HAhansc·Sep 30, 2024Submission
Yopp: Super Simple File Sharing
2 points · Open discussionjosephernest
Yopp
PHP2017–2024
josephernest / Yopp
Yopp
A very fast way to transfer a file from phone to computer and vice versa.
3Distinct people
10Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
404GitHub stars
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What it is
A very fast way to transfer a file from phone to computer and vice versa.
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Observed mentions: 2017-10-24 23:56:48 UTC to 2024-09-30 14:17:28 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
10 sourcesI use yopp for this.
It's just a very crude local server with a file picker.
https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp
In Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safelyWith Yopp, we use 7 atomic actions to perform the task (see https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp/blob/master/README.md#m...).
I tried with WeTransfer and we have 10 taps/clicks + 16 alphanumeric characters to type on keyboard:
Open browser on phone [1 tap], Open wetransfer page [1 tap if in bookmarks], "Take me to free" [1 tap], "I agree" [1 tap],
"Add your files" [1 tap], Choose the file [1 action], "..." round icon [1 tap], "Send as link" [1 tap], "Transfer" [1 tap].
Open browser on computer [1 double click], write URL [at least 16 alphanumeric keystrokes], e.g. we.tl/aqNXmKTjFO
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerIf you count everything (opening Airdroid app on phone, choosing the file, opening airdroid on PC, etc.), how many actions (including every click / tap) does it require? See https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp#minimalist-ux.
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerThe real key idea of this tool is to require 7 actions only: https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp#minimalist-ux.
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerThe key thing with Yopp is that it only requires 7 actions: https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp#minimalist-ux.
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerYes but not really. Imagine it is uploaded on phone. The URL is https://send.firefox.com/share/bec9e0497c. Will you spend 30 seconds writing this URL in the URL bar of your computer browser? (oh no, I made a typo in the URL, let's start again...).
Once again, the idea with Yopp is 7 atomic actions and no more: https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp#minimalist-ux
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerPlease ping me if you find a solution for this (please post on https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp/issues), I'm highly interested!
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerYes but then, you have to think about deleting it once it's downloaded (or you'll have a growing email box), or ask WeTransfer to delete the files... See https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp/blob/master/README.md#m...
In Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computerShow HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computer
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