LocalSend
localsend.org

If you want a easy, reliable and cross-platform way to share files between computers, phones, etc, it may be of your interest.

  • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    5 months ago

    I like LocalSend, much easier than KDEConnect, and also on F-Droid. But I have to confess that I usually send photos via Signal on mobile to myself and then open Signal app on the desktop to download it.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      I even do that with links because syncing tabs between Firefox instances is so unreliable for me.

  • NeryK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    I have been using it for the last ~6 months and found it to be very useful and easy to use. Transferring stuff between Android phones, Windows 10 & 11 PCs and a Steam Deck (i.e. Linux PC) has been a breeze.

  • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    I kid you not, I was actually looking for a solution like that yesterday! hopefully it’ll handle a few tens of gigabytes between my two Linux laptops.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      This is one file at a time. It’s designed more for very quick “Oops I need that photo” sort of stuff.

      What you want to do is better served by NFS, SMB or SFTP.

      • zingo@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        5 months ago

        Or Syncthing if they want to sync gb’s of files between computers.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Synced many terabytes, over WiFi, Ethernet and the Internet with Syncthing. It works for all use cases, large and small.

          • zingo@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            4 months ago

            When we are talking terabytes of data there are faster ways for the initial sync job.

            I would just use rsync/sftp/robocopy or similar for that first copy for faster transfers, then setup Syncthing on those shares for delta syncs.

            • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
              12·
              4 months ago

              Are you sure those are faster? The only obvious slowdown in Syncthing compared to them is the initial file scan. The file transfer saturates the pipes like any other option. If you meant the file scan overhead, then we’re on the same page. ☺️

              At the same time Syncthing is ultra resilient and will auto-restart and continue syncing no matter what happens to the network connection or the hosts during transfer without intervention. This is why I stopped using rsync for initial transfers. When the initial transfer would take a week over the Internet, using Syncthing and swallowing the initial scan is nice because you don’t need to look after it.

              • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
                12·
                4 months ago

                Yep, with ST I can trust the files will get there. For large folders I just occasionally check on them.

        • FontasiaEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          Am I allowed to think it’s weird the entire open source community can’t compete with SMB?

          • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            4 months ago

            SMB is a protocol that can be used with Samba software in Linux since many years, so there is no need to compete I figure. Depending on the use case, I like to use rsync for copying files across.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      32·
      4 months ago

      Use Syncthing.

      Works a breeze, does require an install on the devices, but man it just works.

  • richmondez@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Seem to be quite a few of these types of apps, I’ve been using landrop recently, how does this one compare?

    • anteaters@feddit.deEnglish
      61·
      5 months ago

      I have not used Landrop but looking at it from the outside, Landrop is version 0.4 and has received no development for 3 years now. LocalSend is past 1.0 and still in active development. I’d rather use LocalSend then instead of something abandoned before it was deemed complete.

      • richmondez@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Thanks, this tends to be functionality I dont need that often but when I do it’s frustratingly difficult finding something that doesnt feel like it’s going to need me to sign over my soul so it’s good to know about other open source solutions.

      • mrjfilippo@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I was using landrop before. Works fine but the GUI was just a bit off, not intuitive enough. That’s Localsend’s biggest improvement IMO.

  • Swemg@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    You also can send the files between a laptop and a phone just by connecting to the phone hotspot. (At least with Linux)