I use local send when KDE connect isn’t working for me. The big problem with these is that you basically have to spend a minute or two setting up both devices to send.
Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
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#172Recently started using it, it works really well and it's much more reliable than AirDrop. But the UX could be improved. But I just wish Apple fixed AirDrop, every time I go to use I have so little confidence in it, it often doesn't see devices or if you have multiple Mac users it will confuse them, showing you the same Mac device twice without telling you which user it is
I'm curious, what do you people use this for? What are all these (presumably large) files that you guys are generating and transferring, that requires the use of apps like these? Like in my case, the only files I generate on my phone are photos and videos, and these get backed up by Immich, which I can then share with someone by sending them a link to the files/album in question. I imagine normal folks would use iClo…
I use it for moving SSH keys, VPN configs, and .env files between my laptop and a work machine. Obviously don't want that sitting in dropbox, pasted into Slack, etc. Localsend on the same network, gone in two seconds no account and no history. Easier than spinning up scp every time.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#173And it works in the browser. https://web.localsend.org/ From windows to android to iOS.
I can't get it to work on my end. Tried sending/receiving with Firefox, Chrome, mobile phone, a laptop.
Got this in the console: `WebRTC: ICE failed, add a TURN server and see about:webrtc for more details.` Not sure how to troubleshoot this. Most of the suggestions I found are for the devs not users.
EDIT: Ok, figured it out. It works if I disable Tailscale.
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#175I use it on all my devices and tbh it's the absolute best option I found. Previously I was using syncthing or had to install ftp server, used wormhole after packing all my files into one, etc. Android QuickShare never worked for me (wouldn't help me much with sending to the pc either). It has some rough edges (ie: on multi-homed devices it's less that ideal to see the one octet that matters, when the list is very lon…
For your own trusted devices on a LAN, you should try KDE Connect. KDE is not required.
Thanks for reminding me, I actually heard about that too.
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#176Does this use libp2p[0]?
[0]: https://libp2p.io/
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#177LocalSend is the best app to transfer files from mobile to computer wireless that I have fund.
But it has one really big weakness/bug. When you transfer a file and it get interrupted, the half written file on the receiving end is not removed and you get an corrupted file. If you dont notice it, it could look like al files are transfered, but they are not. This is really bad, it is not how files should be "copied/transfered".
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#178i really wish Wi-Fi Direct succeeded maybe eventually something like quickshare & airdrop mold into an interoperable thing but i'm not holding my breath
WI-Fi Aware exists and is a standard
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