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I am building a file transfer app purpose built for Linux and Android (github.com)
submitted 9 hours ago by Im28xwa@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/41988045

This is a personal passion project of mine, it is still in its early infancy (many core features are still missing) and the development is slow but deliberate.

why should I care?

if you care about speed and deep integration with the OS this project might be of interest to you.

why?

Wireless file sharing between my devices is still unnecessarily slow, half-baked, and unintuitive. Direct-Share is my attempt to build a file transfer tool that makes local file transfer more seamless than:

  • Android ↔ Android (Nearby Share / Quick Share)
  • Apple AirDrop
  • LocalSend
  • Blip

…but for Linux desktops and Android phones, using Wi-Fi Direct.

what?

  • Python, GTK4/Libadwaita on Linux
  • Kotlin, jetpack compose on Android

if you want to stay up to date with the project or want to know or read more, you can take a look at the GitHub repo

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[–] dan@upvote.au 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Have you tried KDE Connect? It's cross platform and works on Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS.

[–] MangoPenguin@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago

I find it really buggy, it often loses connection and won't connect to multiple devices at once.

[–] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yes actually I have tried it and I use it to share text between my devices and receive notifications.

The file sharing feature though is unbearably slow.

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting... The file sharing is extremely quick for me at home.

I haven't figured out how to get it working at work though (between my work phone and my work PC, both on the same network). Might not be possible with their firewalls.

[–] urushitan@kakera.kintsugi.moe 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Could always try localsend

https://localsend.org/

Open source and works pretty well