51 pointsby Capira9 hours ago17 comments
  • rtvn83a minute ago
    does my file stay local?
  • nitin74 hours ago
    I have used localsend. How is snapdrop this different from https://github.com/localsend/localsend?
    • noncoml2 hours ago
      LocalSend doesn’t work for non /24 subnets
  • smusamashah7 hours ago
    But SnapDrop was sold to LimeWire from what I remember, wasn't it? I have it on my (somewhat popular) list https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...

    Edit: so that was SnapDrop.net this is so confusing now. Are you the author of that GitHub repo?

  • bart3ran hour ago
    I wanted to try it out, so i fired it up on my laptop and my phone. The laptop experience was pleasant, but on the mobile, the ads seemed to be covering the nearby devices, and it felt like full scam-ware.

    So close, yet, so far.

  • Redster6 hours ago
    If you like Snapdrop, you'll love croc!

    I used Snapdrop before they got bought and found it pretty reliable. It sometimes would not transfer and I went exploring.

    I used magic-wormhole-based Warp and liked it, but now I use croc of getcroc.com for almost everything. Whether it's sending files to myself or others, it's just the most flexible and seems to be reliable and fast from my use.

    (I haven't been using it super long, but I heartily recommend.)

    • canadiantim6 hours ago
      What about something like Iroh?
      • Redster6 hours ago
        I've never used Iroh; can you use it with no setup or without an account? I send/receive files often enough from non-technical people, having a no-install/accountless solution for sending files is essential. For my use-case, my go to is croc or Bitwarden Send (I'm on a paid acct), depending on the person.

        Update: I see that there are many ways to do this accountless. For some reason the search result was iroh.computer and I made some assumptions. There are definitely some iroh-based options that look like they would have essentially the same UX that I'm going for. Would love to hear if there's some specific pros or cons to croc or iroh.

  • ftchdan hour ago
    I'll usually go with pairdrop.net, never failed me!
  • hn_acc15 hours ago
    So does this host the files? For free? How long before ads start / you have to register / subscription model, etc?
    • tredre32 hours ago
      > None of your files are ever sent to any server. Files are sent only between peers. Snapdrop doesn't even use a database. If you are curious have a look at the Server. Even if Snapdrop was able to view the files being transfered, WebRTC encrypts the files on transit, so the server would be unable to read them.

      https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/docs/faq....

  • saadn926 hours ago
    I've had this need recently and noticed that tailscale is extremely useful between phone to mac transfers as well. I mean you can also technically use airdrop too, but that sometimes is unreliable for me.
  • lolc7 hours ago
    This can be very useful.

    Indeed my Android phone sees my Linux PC. And the PC can send a file to the phone. At first the file transfer to the PC didn't work and the icons just twitched. After 5 minutes it works now strangely enough.

  • inexcf6 hours ago
    Why does this look exactly like https://pairdrop.net/ ?
  • mathfailure6 hours ago
    File transfers do not work. Even after allowing microphone access on both ends.
    • _carbyau_an hour ago
      What is the microphone access for?

      Do you need to say "My voice is my passport." or something?

  • ProAm5 hours ago
    What year is this?
  • kyxsc4 hours ago
    Use Tether!!
  • djfobbz4 hours ago
    Terrible service. I used to use it back in the days until it starting going down all of the time. Switched to localsend and never looked back.
  • analog83744 hours ago
    I like localsend mself
  • dhanizael5 hours ago
    good work!
  • dingody30 minutes ago
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