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NinjaZ @infosec.pub

1y ago

Snapdrop: local file sharing in your browser

Snapdrop

Inspired by Apple's Airdrop

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I found LocalSend to be significantly more reliable than Snapdrop. Also it doesn't require hosting.
- Well, yes, I did just that. Not sure why that would be an issue.
- But can you use it to send to a device where you can't install stuff?
  
  Where would that be?
- I'll try. Snapdrop is almost good
- It’s easier to get someone to visit a website than to make them download an app

I prefer Sharedrop it allows transfer between networks and has a better up time
- Also PairDrop. I tested a few of these sharing apps and found this one to be slightly better for reasons that I can no longer remember.
  
  Are you selfhosting it? Were you able to set it up to work even with devices on different networks with turn/coturn server?

Oh, snapdrop is back? The site has been unreachable for years to me
- It's been so unreliable. I switched to PairDrop.net, a fork that works just as well and has better uptime.

I currently use KDE Connect. Is it similar?
- If I don't remember wrong, KDE Connect needs to be installed on both the devices you need to transfer file/text to/from, with Snapdrop (and PairDrop) you just need to selfhost it (or use the official website) without the need to install anything and they *can *work even when sender and receiver are on different network
  
  thanks.
  does it allow filesystem expose as well, or just sending files?

What is the filesize limit? Is it better than Mozilla's list of Send instances or ToffeeShare?
- i think there is no limit (at least on the software side), because it's local network only, so nothing is uploaded to a server but directly to the recipient. i could be wrong though.
- There is no limit implemented, but it constantly failed to get an 8gb file to be transferred between two VMs. LocalSend is more reliable in my case.

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