snapdrop-android vs FairEmail

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snapdrop-android		FairEmail
	Project
14	Mentions	218
794	Stars	2,719
-	Growth	-
7.3	Activity	10.0
about 2 months ago	Latest Commit	4 days ago
Java	Language	Java
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.

snapdrop-android

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

Did the whole pairdrop repo just vanished? #356
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Mar 2024
LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
35 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Mar 2024

The PairDrop dev appears to have been shadowbanned by github:
https://github.com/fm-sys/snapdrop-android/issues/356#issuec...
Does Graphene support Nearby Share?
1 project | /r/GrapheneOS | 8 Jun 2023

snapdrop can also perform similar function.
⟳ 0 apps added, 49 updated at f-droid.org
6 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 16 May 2023

Snapdrop for Android (version 2.2.0): Transfer files seamlessly between all your devices - Snapdrop
All my Open Source App Alternatives
8 projects | /r/opensource | 29 Mar 2023

Nearby share → Warpinator, Snapdrop
Open Source App For File Sharing?
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 15 Jan 2023
What Foss apps you can't live without.
49 projects | /r/fossdroid | 16 Oct 2022

Infinity for Reddit: https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-RedditAuthenticator Pro: https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorProMarkor - Notes and To Do (I like the Quillnote as well): https://github.com/gsantner/markor / Quillnote: https://github.com/msoultanidis/quillnoteSnapdrop for Android - Based on Apple AirDrop, sharing files and text between Android and PC and vice-versa: https://github.com/fm-sys/snapdrop-android / Photon (only for file sharing): https://github.com/abhi16180/photon/Mull - Hardened Firefox: https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/mull-fenixCatima - Loyalty cards manager: https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android Bitwarden: https://github.com/bitwarden
Is there an open source app/website to only send text between android and windows? Like pushbullet but open source with no internet connection with little amount of permissions
4 projects | /r/fossdroid | 19 Aug 2022

Snapdrop is primarily aimed at file sharing, but with "floating text selection" enabled it can share text as well. To use it without an internet connection you would need to self host it.
Sharing App
1 project | /r/androidapps | 5 Apr 2022

Snapdrop
An app to transfer files
4 projects | /r/fdroid | 24 Dec 2021

It's a third-part app , you can download it from here

FairEmail

Posts with mentions or reviews of FairEmail. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

Email Apps
1 project | /r/androidapps | 10 Dec 2023
OpenPGP Forked into "LibrePGP" by GnuPG's Maintainer Werner Koch
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Dec 2023

I'm using FairEmail [0] as a client on Android which supports PGP and i am quite happy with it.
[0] https://email.faircode.eu/
⟳ 4 apps added, 39 updated at f-droid.org
16 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 5 Dec 2023

FairEmail (version 1.2134): Fully featured email client. Neat, intuitive user interface. Privacy friendly
⟳ 0 apps added, 11 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
4 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 5 Dec 2023

FairEmail (version 2134): FairEmail - Fully featured, open source, privacy oriented email app for Android
FairEmail development may cease due to Google 'security' requirements
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Nov 2023
All my Open Source App Alternatives
28 projects | /r/opensource | 30 Jul 2023

Email Client → FairEmail
Client suggestions
1 project | /r/fastmail | 1 Jul 2023
E-Mail Client
1 project | /r/GrapheneOS | 19 Jun 2023

Checkout FairEmail https://email.faircode.eu/
⟳ 1 apps added, 52 updated at f-droid.org
9 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 6 Jun 2023

FairEmail (version 1.2074): Fully featured email client. Neat, intuitive user interface. Privacy friendly
⟳ 0 apps added, 12 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
2 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 4 Jun 2023

FairEmail (version 2074): FairEmail - Fully featured, open source, privacy oriented email app for Android

What are some alternatives?

When comparing snapdrop-android and FairEmail you can also consider the following projects:

droidVNC-NG - VNC server app for Android that does not require root privileges.

k-9 - K-9 Mail – Open Source Email App for Android [Moved to: https://github.com/thundernest/k-9]

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

email-oauth2-proxy - An IMAP/POP/SMTP proxy that transparently adds OAuth 2.0 authentication for email clients that don't support this method.

syncthing-android - Syncthing-Fork - A Syncthing Wrapper for Android.

thunderbird-android - K-9 Mail – Open Source Email App for Android

helio-sequencer - One music sequencer for all major platforms, desktop and mobile

k9mail

tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

webclient - Angular webclient (with Linux, macOS and Windows desktop clients) for CTemplar's encrypted email service.

One-to-One-Video-Call-Webrtc-Application-Sample-for-Android - This Android app demonstrates a practical example of using EnableX Video APIs and the Android Toolkit to create a dynamic 1-to-1 real-time video chat experience. It serves as a hands-on demonstration, guiding developers on effectively harnessing these tools' power.

Netguard - A simple way to block access to the internet per app