SOSoKamil·Sep 18, 2026
Pairdrop is a fork with new features.
See: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop#differences-to-th...
In Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signupschlagmichdoch
PairDrop
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PairDrop
PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup.
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PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup.
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28 sourcesThere is a fork of it here: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
In Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signupPairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup
10 points · Open discussionPairdrop is awesome! The docs are a bit hidden, the FAQ is at https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop/blob/master/docs/...
and the How-To for integration into Share menu on Android, iOS and Windows at https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/blob/master/docs/...
They forked sharedrop after it and snapdrop got acquired and enshittified by LimeWire, whoever that is now.
In Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrophttps://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop
A similar project but this one works entirely in the browser and can connect to clients beyond your local network with "public" rooms
In Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDropSharik looks great! They need a canonical domain receivers can visit without entering IPs like https://pairdrop.net/
It even has a shortcut for the share menu!
https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/blob/master/docs/...
In What happened to Apple's legendary attention to detail?PairDrop – Cross-Platform open source AirDrop alternative
2 points · Open discussionPairDrop: Open-Source Transfer Files Cross-Platform
2 points · Open discussionI really like PairDrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
In Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browserPairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform, no setup, no signup
1 points · Open discussionAnd more
https://github.com/mat-sz/filedrop
https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole
https://github.com/schollz/croc
https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh
https://github.com/timvisee/send
https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop
https://github.com/SnapDrop/snapdrop
In Magic Wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safelyPairDrop – Local file sharing in the browser
3 points · Open discussionThere are a few browser based p2p file sharing tools [1] and a bunch of CLI tools out there as well for the same job.
# Browser Based
1. FilePizza https://file.pizza/
2. SnapDrop https://snapdrop.net/ https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop. A fork PairDrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop
3. Instant.io https://instant.io/
4. file ai http://fileai.com/
5. Send Anywhere https://send-anywhere.com/
6. Just Beaam it https://www.justbeamit.com/
7. Yt2fb.in https://yt2fb.in/file-transfer/
8. drop.lol https://drop.lol/ https://github.com/mat-sz/filedrop
# CLI
1. croc https://github.com/schollz/croc
2. p2pcopy https://github.com/psantosl/p2pcopy
3. pcp https://github.com/dennis-tra/pcp
4. wormhole-william https://github.com/psanford/wormhole-william
[1]: https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...
In LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devicesPairdrop was posted on HN a little while back and I setup an instance on my home network. Doesn't work everywhere obviously but it does seem to effectively solve this problem within my household.
https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
In How to copy a file between devices? (2022)PairDrop: Local File Sharing in the Browser
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