Comment by reactormonk

21 hours ago

Shoutout to https://localsend.org/ - it can even open a local webserver if needed.

LocalSend requires the devices to be on the same local network. TFA is about file sharing using a direct device-to-device wireless connection.

I prefer https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface

One of those apps that "just works". Been using it recently to share files between an Android phone and my Mac. Turns out it works better than Airdrop itself when I couldn't send a file from my iPhone to my Mac. Great user experience as well.

It's slow as suffering in hell.

  • Really? It has been by far the fastest and simplest option I've found and use across all my devices these days. Not that I looked very deep though, like pairdrop and such.

    So what's better than this?

+1. Easy to use and works on every platform. Also supports sending plain text between your devices (into clipboard of recipient).