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I would really like an internet-enabled version of this, like magic wormhole. I don't know of a magic wormhole client for iOS. It's frustrating trying to tran

by sneak 3y ago

I would really like an internet-enabled version of this, like magic wormhole. I don't know of a magic wormhole client for iOS. It's frustrating trying to transfer high-res photos between phones. All the messaging apps silently mangle them. :( This would be perfect, but it only works on a LAN. AirDrop gets the job done in those cases.

lxgr 3y ago
webwormhole.io has been working quite well for me! It uses WebRTC-based P2P connections where feasible, but also works via relaying otherwise.
- deleted 3y ago
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zamadatix 3y ago
I've found using cloud storage (i.e. actual cloud storage, not "automatically upload compressed photos to the cloud" storage) is the best for this. The magic wormhole type approach is are awkward over the internet with phones because each side has to synchronously agree on speed and uptime or the transfer breaks. With a cloud storage middleman you can upload as fast as your phone can whenever your device is up then anyone can download as fast as they can whenever their device is up.
jacobwilliamroy 3y ago
Using SHA256 I was able to prove mathematically, that files you upload to google drive are the same after you download them again. You could also plug an external drive into a raspberry pi (or any computer really) and run samba on it. You would have to do some research to find a good samba client for iOS as I am not an iphone user. You could make all the media on your samba server available to all the devices on your LAN.
smusamashah 3y ago
https://xosh.org/p2p-tools/ https://xosh.org/p2p-tools/ Compile this list of web and CLI tools for this a while ago. Some of these are dead now. EDIT: Found snapdrop at https://onedoes.github.io/snapdrop/ https://onedoes.github.io/snapdrop/ and a fork PairDrop is in active development https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop
- cl3misch 3y ago
  IIRC, snapdrop does compress/process pictures. Anecdotal evidence is receiving .jpeg's on my PC after sending .heic's from my iPhone.
  - pjerem 3y ago
    I’m fairly sure that it’s iOS/Safari who does give the website the jpegs when you use the photo chooser. Even in other sharing workflows, sending the HEICs is a pita.
    - cl3misch 3y ago
      Interesting, thanks for the clarification. I've been searching for a low-friction way to get original photo files from iOS to Linux. USB has been really unstable and P2P sharing through Safari does not provide uncompressed originals (in general, apparently).
      - pjerem 3y ago
        If you have iCloud, you can use icloud.com to get some or all your photos in a zip. Or you can use scripts like this one : https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_do...
- luckman212 3y ago
  Been running a selfhosted install of PairDrop for a few months now. It's so useful.
lionkor 3y ago
syncthing!
castratikron 3y ago
Wormhole works perfectly, I did not know about this. Thank you for sharing.
armada651 3y ago
croc works very well for this purpose: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc
1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago
https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server-rust/releases/expanded_assets/v0.16.0 https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server-rust/releases/expand... https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server/releases/expanded_assets/v0.6.2 https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server/releases/expanded... There is also a Typescript version. Unlike MagicWormhole, this does not require Python libraries. Any HTTP client will do, whether graphical browser, text-only browser, curl, anything that can make HTTP requests. Javascript is optional. There is an example server run by the author for testing but unlike MagicWormhole it is not a default; the address is not found anywhere in the source code. https://ppng.io/noscript https://ppng.io/noscript Magic Wormhole, or PAKE in general, might be well-suited for use in the process of transferring files between two or more parties, but here the question was about transferring files between two computers operated by the same party.
wackget 3y ago
Try https://toffeeshare.com/ https://toffeeshare.com/
- sneak 3y ago
  It seems my browser (latest iOS on latest iPhone) doesn't support the necessary features.
afavour 3y ago
I’ve only used it for local sharing but sharedrop.io claims to work over the internet via “rooms”?
unstatusthequo 3y ago
Why not Tailscale drop? Cross platform, even mobile. Reliable. Fast. Easy.

by sneak 3y ago

lxgr 3y ago

webwormhole.io has been working quite well for me! It uses WebRTC-based P2P connections where feasible, but also works via relaying otherwise.

deleted 3y ago
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zamadatix 3y ago

I've found using cloud storage (i.e. actual cloud storage, not "automatically upload compressed photos to the cloud" storage) is the best for this. The magic wormhole type approach is are awkward over the internet with phones because each side has to synchronously agree on speed and uptime or the transfer breaks. With a cloud storage middleman you can upload as fast as your phone can whenever your device is up then anyone can download as fast as they can whenever their device is up.

jacobwilliamroy 3y ago

Using SHA256 I was able to prove mathematically, that files you upload to google drive are the same after you download them again. You could also plug an external drive into a raspberry pi (or any computer really) and run samba on it. You would have to do some research to find a good samba client for iOS as I am not an iphone user. You could make all the media on your samba server available to all the devices on your LAN.

smusamashah 3y ago

https://xosh.org/p2p-tools/ https://xosh.org/p2p-tools/ Compile this list of web and CLI tools for this a while ago. Some of these are dead now. EDIT: Found snapdrop at https://onedoes.github.io/snapdrop/ https://onedoes.github.io/snapdrop/ and a fork PairDrop is in active development https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop

cl3misch 3y ago
IIRC, snapdrop does compress/process pictures. Anecdotal evidence is receiving .jpeg's on my PC after sending .heic's from my iPhone.
- pjerem 3y ago
  I’m fairly sure that it’s iOS/Safari who does give the website the jpegs when you use the photo chooser. Even in other sharing workflows, sending the HEICs is a pita.
  - cl3misch 3y ago
    Interesting, thanks for the clarification. I've been searching for a low-friction way to get original photo files from iOS to Linux. USB has been really unstable and P2P sharing through Safari does not provide uncompressed originals (in general, apparently).
    - pjerem 3y ago
      If you have iCloud, you can use icloud.com to get some or all your photos in a zip. Or you can use scripts like this one : https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_do...
luckman212 3y ago
Been running a selfhosted install of PairDrop for a few months now. It's so useful.

lionkor 3y ago

syncthing!

castratikron 3y ago

Wormhole works perfectly, I did not know about this. Thank you for sharing.

armada651 3y ago

croc works very well for this purpose: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc

1vuio0pswjnm7 3y ago

https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server-rust/releases/expanded_assets/v0.16.0 https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server-rust/releases/expand... https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server/releases/expanded_assets/v0.6.2 https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server/releases/expanded... There is also a Typescript version. Unlike MagicWormhole, this does not require Python libraries. Any HTTP client will do, whether graphical browser, text-only browser, curl, anything that can make HTTP requests. Javascript is optional. There is an example server run by the author for testing but unlike MagicWormhole it is not a default; the address is not found anywhere in the source code. https://ppng.io/noscript https://ppng.io/noscript Magic Wormhole, or PAKE in general, might be well-suited for use in the process of transferring files between two or more parties, but here the question was about transferring files between two computers operated by the same party.

wackget 3y ago

Try https://toffeeshare.com/ https://toffeeshare.com/

sneak 3y ago
It seems my browser (latest iOS on latest iPhone) doesn't support the necessary features.

afavour 3y ago

I’ve only used it for local sharing but sharedrop.io claims to work over the internet via “rooms”?

unstatusthequo 3y ago

Why not Tailscale drop? Cross platform, even mobile. Reliable. Fast. Easy.