

LanXchange
Facilitates cross-platform file and folder transfers over local networks between Windows, Mac, Linux PCs, and Android, requiring no setup or accounts, with automatic device detection, real-time discovery of shared files, fast transfer speeds, and privacy.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
Last GitHub commit in May 2021
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Wi-Fi Sharing
- No registration required
- Portable
- File Sending
- Offline
- Drag and Drop
- Ad-free
- LAN
- Zero configuration
Tags
- File Sharing
- wifi-file-transfer
- Transfer files
- local-file-transfer
- File transfer
LanXchange News & Activities
Recent activities
POX added LanXchange as alternative to LinkMyDroid- firefoxgooogle081 added LanXchange as alternative to Curato
- POX added LanXchange as alternative to DroidDock
POX added LanXchange as alternative to AltSendMe
visionwise-nick added LanXchange as alternative to Send to myself- Danilo_Venom updated LanXchange
- villain thinks File Sending is a important feature of LanXchange
- dinesh-58 added LanXchange as alternative to PairDrop
- dinesh-58 added LanXchange as alternative to LocalSend
- K0RR added LanXchange as alternative to Android file transfer GUI
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What is LanXchange?
A simple tool for spontaneous, local network file transfers. Supports Windows, Mac and Linux PCs and Android phones.
Features
- No setup required
- Automatically detects files offered by other computers and displays them
- Can transfer single files, folders or a combination of both
- Allows transfers between different platforms/operating systems
- Transfers files as fast as your home network allows to




Comments and Reviews
Simple, fast and works well for simple file transfers over local wifi
Requires Java Runtime 1.6
fast and secure doesn't require Bluetooth.
Very simple, fast and easy utility. Also it is open source.
Java based, should work even on BSDs with OpenJDK, but I have only tested it on Debian. Wish it was on F-droid.
I DID NOT SEE EXPECTED RESULTS IN USING LANXCHANGE. IT DIRECTED ME TO MY DEFAULT FILE EXPLORE WHEN AIMING TO SELECT TRANFER FOLDER. MY DEFAULT TRANSFER FOLDER ONLY ALLOWED FILE TRANSFER, I NEEDED FOLDER TRANSFER. PRESENTLY, I USE AIRDROID(WIFI) AND SUPERBEAM(NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION), NIETHIER OF THEM TRANSFER FOLDERS. AIRDROID IS VERY NICE.
Very simple and fast. And does it's job flawlessly.
[Edited by stresscult, April 13]
Love to know how you set it up?
The developer himself says this to a question about any recent updates:
" Not really :/ I think it should mostly work, and I still hope to squeeze in some time at some point and make some minor fixes, but I don't know if I will have the cycles for bigger changes. Also Java on Desktop is just so annoying to work with :(
"
Also, for 64 bit machines only?