Direct file transfer via browser with no server involvement

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  • sharedrop

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

    Alternatively, using the same technology: https://www.sharedrop.io/ and actually multiple others. Quite convincing to transfer files between devices in LAN, instead of looking for USB cable to connect the phone or trying to establish (never working and much slower) Bluetooth connection.

  • instant.io

    🚀 Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (torrents on the web)

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • snapdrop

    A Progressive Web App for local file sharing

  • FilePizza

    :pizza: Peer-to-peer file transfers in your browser

    There are a lot of similar options. Personally I'm partial to https://file.pizza/ because I find the toppings based URL scheme clever and fairly easy to communicate.

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