PairDrop
3.1k 173 01 May, 2024
JavaScript
What is Pairdrop ?
PairDrop is a sublime alternative to AirDrop that works on all platforms.
- File Sharing on your local network
- Send images, documents or text via peer to peer connection to devices on the same local network.
- Internet Transfers
- Join temporary public rooms to transfer files easily over the internet!
- Web-Application
- As it is web based, it runs on all devices.
Paired Devices and Public Rooms - Internet Transfer
- Transfer files over the internet between paired devices or by entering temporary public rooms.
- Connect to devices in complex network environments (public Wi-Fi, company network, Apple Private Relay, VPN etc.).
- Connect to devices on your mobile hotspot.
- Devices outside your local network that are behind a NAT are connected automatically via the PairDrop TURN server.
- Connect to devices on your mobile hotspot.
- You will always discover devices on your local network. Paired devices and devices in the same public room are shown additionally.
Persistent Device Pairing
- Pair your devices via a 6-digit code or a QR-Code.
- Paired devices will always find each other via shared secrets independently of their local network.
- Paired devices are persistent. You find your devices even after reopening PairDrop.
- You can edit and unpair devices easily
- Ideal to always connect easily to your own devices
Temporary Public Rooms
- Enter a public room via a 5-letter code or a QR-Code.
- Enter a public room to temporarily connect to devices outside your local network.
- All devices in the same public room see each other mutually.
- Public rooms are temporary. Public rooms are left as soon as PairDrop is closed.
- Ideal to connect easily to others in complex network situations or over the internet.
Improved UI for sending/receiving files
- Files are transferred only after a request is accepted first. On transfer completion files are downloaded automatically if possible.
- Multiple files are downloaded as a ZIP file
- On iOS and Android, in addition to downloading, files can be shared or saved to the gallery via the Share menu.
- Multiple files are transferred at once with an overall progress indicator
Send Files or Text Directly From Share Menu, Context Menu or CLI
- Send files directly from context menu on Windows
- Send files directly from context menu on Ubuntu (using Nautilus)
- Send files directly from share menu on iOS
- Send files directly from share menu on Android
- Send files directly via command-line interface
Other changes
- Change your display name permanently to easily differentiate your devices
- Paste files/text and choose the recipient afterwords
- Prevent devices from sleeping on file transfer
- Warn user before PairDrop is closed on file transfer
- Open PairDrop on multiple tabs simultaneously (Thanks @willstott101)
- Video and Audio preview (Thanks @victorwads)
- Switch theme back to auto/system after darkmode or lightmode is enabled
- Node-only implementation (Thanks @Bellisario)
- Automatic restart on error (Thanks @KaKi87)
- Lots of stability fixes (Thanks @MWY001 @skiby7 and @willstott101)
- To host PairDrop on your local network (e.g. on Raspberry Pi): All peers connected with private IPs are discoverable by each other
- When hosting PairDrop yourself you can set your own STUN/TURN servers
- Built-in translations via Weblate
- Airy design (Thanks @Avieshek)
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