localsend
An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop (by localsend)
photon
Photon is a cross-platform file-sharing application built using flutter. (by abhi16180)
| localsend | photon | |
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| 77 | 20 | |
| 63,835 | 132 | |
| 3.1% | - | |
| 9.5 | 9.4 | |
| 13 days ago | over 2 years ago | |
| Dart | Dart | |
| Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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localsend
Posts with mentions or reviews of localsend.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-06-26.
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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/
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LocalSend: Your AirDrop Alternative
GitHub: https://github.com/localsend/localsend
- Show HN: Open-source P2P file transfer
- Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
- LocalSend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
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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 cross-platform across Linux and Android with no need for a Windows system.
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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.
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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/
- Wush: Simplest and fastest way to transfer files between computers via WireGuard
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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
photon
Posts with mentions or reviews of photon.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.
- Localsend alternative?
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App to exchange data between Win PC and Android
I tried photon and it works well. https://github.com/abhi16180/photon
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Share files easily between Android devices and Windows PCs
consider using photon its the most fastest and easiest method I've found https://github.com/abhi16180/photon
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Hidden Gems in Google Play
there's also the windows version, one of the easiest wireless file transfer that just need to be in same network (either wifi or mobile hotspot, no need for data). PC -> Android, just scan the QR Code while Android -> PC usually has automatic device discovery.
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Is Snapdrop dead? Alternatives?
Photon
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ShareIt alternative
I used apps like: LocalSend QRServ Photon LanXchange
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How to be sure a foss app works locally only?? (Without selfhosting)
The problem is there is data going from my devices to each other but how to be sure that data doesn't leave my network to the internet, For example iam using Photon for Windows and Android which supposed to work locally but how to be SURE?????
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⟳ 4 apps added, 16 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
Photon (version 2006): cross-platform file-sharing
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LocalSend: cross-platform alternative to AirDrop and ShareDrop (not mine)
Thank you for work sir, waiting for fdroid release, can you add material you theme to your app ? It will look pleasant, just like Photon app
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List 2 for Apps With Material You Support
Photon -Cross-Platform-file-transfer
What are some alternatives?
When comparing localsend and photon you can also consider the following projects:
warpinator - Share files across the LAN
warpinator-windows - An unofficial implementation of Warpinator for Windows
LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.
airdash - File sharing flutter webrtc app enabling sending files to any device from anywhere
snapdrop - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing
colors_ai - Color scheme generator that uses deep learning from Colormind and Huemint APIs 🤖 UI is made with Material Design 3 (Material You).