filedrop vs snapdrop

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filedrop		snapdrop
	Project
9	Mentions	430
659	Stars	17,383
-	Growth	-
8.9	Activity	0.0
3 months ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
TypeScript	Language	JavaScript
BSD 3-clause Clear License	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.

filedrop

Posts with mentions or reviews of filedrop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-10.

LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
35 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Mar 2024
Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Oct 2023

Could you add https://drop.lol to the list (also open source)?
Disclaimer: I'm the author of drop.lol.
Croc: Easily and securely send things from one computer to another
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Sep 2023
Show HN: A web service for E2E P2P file transfers with chat
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Aug 2023
What’s an extremely useful website most people probably don’t know about?
73 projects | /r/AskReddit | 19 Nov 2021

i also use drop.lol, pretty much the same thing
Does Anyone Know Of A Selfhosted Chat File
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 26 Dec 2020

However I found something that comes the closest, here's the link if anyone ever searches for something similar again: https://github.com/mat-sz/filedrop-web

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 filedrop and snapdrop you can also consider the following projects:

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

CryptPad - Collaborative office suite, end-to-end encrypted and open-source.

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

Debloat-Windows-10 - A Collection of Scripts Which Disable / Remove Windows 10 Features and Apps

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

Frontpage - Dynamic ToS;DR CMS, used in our frontpage

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

wormhole - an environment for scalable, parallel execution of python scripts in Docker containers

libreddit - Private front-end for Reddit

bypass-paywalls-chrome - Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.

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.