Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
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Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#2Posted here many times https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com/localsend
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#3After switching to Linux, this was one of the very first applications I installed.
It really helped cement how great open source apps can be for me.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#4One of the most convenient aspects of Air Drop for me is that it selects the fastest available connection between the devices and ability to work without both devices being on the same network.
I wonder if any of the alternatives do the same.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#5Hey I use this. Works great. Ez.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#6I feel like we need a spamsolutions.txt [1] for purported AirDrop replacements.
This one fails the "must not require an existing Wi-Fi network that both peers are connected to" criterion.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#7Lovely, but was replaced by KDE Connect for me. Connect works for iOS, macOS, Android, Linux, you name it.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#8Recently 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
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#9Recently 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
Have you tried troubleshooting those issues already? I had similar visibility issues in the past, but seems to always work now for me.
Re: Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
#10And it works in the browser. https://web.localsend.org/
From windows to android to iOS.