LANDrop
Infrastructure
local file transfer
SHOW HN2021
250points
98comments
#150of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
9 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 8 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Privacy: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Native apps rather than Electron
From 3 comments
Thanks for not making another Electron based desktop app. Amazing work, congrats!
integricho on HNThank goodness for this. A true cross platform alternative to AirDrop, Dukto and Dropcopy that actually works everywhere. Not a dreadful Electron app and also works on mobile…
rvz on HNHaving actual apps go a long way. Especially if it’s trying to be an AirDrop like app and these apps not being electron apps is such an added bonus.
crossroadsguy on HN
Works across platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac
From 3 comments
Thank goodness for this. A true cross platform alternative to AirDrop, Dukto and Dropcopy that actually works everywhere. Not a dreadful Electron app and also works on mobile…
rvz on HNVery useful! Tried the iPhone and Windows clients and they works!
edwinyzh on HNSome good comments on cryptography that I will probably bookmark and use to study in the future, but as an end-user, I've been hoping for years on a local-network-only solution…
usui on HN
Open source and no subscriptions
From 1 comment
Thank goodness for this. A true cross platform alternative to AirDrop, Dukto and Dropcopy that actually works everywhere. Not a dreadful Electron app and also works on mobile…
rvz on HN
Objections
No screenshots on the site
From 3 comments
First off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HNI agree completely with @tjohns first point, if you're calling out UX as a top point then you really should have screenshots. You should have screenshots anyway.. I dislike…
jlanger on HNIs there a directive, good practice, neuroscience advantage I am not aware of in not publishing screenshots or screencapture of sofware?
n3storm on HN
Crypto description vague and implementation questioned
From 2 comments
Glancing at your crypto implementation[1], it seems to contain newbie mistakes - eg no public key crypto involved in your public keys, usage of low level raw crypto algorithm…
fulafel on HNFirst off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HN
Android APK not signed, must enable untrusted sources
From 2 comments
First off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HNGreat effort here. Agree with others re UX and the unsigned APK. I currently use Syncthing to fulfil my LAN file transfer needs. It's not quite the same but it does have a bunch…
12ian34 on HN
Flaky discovery and large video transfers failing
From 2 comments
Sharing from win10 to iPadOS (14.4.2) was very flakey. Installed the app on PC and tablet easily, however win10 couldn't see the tablet unless I restarted the app each time.…
jimmydorry on HNJust tested out with my iPhone to Ubuntu 20.04. Works nicely with photos. Tried to sending some videos (iPhone to Linux) and some of them fail. A short 30 second video worked…
AM1010101 on HN
Spelling errors on landing page
From 2 comments
I agree completely with @tjohns first point, if you're calling out UX as a top point then you really should have screenshots. You should have screenshots anyway.. I dislike…
jlanger on HNSome things I'm missing are: - Who is behind this? A company or is it completely free? - Is there any cloud service used? - What does the UI look like? And please fix the…
GekkePrutser on HN
Requests
Add screenshots
From 2 comments
First off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HNI agree completely with @tjohns first point, if you're calling out UX as a top point then you really should have screenshots. You should have screenshots anyway.. I dislike…
jlanger on HN
Publish Android app in Google Play
From 1 comment
First off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HN
Publish a crypto spec or protocol details
From 2 comments
If you feel like throwing "newbie" accusations around, it'd be prudent to back your list of grievances up with more than a single link to crypto.cpp. Chances are you misread the…
eps on HNFirst off, this looks like a nice project. So please take this as constructive criticism: 1. This really should have screenshots published. Especially when comparing with…
tjohns on HN
Command-line interface and interface selection
From 1 comment
Some good comments on cryptography that I will probably bookmark and use to study in the future, but as an end-user, I've been hoping for years on a local-network-only solution…
usui on HN
Drag folders into file box on Linux
From 1 comment
First impression, this looks nice! But on Linux dragging a folder into the file box doesn't work, that's a pretty simple but important feature IMO. Good work!
taylorfinley on HN
Questions
How it differs from Syncthing, Snapdrop, ShareDrop
From 2 comments
looks polished, how this is different from Syncthing? a true question, not an argument.
smir on HNWhat does it do that https://www.sharedrop.io/ and https://snapdrop.net/ don't do?
vort3 on HN
Whether it works over WiFi Direct or ZeroTier
Whether it supports M1 Macs
From 1 comment
Does it support M1 Mac?
quyleanh on HN
Alternatives named
Snapdrop
From 1 comment
This looks good. There is similar tool which web based and opensource Snapdrop[0](https://snapdrop.net/) which works on the same network. [0] https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop
chetangoti on HN
ShareDrop
From 1 comment
Also ShareDrop: https://www.sharedrop.io/ https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop
yamrzou on HN
FilePizza
From 1 comment
Also FilePizza: https://file.pizza/ https://github.com/kern/filepizza
plibither8 on HN
Syncthing
From 1 comment
Great effort here. Agree with others re UX and the unsigned APK. I currently use Syncthing to fulfil my LAN file transfer needs. It's not quite the same but it does have a bunch…
12ian34 on HN
TrebleShot and NitroShare
From 1 comment
There're a few such tools, e.g. TrebleShot and NitroShare. Does this improve something over the current solutions or is an alternative? Also Snapdrop and ShareDrop are two web…
forgotpwd16 on HN