pixincreate / pairdrop

Android app for pairdrop.net based on snapdrop.net android app developed by @tanujnotes

Pairdrop

Android app for Pairdrop.net - Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's Airdrop.

This app is a wrapper around pairdrop project using webview and some javascript interface for downloads.

Install from APK release.

Features

PairDrop is a sublime alternative to AirDrop that works on all platforms.

Send images, documents or text via peer to peer connection to devices in the same local network/Wi-Fi or to paired devices. As it is web based, it runs on all devices.

You want to quickly send a file from your phone to your laptop?
You want to share photos in original quality with friends that use a mixture of Android and iOS?
You want to share private files peer to peer between Linux systems?
AirDrop is unreliable again?

Send it with PairDrop!

Developed based on Snapdrop

Differences between Snapdrop and Pairdrop

Device Pairing

• Pair devices via 6-digit code or QR-Code
• Pair devices outside your local network or in complex network environment (public Wi-Fi, company network, Apple Private Relay, VPN etc.).
• Connect to devices on your mobile hotspot.
• Paired devices will always find each other via shared secrets even after reopening the browser or the Progressive Web App
• You will always discover devices on your local network. Paired devices are shown additionally.
• Paired devices outside your local network that are behind a NAT are connected automatically via Open Relay: Free WebRTC TURN Server

Improved UI for sending/receiving files

• Files are transferred only after a request is accepted first. On transfer completion they are downloaded automatically if possible.
• Multiple files are downloaded as ZIP file
• On iOS and Android the devices share menu is opened instead of downloading the files
• 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 directly from share menu on iOS
• Send directly from share menu on Android
• Send directly via command-line interface

Other changes

• Paste Mode
• 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)
• 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

Advantages of using Pairdrop as an app

• You can select files on your phone share it directly using this app, instead of opening a browser and searching for the files
• I'm also planning to add a download/upload history section once the following issues are fixed

Known issues

• It changes the downloaded file name.
• Might not support downloading some file types. (Please create an issue, mention the file type and attach the file too, if possible.)

Credits

Snapdrop by Robin Linus

Snapdrop app by Tanuj

See more from Tanuj here

Pairdrop by Schlagmichdoch