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I am building a file transfer app purpose built for Linux and Android (github.com)

submitted 19 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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[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

That is for two devices that are both connected to the same network. If I understand what this program is doing (without actually trying it), it allows two devices to directly connect to one another via Wi-Fi to transfer a file.

With KDE Connect, to send a file from Device A to Device B, your file travels from Device A to a network router (and any number of network switches, etc. in between), then from the router to Device B. It has to make several hops across a number of devices to reach its destination. And both endpoints have to be connected to the same external network.

With this program, Device A and Device B create a direct Wi-Fi connection to each other and just send the file. One hop. Two devices. Direct. The devices are establishing their own ad-hoc Wi-Fi connection for the purpose of the file transfer.

[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Ah my bad? Sounds cool then!