Snapdrop
Infrastructure
peer-to-peer file transfer
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Works across devices without setup, similar to AirDrop
From 2 comments
Amazing how many people here do not seem to know this. It is like Airdrop but for interdevice transfer! PC to Mac to Iphone to Android to Linux to Windows etc. to almost anything…
YCombinedBob on HNI like the way this thing just use without setup no sign up, just send, just use
dopbase on HN
Objections
Original SnapDrop was sold to LimeWire, so the domain may not be trustworthy
From 3 comments
But SnapDrop was sold to LimeWire from what I remember, wasn't it? I have it on my (somewhat popular) list https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570256bb3b2…
smusamashah on HNFirst, snapdrop shouldn't be used at all, it was sold to LimeWire along with some other similar P2P sites (sharedrop, easyupload) so only https://pairdrop.net/ can be trusted.…
sfwf on HNLooking at the history of the github repo of this show hn, the readme was previously linking to now Sold to LimeWire SnapDrop.net. Github author recently changed that to…
smusamashah on HN
Ads cover nearby devices on mobile
From 1 comment
I wanted to try it out, so i fired it up on my laptop and my phone. The laptop experience was pleasant, but on the mobile, the ads seemed to be covering the nearby devices, and…
bart3r on HN
Transfers failed or were unreliable for some users
From 2 comments
File transfers do not work. Even after allowing microphone access on both ends.
mathfailure on HNTerrible service. I used to use it back in the days until it starting going down all of the time. Switched to localsend and never looked back.
djfobbz on HN
Requests
Better handling of large files and many files
From 1 comment
I've used a bunch of similar tooling like airdrop and localsend. I don't have alot faith in them a little since they usually choke on large files or many files. I'm still looking…
nullify88 on HN
Questions
Whether files stay local or go through a server
From 2 comments
does my file stay local?
rtvn83 on HNSo does this host the files? For free? How long before ads start / you have to register / subscription model, etc?
hn_acc1 on HN
Whether it is hosted for free and how it is funded
From 1 comment
So does this host the files? For free? How long before ads start / you have to register / subscription model, etc?
hn_acc1 on HN
Alternatives named
LocalSend
From 2 comments
I have used localsend. How is snapdrop this different from https://github.com/localsend/localsend?
nitin7 on HNI like localsend mself
analog8374 on HN
PairDrop
From 2 comments
I'll usually go with pairdrop.net, never failed me!
ftchd on HNAmazing how many people here do not seem to know this. It is like Airdrop but for interdevice transfer! PC to Mac to Iphone to Android to Linux to Windows etc. to almost anything…
YCombinedBob on HN
croc
From 1 comment
If you like Snapdrop, you'll love croc! I used Snapdrop before they got bought and found it pretty reliable. It sometimes would not transfer and I went exploring. I used…
Redster on HN
Webwormhole
From 1 comment
Webwormhole.io should work theoretically on file of any size because it does not keep the file being downloaded in memory/cache first. It downloads as a file as soon as it…
smusamashah on HN