Show HN: LANDrop – A cross-platform AirDrop-like file transfer tool
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HN comment orderFirst 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 something polished like AirDrop, the UX is important. You even call this out as one of the features, so it's really odd not seeing the screenshots to support that statement. 2. "Uses state-of-the-art cryptography algorithm" isn't very reassuring. It would be nice to know what standards your using, maybe some details about the underlying…
In case anyone wants a variant that doesn’t even require a download I can heartily recommend: https://www.sharedrop.io/ I think of Sharedrop every time HN has a discussion about how the web has gotten too complicated and it should just all be documents etc etc… here’s a truly useful app, cross platform out of the box, neatly sandboxed with no download required. If I was feeling paranoid and wanted to know if my files are being sent to some third destination…
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- Breakout years
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- Total points
- 448
- Total comments
- 193
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-12 | Show HN: LANDrop – A cross-platform AirDrop-like file transfer toolFirst breakout · Best thread | yvbbrjdr | 250 | 98 |
| 2023-08-24 | LANDrop – Drop any files to any devices on your LANLatest 20+ point return | kosasbest | 195 | 95 |
| 2024-05-28 | LANDrop – Major Update – A cross-platform AirDrop-like file transfer tool | yvbbrjdr | 3 | 0 |