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I would be interested in an overview and comparison of all the available options to solve this kind of problem. Here is a list of some services I’ve used succes

I would be interested in an overview and comparison of all the available options to solve this kind of problem. Here is a list of some services I’ve used successfully in the past. SnapDrop - Site: https://snapdrop.net/ https://snapdrop.net/ - Source: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop ShareDrop - Site: https://www.sharedrop.io/ https://www.sharedrop.io/ - Source: https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop FilePizza - Site: https://file.pizza/ https://file.pizza/ - Source: https://github.com/kern/filepizza https://github.com/kern/filepizza Wormhole - Site: https://wormhole.app/ https://wormhole.app/ - Source: Closed (for now)

teawrecks 5y ago
Doesn't look like any of those are airdrop compatible.
- hansel_der 5y ago
  thx for the clarification
minhmeoke 5y ago
Another option (also not Airdrop compatible) is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver which is a Rust (Rocket) web server that you can run on a local machine. Open a browser and navigate to the machine's IP address at port 8000 to upload/download files from the web form. Disclaimer: I know the author.
- fragmede 5y ago
  Batteries included. Run: python3 -m http.server and go to port 8000.
  - ipsum2 5y ago
    You can't upload, but if its just download (on a single thread) this is pretty good.
Gadiguibou 5y ago
You can also take a look at the following: Croc: - Site: https://schollz.com/blog/croc6/ https://schollz.com/blog/croc6/ - Source: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc Magic Wormhole: - Source: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole Send (A fork of Mozilla's Send): - Site: https://send.vis.ee/ https://send.vis.ee/ - Source: https://github.com/timvisee/send https://github.com/timvisee/send - CLI: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend I've personally used Snapdrop and Croc before and they're both very nice
- rektide 5y ago
  Note, none of these options seem to include device-to-device discovery/rendezvous. AirDrop's use of wireless technology to discover (bluetooth) & connect (wifi) devices remains a great frontier few have explored or tapped. Sad.
  - vinnymac 5y ago
    It would be great to see something like OpenDrop garner more support and unify AirDrop usage across all major operating systems. Unfortunately for now it is only available for use with macOS and iOS. Edit: Apparently some support for linux is possible. > As AirDrop exclusively runs over Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL), OpenDrop is only supported on macOS or on Linux systems running an open re-implementation of AWDL such as OWL.
  - kylegordon 5y ago
    It's a real shame. I've been fiddling away with OWL and OpenDrop for a few months now, trying to get it working on a Raspberry Pi Zero. The goal was a digital picture frame that accepts Bluetooth and AirDrop pictures. The bluetooth part works fine... but it's the Airdrop part that's dead in the water at the moment.
adidevsoft 5y ago
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Retr0id 5y ago
The original WebWormhole, from before its name got stolen and productized, is still available and open source: https://webwormhole.io/ https://webwormhole.io/ https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole
- vinnymac 5y ago
  Yes, thank you for this! I honestly couldn't remember the name, and found the other one and was surprised it said it was closed, as I thought I remembered it being open. Appreciate you providing the original.

teawrecks 5y ago

Doesn't look like any of those are airdrop compatible.

hansel_der 5y ago
thx for the clarification

minhmeoke 5y ago

Another option (also not Airdrop compatible) is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver which is a Rust (Rocket) web server that you can run on a local machine. Open a browser and navigate to the machine's IP address at port 8000 to upload/download files from the web form. Disclaimer: I know the author.

fragmede 5y ago
Batteries included. Run: python3 -m http.server and go to port 8000.
- ipsum2 5y ago
  You can't upload, but if its just download (on a single thread) this is pretty good.

Gadiguibou 5y ago

You can also take a look at the following: Croc: - Site: https://schollz.com/blog/croc6/ https://schollz.com/blog/croc6/ - Source: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc Magic Wormhole: - Source: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole Send (A fork of Mozilla's Send): - Site: https://send.vis.ee/ https://send.vis.ee/ - Source: https://github.com/timvisee/send https://github.com/timvisee/send - CLI: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend I've personally used Snapdrop and Croc before and they're both very nice

rektide 5y ago
Note, none of these options seem to include device-to-device discovery/rendezvous. AirDrop's use of wireless technology to discover (bluetooth) & connect (wifi) devices remains a great frontier few have explored or tapped. Sad.
- vinnymac 5y ago
  It would be great to see something like OpenDrop garner more support and unify AirDrop usage across all major operating systems. Unfortunately for now it is only available for use with macOS and iOS. Edit: Apparently some support for linux is possible. > As AirDrop exclusively runs over Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL), OpenDrop is only supported on macOS or on Linux systems running an open re-implementation of AWDL such as OWL.
- kylegordon 5y ago
  It's a real shame. I've been fiddling away with OWL and OpenDrop for a few months now, trying to get it working on a Raspberry Pi Zero. The goal was a digital picture frame that accepts Bluetooth and AirDrop pictures. The bluetooth part works fine... but it's the Airdrop part that's dead in the water at the moment.

adidevsoft 5y ago

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Retr0id 5y ago

The original WebWormhole, from before its name got stolen and productized, is still available and open source: https://webwormhole.io/ https://webwormhole.io/ https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole

vinnymac 5y ago
Yes, thank you for this! I honestly couldn't remember the name, and found the other one and was surprised it said it was closed, as I thought I remembered it being open. Appreciate you providing the original.