github.com/LANDrop/LANDrop
- In-browser file transfer similar to Airdrop: https://snapdrop.net/
- Magic Wormhole: simple file transfer from computer-to-computer over the net: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole
- Croc: similar to magic wormhole: https://github.com/schollz/croc
- Wormhole: user-friendly in-browser based e2e encrypted file transfer: https://wormhole.app/
Ask HN: What method do you use to send a link from smartphone to laptop?
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Sep 2023
Transfer files from android
1 project | /r/ipad | 6 Jul 2023

I can’t 100% vouch for it, but snapdrop.net seems like a good cross platform option here.
How to transfer videos from iPhone to PC?
1 project | /r/pcmasterrace | 13 Jun 2023

https://snapdrop.net/. Been using it for years for quick iOS > Windows transfers. Works great and unique names mean you know what device you’re sending to!
PSA: LocalSend is the easiest way to copy files to your deck wirelessly
2 projects | /r/SteamDeck | 29 May 2023

I use snapdrop.net. Doesn't necessarily need an app.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing NekoX and snapdrop you can also consider the following projects:

Telegram-FOSS - Unofficial, FOSS-friendly fork of the original Telegram client for Android

sharedrop - Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC - inspired by Apple AirDrop

TelegramAndroid - Fork client of Telegram app for Android.

PairDrop - PairDrop: Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.

Android - RIP Nekogram being FOSS, and say hello to license violation

LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.

webogram - Telegram web application, GPL v3

localsend - An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

GmsCoreHuawei - Attempt to support Free implementation of Play Services for HUAWEI devices

libreddit - Private front-end for Reddit

Infinity-For-Reddit - A Reddit client for Android

updog - Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.