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Any web site that lets you share files with people like xender ? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I remember there being apps like xender, easy share etc. which lets you share files by one person activating hotspot and the other wifi you just have to have both party close to each other and they use no data . But they are all closed source and probably spyware and its too much of a hassle to get others to download a file sharing app from fdroid when you need to share big files so is there any website or web app which is private (completely offline after loading, is foss etc.). It also has to work on android and have good enough speed .

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Have you checked https://wormhole.app

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Onion Share

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that an app ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

On one end its a browser. In the other end its a cross platform app

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

There is an app on fdroid with that name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yes its cross platform

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

https://www.sharedrop.io

there is also another one im thinking of but it was a year ago and i cant remember the name ugh

edit: found it

https://blaze.vercel.app/

just be aware that even though it's open source, the code is not verifiable in web-app form

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why not just use the built-in bluetooth file sharing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The files are really big .

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

BT4.0 can send files at 200mbps, is that not fast enough?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Sharik is very nice on smartphone: https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.marchello.sharik/ No need to install anything on the receiver side; handles Wifi hotshot itself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Something like local send, maybe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Link ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://localsend.org/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Its an app tho ..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Perhaps sharedrop would be best suited for you?
https://www.sharedrop.io/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No vpn ? Why does it use data ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I don't ubderstand your question. As far as I know, sharedrop works in the local network, doesn't it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I think they're asking about the text on the website that says "not compatible with VPNs" which I think is a reference to an Android system limitation where you simply must turn off an existing VPN connection to use the app merely because it interferes with the app becoming its own localhost VPN to get around android networking limitations.