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Syncthing?
why not something as basic as sftp?
pairdrop.net maybe?
It's mainly for local network, but you can do internet transfers.
I use this all the time, also nice for text share.
One of the GUI versions of Magic Wormhole is the best and easiest way. Here’s my favorite https://rymdport.github.io/
If you're on linux just use scp
OnionShare is FOSS and transfers files over TOR network.
I wrote my own. I aimed for a different UX than most services. For my use case I have a few devices that I often share files between. So opening the tool on both devices was a bit annoying. Instead you select the file on the first device and you get a push notification on the other. Then the transfer is done over WebRTC (locally if possible). All communication is done end-to-end encrypted and over your browser's push service.
Hosted: https://filepush.kevincox.ca/
This is all i see
I thought Apple implemented push notifications? Or did they just say they would? Either way you can file the bug with them I think.
Or wait until they allow you to install a browser that isn't dragging it's feet.
Yeah let me just file a bug report to apple for your app to even display. Ill get right on that
In order of personal preference:
scp (sftp)
rsync/openrsync
nfs
host files on an ftp server with ftpd
hosting files on an http server with httpd
I don't think the entire service is open source but I really like https://wormhole.app/
Syncthing is pretty good.
FileZilla.
SFTP should come with your OS. If you're on *nix, some fiddling around with usergroups is recommended for security reasons.
rsync
Edit: Or maybe you want a GUI?
maybe 0up.io?
@7_Stipend_Jackal Not really sure what you mean by "like Localshare". Is that a specific piece of software, or do you just mean sharing files between two devices on a local network via whatever protocol?
I've played around with croc a while back just to test, seems okay.
The easiest thing would be to mount a remote network storage as a local directory. This way you can easily access it to read and write through normal software.
KDE-Connect? https://kdeconnect.kde.org/
It works very well for the data exchange between Linux, Android, iOS and Microsoft devices. https://apps.kde.org/kdeconnect/
Of course, it can do a lot more, it's a bit oversized for just data exchange
Not for over-the-internet use
FTP