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Magic Wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safely

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816 points tosh | 10 comments | 17 Aug 24 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 1.133s | source | bottom
1. haunter ◴[17 Aug 24 18:04 UTC] No.41276561[source]▶
And 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

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2. sltkr ◴[17 Aug 24 18:16 UTC] No.41276664[source]▶
10 different tools? Ridiculous! We need to develop one universal tool that covers everyone's use cases.
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3. nobody9999 ◴[17 Aug 24 18:24 UTC] No.41276710[source]▶
https://xkcd.com/927/

;)

4. tptacek ◴[17 Aug 24 18:27 UTC] No.41276732[source]▶
And then we'll have 11.
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5. smusamashah ◴[17 Aug 24 20:18 UTC] No.41277617[source]▶
I have a list of now 22 browser based p2p sharing tools that i shared here a few times in similar threads https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...
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6. apantel ◴[17 Aug 24 20:20 UTC] No.41277638{3}[source]▶
That would further increase the need for a single standard.
7. pogue ◴[17 Aug 24 21:11 UTC] No.41277996[source]▶
I find myself using Send Anywhere [1] all the time. I couldn't find documentation on how the files are transferred or if they're uploaded to their cloud, but it's very handy. They claim the files are encrypted in transmission, but don't give details & could just be talking about SSL.[2]

When you choose the files you want to transfer, it gives you a 6 digit code or a QR code. Once you enter that, the files are transferred! It's available for most all major platforms, but isn't open source. [3]

I haven't read their privacy policy. Frankly, I'd rather not know...

[1] https://send-anywhere.com/

[2] https://support.send-anywhere.com/hc/en-us/articles/11500385...

[3] https://support.send-anywhere.com/hc/en-us/articles/11500388...

8. PhilippGille ◴[17 Aug 24 21:33 UTC] No.41278165{3}[source]▶
Pretty sure that was the intended joke, as many people came across the XKCD [1] already.

[1] https://xkcd.com/927/

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9. gfody ◴[17 Aug 24 22:56 UTC] No.41278709{4}[source]▶
not to mention https://xkcd.com/949 which inspired many and more of these
10. jimmySixDOF ◴[18 Aug 24 16:03 UTC] No.41283158[source]▶
I was going to say SnapDrop was discontinued but I see it is back again thanks for the reminder this must be the third or fourth time I have thought they pulled the plug and see it get fixed back to normal bravo developers !!