Open Source LocalSend AlternativesTop Large File Transfer Services and other similar apps like LocalSend

The best open source alternative to LocalSend is KDE Connect. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to LocalSend and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to LocalSend are PairDrop, OnionShare, Send and RetroShare.

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  1. KDE Connect icon

    KDE Connect

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    Empowers seamless interaction between devices, offering notifications, SMS replies, music control, file sharing, volume control, secure connections, and cross-platform compatibility.

    82 KDE Connect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • KDE Plasma
    • F-Droid
    • Sailfish OS
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Chocolatey
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    • Almost everyone thinks KDE Connect is a great LocalSend alternative.

    • KDE Connect is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to LocalSend.

    • KDE Connect is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LocalSend.

    • KDE Connect is Free and Open SourceLocalSend is also Free and Open Source
  2. PairDrop icon

    PairDrop

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    Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.

    70 PairDrop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about PairDrop as an Alternative to LocalSend
    ekstra26
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    local transfer, no need for account, anonymous, browser based

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    • Almost everyone thinks PairDrop is a great LocalSend alternative.

    • PairDrop is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to LocalSend.

    • PairDrop is Free and Open SourceLocalSend is also Free and Open Source
  4. OnionShare icon

    OnionShare

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    OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.

    63 OnionShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
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  5. Send icon

    Send

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    Send lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. So you can keep what you share private and make sure your stuff doesn’t stay online forever.

    101 Send alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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    Comments about Send as an Alternative to LocalSend
    tuva-hayabi
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    Send is for sharing files to a distant user’s computer, LocalSend works withing the same local network, so that you can transfer files or folders from one to your own computers or phones to another.

    Luca
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    LocalSend is to send files in the same network, not for internet sharing

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    • Send is Free and Open SourceLocalSend is also Free and Open Source
  6. RetroShare icon

    RetroShare

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    RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and .

    136 RetroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • OpenSSL
    • OpenPGP
    Network tab with contact list and broadcast subtab open. The subtab shows text and image sent by one contact to all connected contacts.
     
  7. Croc icon

    Croc

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    croc is a tool I built to easily and securely transfer stuff from one computer to another.

    The only tool that is easily installed and used on any platform, and has secure peer-to-peer transferring, and has the capability to resume broken transfers.

    109 Croc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux
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    Comments about Croc as an Alternative to LocalSend
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    Croc may be a good tool (which I haven’t tested yet), but it is command line only, while LocalSend has a graphical user interface.

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    • Croc is Free and Open SourceLocalSend is also Free and Open Source
    • Croc is Security-focusedLocalSend is not according to our users
  9. Warpinator icon

    Warpinator

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    Warpinator is a free, open-source tool for sending and receiving files between computers that are on the same network. All you need do is install Warpinator on the computers, choose a group code, edit your firewalls if necessary, and that’s all.

    87 Warpinator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Magic Wormhole icon

    Magic Wormhole

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    This package provides a library and a command-line tool named wormhole, which makes it possible to get arbitrary-sized files and directories (or short pieces of text) from one computer to another.

    82 Magic Wormhole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  12. Valent icon

    Valent

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    Securely connect your devices to open files and links where you need them, get notifications when you need them, stay in control of your media and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • KDE Connect
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  13. Sharrr icon

    Sharrr

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    End-to-end encrypted file transfer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. NearDrop icon

    NearDrop

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    NearDrop is a partial implementation of Google's Nearby Share for macOS. The app lives in your menu bar and saves files to your downloads folder. It's that simple, really.

    20 NearDrop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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