An open source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
LocalSend
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About
Share files to nearby devices. Free, open source, cross-platform.
This app allows you to send files and messages over the local LAN network.
No internet required, no external servers needed.
Screenshots
Protocol
Devices communicate with each other using a REST API.
Everything is sent securely over HTTPS. The TLS/SSL certificate is generated on the fly on each device.
For more information: LocalSend Protocol v1
Run
After you have installed Flutter, then you can start this app by typing the following commands:
flutter pub get
flutter pub run build_runner build
flutter run
Build
These commands are mostly for the maintainers.
Please ensure that flutter pub run build_runner build has been run. Otherwise, files will be missing.
Android
flutter build appbundle
iOS
flutter build ipa
MacOS
flutter build macos
Windows
Traditional
flutter build windows
Local MSIX App
flutter pub run msix:create
Store ready
flutter pub run msix:create --store
Linux
Traditional
flutter build linux
AppImage
appimage-builder --recipe AppImageBuilder.yml
Snap
Feel free to open a pull request. There is a snap branch to play with.