just-an-email vs snapdrop

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just-an-email		snapdrop
	Project
2	Mentions	430
80	Stars	17,330
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.6
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	29 days ago
C#	Language	JavaScript
MIT 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.

just-an-email

Posts with mentions or reviews of just-an-email. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-27.

Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
95 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2023

https://tnxfr.com/ - to send texts/links or maybe files to any device.
I built this 6 years ago when I needed to send a long URL to my smart TVs browser and got frustrated by existing options out there. It's OSS and still sees some usage[1]to this day.
[1] https://tnxfr.com/stats
Snapdrop – AirDrop equivalent through a web browser using WebRTC
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Dec 2020

On a similar note: I use [1] for sharing files, links etc. between two devices. Best feature for me: I can generate a qr code, scan that and be instantly connected - no matter which network I‘m on.
[1]: https://github.com/mustakimali/just-an-email

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 just-an-email and snapdrop you can also consider the following projects:

Whisper - High-performance GPGPU inference of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) model

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

p2pt - Simple WebRTC Peer 2 Peer connections using WebTorrent trackers as the signalling server. Use WebTorrent trackers for any kind of WebRTC app ! 🔥 Make WebRTC apps fast & easy ! 🚀⭐

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

borg-repository-explorer - [Personal Project] An electron-based UI for exploring Borg Backup repositories

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

lootscraper - RSS feeds and Telegram bot for free game and loot offers.

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

just-an-email - App to share files & texts between your devices without installing anything

libreddit - Private front-end for Reddit

PeaceFounder.jl - Centralised E2E verifiable evoting by pseudonym braiding and history trees

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.