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schollz / croc

croc

Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:

66Distinct people
80Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
40.9KGitHub stars
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What it is

Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:

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Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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HN mentions by year80 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-10-22 20:28:26 UTC to 2026-09-05 16:28:39 UTC.

051015202017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 1 submissions, 7 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 20 mentions; 5 submissions, 15 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 1 submissions, 10 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 1 submissions, 6 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 2 submissions, 9 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 0 submissions, 12 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 2 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

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20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC312
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC817
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC20515
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC11110
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC716
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1129
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC12012
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC321

What Hacker News says

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> VPN as a service sounds wrong from security perspective, as you are giving away all the keys. Tailscale’s Android and Linux clients are open-source[0] and based on WireGuard (which AFAIU is now part of the Linux kernel[1]). With other VPN software you may be owning the keys but you cannot verify what the program does. Tailscale requires a coordination server to function. This component is not open-source, but there is an open-source reimplementation called Headscale[2] that you can host on your own server. Additionally, there is "tailnet lock"[3]: > Tailnet lock lets you verify that no node is added to your tailnet without being signed by trusted nodes in your tailnet. When tailnet lock is enabled, even if Tailscale infrastructure is malicious or hacked, attackers can’t send or receive traffic on your tailnet. --- > These internal servi
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ces that are annohnced are just... Services you can run on the Internet with TLS. I haven’t used Tailscale in a professional context, so I cannot comment on the usefulness there, but I am using it (with Headscale) in my homelab. It makes it very easy to access all the services spread onto multiple boxes from everywhere, let them all use the same AdGuard Home DNS server without having to configure them individually and tunnel all my traffic through my home internet connection using an exit node[4]. I normally use croc[5] for file transfers between boxes, but when I had to fetch some files from my Windows game streaming computer, it was easier to just use Taildrop because Tailscale was installed already. [0] https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WireGuard [2] https://headscale.net/ [3] https://tailscale.com/kb/1226/tailnet-lock [4] https://tailscale.com/kb/1408/quick-guide-exit-nodes [5] https://github.com/schollz/croc
In Taildrop lets you send files between your personal devices on Tailscale network
I live the Foss life. A nice collection of the mostly commonly used Foss apps. Maybe you can add Croc and trackbook to your list. Croc is an encrypted file transfer tool thats great for transfering files from anywhere to anyone to any OS. https://github.com/schollz/croc I like Trackbook because I do a lot of walking and can transfer the .gpx to organic maps.
In FOSS Alternatives for Android
In LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

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