We’ve connected all the computers worldwide, enabled real-time communication between anyone on the globe, developed amazing applications that run online, millions using them simultaneously. Yet, we still struggle to send a file between devices that are right next to each other.
If everyone had a team of engineers to setup their local network and devices it would be equally easy.
It’s like we mastered the ability to mass produce food for billions of people, but if you try to do everything from scratch on your own it’s a PITA.
no one can charge you carriage rates when you send and store files on your local area network, you see
LocalSend has been a godsend (pun intended) to me. I used Snapdrop/Sharedrop before, but it was always a coin toss if the transfer would work or not. I ended up switching to filedrop, but for some reason my transfer speeds were really low.
With LocalSend my issues have been all but resolved. I can send huge files between my pc and phone without fear of it disconnecting, and it works on my pc, old notebook, my dad’s iPhone and my android phone. I really can’t thank Tienisto (the creator) enough for what he built.
do you know how this compares with other file transfer/sync like syncthing?
As @8orange8@lemm.ee said (https://lemmy.ml/comment/3459977), I believe they have different use cases. The TL;DR is: syncthing to have the same copy of a file across different devices, LocalSend to move files between devices directly.
On syncthing you have to upload the file to the synced folder and then download the file to your device, so like
device A -> server -> device B.Whereas on LocalSend you send the file directly between the devices, like
device A -> device B.
Any reason to use LocalSend over Syncthing?
They have different usage scenarios.
LocalSend is for the occasional sending of files/folders from A to B or B to A (One direction only).
Syncthing’s primary usage is for keeping the exact same copies of files on A and B automatically.
Doesn’t KDE Connect do the same and more?
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How does it compare with pairdrop.net?
Just tried sending an 8GB file and it froze. Worked great to send a small image tho!
Nice tool, didn’t knew about it, seems far more convenient for dumb end users than what I use right now.
Either setup http/ftp servers but that’s painful to explain, or use services over Internet which is a shame on local network…
Been using it for the last few weeks as a way to easily share links or screenshots between PCs and my phone so I don’t have to log both devices into SMB, mostly an issue for my work laptop.
i just use rsync on termux
it would be nice if there was a gui for using rsync over ssh because that’s a lot of typing if you do it on command line
I also enjoy that one, but I found out, that the file transfer doesn’t work on my university network.
off topic about the site: does anyone have weird scrolling with it? It kept jumping to different pages for me.
anw, the tool looks really cool. Been looking for something that supports different mobile options like this.
