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Free open source alternative: https://pairdrop.net https://pairdrop.net

dhruvmittal 1y ago
Magic Wormhole [1] also exists. [1] https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- rickydroll 1y ago
  Syncthing [1] also exists [1] https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
  - jjcob 1y ago
    Syncthing is for syncing folders like Dropbox It's not a good solution to send individual large files.
    - rickydroll 1y ago
      Syncing files is only one of its capabilities. It is best suited for use between two individuals/organizations that need to transfer files between themselves more than a few times. Its main advantage for me is that it doesn't require a central storage system, such as Dropbox, to hold the files. It's just you and me and a rendezvous server. In a previous life, I used Syncthing to transfer terabytes of files from the company I worked for to a third-party printer. It was delightfully reliable, and easy to set up. If it's a one-off, yeah, you're right that it's not wonderful. I've used Magic Wormhole successfully for that use case.
      - xeonmc 1y ago
        So it’s the GPG of file sharing?
    - deleted 1y ago
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- ori_b 1y ago
  And for a web native version, there's also WebWormhole: https://webwormhole.com/ https://webwormhole.com/
- ch71r22 1y ago
  also Keet: https://keet.io/ https://keet.io/
- jszymborski 1y ago
  Is there something like a Magic Wormhole server, so I can e.g host a file on my NAS (behind a NAT) for download long term?
drexlspivey 1y ago
I vibe coded this in one hour to send files to my work laptop. Static page + webRTC + short lived cloudflare durable object to make the handshake. https://send.drexl.dev/ https://send.drexl.dev/
ishanjain28 1y ago
Are you people seriously suggesting webrtc crap in response to a native app built for much much high speed transfers? Unbelievable
- koreanguy 1y ago
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evantbyrne 1y ago
There's also LocalSend, which I've found works the best for me personally and is a bit more polished than browser clients
jjcob 1y ago
There's also croc: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc
- snvzz 1y ago
  croc has the advantage of being well-established by now. Most package systems have it.
seemaze 1y ago
..also FilePizza as a web service: https://github.com/kern/filepizza https://github.com/kern/filepizza or tailscale's Taildrop as a native application: https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop

Magic Wormhole [1] also exists. [1] https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

rickydroll 1y ago
Syncthing [1] also exists [1] https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
- jjcob 1y ago
  Syncthing is for syncing folders like Dropbox It's not a good solution to send individual large files.
  - rickydroll 1y ago
    Syncing files is only one of its capabilities. It is best suited for use between two individuals/organizations that need to transfer files between themselves more than a few times. Its main advantage for me is that it doesn't require a central storage system, such as Dropbox, to hold the files. It's just you and me and a rendezvous server. In a previous life, I used Syncthing to transfer terabytes of files from the company I worked for to a third-party printer. It was delightfully reliable, and easy to set up. If it's a one-off, yeah, you're right that it's not wonderful. I've used Magic Wormhole successfully for that use case.
    - xeonmc 1y ago
      So it’s the GPG of file sharing?
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
ori_b 1y ago
And for a web native version, there's also WebWormhole: https://webwormhole.com/ https://webwormhole.com/
ch71r22 1y ago
also Keet: https://keet.io/ https://keet.io/
jszymborski 1y ago
Is there something like a Magic Wormhole server, so I can e.g host a file on my NAS (behind a NAT) for download long term?

drexlspivey 1y ago

I vibe coded this in one hour to send files to my work laptop. Static page + webRTC + short lived cloudflare durable object to make the handshake. https://send.drexl.dev/ https://send.drexl.dev/

ishanjain28 1y ago

Are you people seriously suggesting webrtc crap in response to a native app built for much much high speed transfers? Unbelievable

koreanguy 1y ago
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evantbyrne 1y ago

There's also LocalSend, which I've found works the best for me personally and is a bit more polished than browser clients

jjcob 1y ago

There's also croc: https://github.com/schollz/croc https://github.com/schollz/croc

snvzz 1y ago
croc has the advantage of being well-established by now. Most package systems have it.

seemaze 1y ago

..also FilePizza as a web service: https://github.com/kern/filepizza https://github.com/kern/filepizza or tailscale's Taildrop as a native application: https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop