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If you want a easy, reliable and cross-platform way to share files between computers, phones, etc, it may be of your interest.
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Using kde-connect for that, works really nicely cross platform.
Also inb4 “Discord community server - no thanks” :D
I love KDE connect have been using it for years.
Only issue is recently I tried it on my raspberry pi and some features don’t work. Specifically I can’t get clipboard sharing or remote input to work on my raspberry pi.
Oh, that sucks, wanted to use it for that too
Stupid question from an ignorant fool: how does this differ from just using bluray to transfer files?
EDIT: GOD I AM AN IDIOT I MEAN BLUETOOTH. BLUETOOTH. XDDD
Burning physical bluray discs can take quite a lot of time.
I meant BLUETOOTH. Lol. I mistyped. xD
Also disk drives are basically non-existant these days. But to each their own.
I mistyped. I.meant Bluetooth. Lol.
That being said, disk drives are extremely common if you build your own PC. 😈
Idk about now… But BluRay Disk drives were quite expensive and not worth it, only worth it if you could burn Blu rays but those were even more expensives. So not common at all. Even physical games that could have benefit from then used just multiple DVDs instead, like the Flight Simulator 2020 which uses likes 10 DVDs
It does work over network, so you don’t need any physical connection apart from being in the same network. Therefore, it’s easier, faster, less complicated, and more.
I mistyped. Lmao. I meant BLUETOOTH. Haha.
Haha
Really great software. Works like a charm most of the time, the apps are quite okay, sends files locally. The first low-barrier solution to share stuff between wildly different devices since e-mail.
There are many good sollutions for this use case. Personally I use Warpinator — it is pre-installed in Linux Mint and just works.
Works perfect for me. Have been using for like a year
i just use
python -m http.serverEasy.
Why this over Syncthing?
Its more convenient to send just the specific files i need rather than syncing a whole folder. I use syncthing to keep folders in sync between computers and local send to send stuff from my phone to my computer
I guess. I keep a dir synced between my desktop and my phone. If I want a file transferred, I just drop it there.
@avidamoeba @edu4rdshl one sends one file one syncs a lot of files
Some in this thread said that LocalSend can send many files, folders too. 🤔
I’ve been using this for a long time now, and it’s godsend.
Sending files between iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and other devices is great!Magic wormhole is way more flexible
Isn’t that horribly insecure? I have my doubts regarding privacy. LocalSend sends to the device directly, without an intermediary.
I’m pretty sure it only uses the intermediary to establish a P2P connection over WebRTC.
OnionShare. Its more secure and works even if the device isn’t local
But it’s really slow because it uses Tor. Sure, there are some use cases that require anonymity, but it doesn’t make sense for most users.
Magic wormhole is faster
This is great except you need to be on the same wifi / local network. Worked with the wife for a bit, but we get annoyed having to “turn it on” when we send each other photos.
You can use something like PairDrop instead. It is open source and browser based.
Doesn’t solve my problem of having to both turn on our sharing. But a nice app nonetheless
If I understood you correctly ShareDrop should fix your problem, there you can “add” someone from a different network via QR-code
I’m using it and enjoying it but I had always thought that it would also work from one device to another without Wifi.
I guess I always had Wifi😅
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Is there a reason I need something more than scp?
Yes, you send files from/to your phone with an app that looks clean and modern
I have an app that does exactly that over scp…
What is that? I am curious because I haven’t seen a competent SCP app for a few years
I just use AndFTP, with SSH. Works fine for local and remote file system navigation. I use it to move files android<->various linux machines at least weekly.
It is good that such app works for you, but from what I’ve seen AndFTP is only available in Google Play store, and with bundled ad in the free version and paid otherwise. In comparison, LocalSend is none of that, and it is available on FDriod as well. LocalSend is also FOSS from protocol to the app through and through, and although SSH technology itself is secure, the security of the client depends. These are all the reasons to answer your question of “I need something more than scp”. I use SSHFS myself too in the case of file backup, but also LocalSend for different scenarios such as “I need this video to be sent to my computer ASAP”. If you are not convinced, feel free to overlook the project, that doesn’t mean the app has zero use case
