Certain workflows require sharing the entire screen (usually due to switching through multiple applications), but if the presenter has a much larger display than the audience it can be hard to see what is happening.
Valent Alternatives
Valent is described as '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' and is a mobile remote control tool in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Valent for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Valent alternative is LocalSend, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Valent are KDE Connect, scrcpy, Blip and Sefirah.
Alternatives list
32 DeskPad alternatives
22 Intel Unison alternativesUnlock your connected world and multi device experience to enjoy the freedom to work across operating systems. Intel® Unison™ seamlessly connects your mobile devices to your PC for a universal, easy to use experience, including phone notifications, bi-directional file...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
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61 AirMore alternativesAirMore is a cross-platform tool to access mobile devices wirelessly over the web. It can transfer Android and iOS device files to PC and vice versa.
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A network file-sharing application that makes sending a file to another machine on the local network as easy as dragging-and-dropping.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
A simple local file server app for Android. Download and upload files quickly across devices over Wi-Fi — no cables, no cloud.
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93 LanXchange alternativesFacilitates 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
Send files from any phone to Windows by scanning a QR code. No mobile app, account, USB cable, or Wi-Fi router required. DropToss automatically uses local transfer, direct hotspot connection, or cloud relay.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
18 Samsung Flow alternativesAndroid and Windows Apps. Allows for work started on (say) phone, to be completed on Windows Desktop. Sharing of files, screen mirroring, media, clipboard, links, output piping from one app to another. Similar also to Opera Browser's new FLOW facilty.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
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Join is a mobile and desktop application that lets you remotely control many aspects of your Android phone through Tasker integration, as well as send and receive files, SMS, screenshots. It also has universal copy/paste and screenshot mirroring.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- Google Chrome
- Xbox
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Two Potatoes is a secure, zero-knowledge file vault for sharing encrypted files without creating an account.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
+2
44 WiFi File Transfer alternativesWiFi File Transfer is a light-weight web server that lets you upload and download files to/from your phone over a wireless connection.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
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File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc Wi-Fi. No network infrastructure required, just two devices with Wi-Fi chips in close range.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- F-Droid
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