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
Between Android phones or Android->Windows Quick Share exists. Between all other devices Bluetooth can be used for sharing.
Bluetooth is slow as hell
But no extra tools needed on either side.
idk about other distros but on ubuntu I can’t send or receive files using Bluetooth without a 3rd party tool (unless there is a pre installed cli tool that I am not aware of:)
but anyway, if the transfer speed doesn’t bother you or isn’t a deal breaker for you then fair enough… have a nice day.
KDE Connect can transfer files over WiFi, it’s likely preinstalled on anything with KDE Plasma (eg SteamOS has it by default in the desktop mode), but it can also work with GNOME with the gsconnect extension. There’s also LocalSend, Syncthing and probably many more