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1. vachina ◴[] No.42479707[source]
https://webwormhole.io/
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2. briandear ◴[] No.42479708[source]
Dropbox.
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3. karanbhangui ◴[] No.42479712[source]
try https://sharedrop.io/
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4. aimazon ◴[] No.42479714[source]
https://localsend.org/
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5. TekMol ◴[] No.42479717[source]
That wants me to install a binary. I don't want to run any external code on my hardware.
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6. TekMol ◴[] No.42479731[source]
Is that a "Sign up and install our binaries on your devices" service?

I prefer to not install additional software from 3rd parties on my devices.

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7. sdfasdf234dfsg ◴[] No.42479749{3}[source]
You'll have to ask the apple overlords to make and install by default the app you want then.
8. TekMol ◴[] No.42479754[source]
That looks like an interesting approach.

Does it really need to be a giant application made from "Go, JavaScript, TypeScript and Python"?

What does all that code do? Wouldn't a single PHP file that acts as the connection between the two devices be enough?

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10. __jonas ◴[] No.42479763{3}[source]
If the constraint is that you don't want to install any software, there are a bunch of these web based AirDrop clones, besides the ones mentioned here are two more:

https://pairdrop.net/

https://snapdrop.net/

I've tried PairDrop, it works well.

11. fiatpandas ◴[] No.42479771[source]
This. There’s even a QR code you can scan so you don’t have to type on the mobile device.
12. TekMol ◴[] No.42479777[source]
This also looks interesting.

My question is similar to the wormhole one.

Does it really need to be 168 files of code to do this? I don't know WebRTC, but wouldn't a single PHP file be enough to create the connection between the two devices?

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13. gomoboo ◴[] No.42479780{3}[source]
With an iPhone you’d have AirDrop built in.
14. vachina ◴[] No.42479818{3}[source]
Webwormhole needs those to setup a direct p2p connection.

Php you need intermediaries.

15. rafram ◴[] No.42480013{3}[source]
> I don't know WebRTC, but wouldn't a single PHP file be enough to create the connection between the two devices?

I mean, they could concatenate all 168 files and stuff them into a single <script> tag in the PHP if that would make you happier…