opendrop vs PopClip-Extensions

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opendrop		PopClip-Extensions
	Project
42	Mentions	10
8,318	Stars	1,866
0.0%	Growth	0.4%
0.0	Activity	8.0
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	10 days ago
Python	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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.

opendrop

Posts with mentions or reviews of opendrop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-21.

OpenDrop: An open source implementation of the Apple AirDrop protocol
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Mar 2024
Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jan 2024

Would be cool if we sometime would get https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop as an android app (but it would only work with rooted devices). This would allow to send and recieve files to iPhones from android via Apples Airdrop protocol.
Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android
18 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Dec 2023
A passenger airdropped a bomb threat to everyone on the plane.
1 project | /r/PublicFreakout | 29 Jun 2023

https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop not like you can't spoof airdroping... some hacker on the plane is laughing, this poor sob has no idea why he is having to spend a shitload on a lawyer.
Alternatives to airdrop
3 projects | /r/linuxmint | 23 Feb 2023
Smartphone sales are so bad even the holidays couldn’t help, says IDC
3 projects | /r/technology | 28 Jan 2023

I guess that wouldn't be convenient because they'd have to press several buttons. Possibly also Airdrop is faster? It uses direct wi-fi transfer (and bluetooth at the same time, somehow). Seems there are open-source reverse-engineered implementations written in C and Python: OWL in C, OpenDrop in Python.
AirDrop
3 projects | /r/Linuxfr | 30 Dec 2022
Is there any way to get AirDrops on a Windows Laptop?
1 project | /r/techsupport | 1 Dec 2022

I've been trying to make getting AirDrops on my Laptop possible for some time now and I can't do it. My best attempt yet was using opendrop inside of a WSL, but it didn't work. So I wanted to asked if anyone has a way that works to get AirDrops on a Windows Laptop.
The Iran Firewall: A preliminary report
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 28 Oct 2022
Found a open source implementation of Apple AirDrop (Apple protocol-compatible)
1 project | /r/androidapps | 20 Oct 2022

PopClip-Extensions

Posts with mentions or reviews of PopClip-Extensions. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.

Insert Line Break After Each Period?
2 projects | /r/Alfred | 29 May 2023

Its menu appears appears when you double click text. You can download other people’s extensions &/or adapt them https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions/
[IDEA] Popclip integration
1 project | /r/CraftDocs | 5 May 2023
Beginner Programmer - App Ideas?
5 projects | /r/macapps | 27 Mar 2023
One more way to search SearXNG on the Macintosh
1 project | /r/Searx | 10 Dec 2022

Popclip is a very popular application among macOS users that allows us to install small addons that are activated by selecting a text. It has plugins for the main search engines, but it is easy to create one personal for SearXNG. After downloading Popclip on the Mac we install PopMaker. Filling in the data is trivial.
Finally got the M1 MacBook Pro 13, any tips for a Windows to macOS user?
4 projects | /r/macbookpro | 10 May 2022
Finally Made the Switch to Mac after 15 years of using Windows. Tips and Suggestions are Welcome
10 projects | /r/MacOS | 16 Mar 2022

It’s essentially a customizable pop up menu that appears near your cursor. Options range from copy/paste to translate. Here is a list of available extensions.
Double click to copy, middle click to paste
2 projects | /r/MacOS | 13 Dec 2021

List of extensions - https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions/

1 project | /r/macapps | 13 Dec 2021

This doesn't replicate your exact request, but I use PopClip (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip) to handle a similar mouse-based copy/paste usecase, plus a number of others via extensions (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions). I recently switched upgraded my mac and it was one of the first things I installed.
TrackerZapper Mac app silently removes tracking parameters from links you copy
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Sep 2021
What if we got quick actions whenever text is selected?
1 project | /r/Windows11 | 4 Jul 2021

Similar to PopClip on macOS. Like the contextual menu on iOS and Android but in this case, you can add extensions allowing you to do everything from the simple copy/paste to formatting text/list, send the text to OneNote, translation etc:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing opendrop and PopClip-Extensions you can also consider the following projects:

openhaystack - Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network.

macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide - Guide to securing and improving privacy on macOS

owl - An open Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) implementation written in C

kivy - Open source UI framework written in Python, running on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS

snapdrop - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing

TrackerZapper - Menubar app to remove link tracking parameters automatically

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.

jumpcut - Minimalist clipboard management for macOS

termux-app - Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

OSX-KVM - Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is available now to avoid spammy issues. No Mac system is required.

tealdeer - A very fast implementation of tldr in Rust.

homebrew-bundle - 📦 Bundler for non-Ruby dependencies from Homebrew, Homebrew Cask and the Mac App Store.