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PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup.

28 mentions on Hacker News by 22 people: 9 stories, 19 comments · first 2023-02-11 · latest 2026-09-18

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  1. Pairdrop is a fork with new features. See: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop#differences-to-th...
    comment by SoKamil · 2026-09-18 · in Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup
  2. There is a fork of it here: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
    comment by ranger_danger · 2026-09-17 · in Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup
  3. Pairdrop is awesome! The docs are a bit hidden, the FAQ is at https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop/blob/master/docs/... and the How-To for integration into Share menu on Android, iOS and Windows at…
    comment by cachius · 2026-04-28 · in Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
  4. https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop A similar project but this one works entirely in the browser and can connect to clients beyond your local network with "public" rooms
    comment by miguel-muniz · 2026-04-28 · in Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
  5. …visit without entering IPs like https://pairdrop.net/ It even has a shortcut for the share menu! https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/blob/master/docs/...
    comment by cachius · 2025-10-24 · in What happened to Apple's legendary attention to detail?
  6. I really like PairDrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
    comment by arthursw · 2025-03-12 · in Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser
  7. …https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh https://github.com/timvisee/send https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop https://github.com/SnapDrop/snapdrop
    comment by haunter · 2024-08-17 · in Magic Wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safely
  8. …2. SnapDrop https://snapdrop.net/ https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop . A fork PairDrop https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop 3. Instant.io https://instant.io/ 4. file ai http://fileai.com/ 5. Send Anywhere…
    comment by smusamashah · 2024-03-11 · in LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
  9. …work everywhere obviously but it does seem to effectively solve this problem within my household. https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
    comment by XorNot · 2024-02-15 · in How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
  10. …pairdrop [1] which works even in situations when you have Apple Private Relay or a VPN. [1] https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
    comment by bluish29 · 2024-01-21 · in Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop
  11. …No apps to install, just web based "AirDrop" that works across macOS, Windows, iOS, Linux... https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop
    comment by luckman212 · 2024-01-13 · in YouTransfer: Self-hosted file transfer and sharing solution
  12. PairDrop works: https://pairdrop.net/ https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop Other alternatives: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38915909
    comment by ckcheng · 2024-01-13 · in YouTransfer: Self-hosted file transfer and sharing solution
  13. …: https://pairdrop.net/ is a fork of SnapDrop with a more responsive maintainer (apparently: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/discussions/115 )
    comment by j1elo · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
  14. …sharing files, but the bug ticket in Pairdrop does not make me hopeful for a good solution (see: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/44 ) Are you able to achieve similar performance in Pairdrop that you did with Localsend?
    comment by bigjay517 · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
  15. https://pairdrop.net/ is a fork of SnapDrop with a more responsive maintainer (apparently: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/discussions/115 )
    comment by thristian · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
  16. Piling some more alternatives, a fork to snapdrop: https://pairdrop.net/ From the author: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop#differences-to-sn...
    comment by axytol · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
  17. …locally host PairDrop, so there are no third parties required for the transfer. Check it out here: https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop Or try it out here: https://pairdrop.net/
    comment by moontear · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
  18. It's using webrtc for a p2p connection, see https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop/blob/master/docs/...
    comment by hjalle · 2023-08-25 · in LANDrop – Drop any files to any devices on your LAN
  19. …Found snapdrop at https://onedoes.github.io/snapdrop/ and a fork PairDrop is in active development https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop
    comment by smusamashah · 2023-08-24 · in LANDrop – Drop any files to any devices on your LAN