Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderAll of these "alternatives to airdop" don't seem to actually do what airdrop does, which is create an ad-hoc wireless connection. Airdrop isn't just a nice UI for sending files between people, it allows a wi-fi speed transfer between two devices that aren't connected to an existing network of that speed.
It sounded interesting until: Allow www.sharedrop.io to run "Adobe Flash"? Then: We're really sorry, but your browser is not supported. Please use the latest Chrome for Desktop or Android or Opera. Firefox support is coming soon! So basically, this is a webkit app, not a HTML5 app?
> Devices need to have the same public IP to see each other. That is kind of unfortunate as vpns break this. Mentions it is using firebase which I assume it needs for discovery. Too bad there is no mdns support on browsers. The name is kind of annoying me just because I already use a service called dropshare (https://dropshare.app)
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 400
- Total comments
- 223
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-25 | Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browserFirst breakout | szimek | 165 | 68 |
| 2020-04-02 | ShareDrop: Free app to securely share files directly between devices | doener | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-01-22 | Sharedrop.io: P2P File Transfer | dtrailin | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-05-01 | ShareDrop – P2P file sharing with WebRTC | Hbruz0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-01-21 | Free and Open Source Alternative to AirdropHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | linkdd | 228 | 154 |