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I am building a file transfer app purpose built for Linux and Android (github.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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This is a personal passion project of mine, it is still in its early infancy (many core features are still missing) and the development is slow but deliberate.

why should I care?

if you care about speed and deep integration with the OS this project might be of interest to you.

why?

Wireless file sharing between my devices is still unnecessarily slow, half-baked, and unintuitive. Direct-Share is my attempt to build a file transfer tool that makes local file transfer more seamless than:

  • Android ↔ Android (Nearby Share / Quick Share)
  • Apple AirDrop
  • LocalSend
  • Blip

…but for Linux desktops and Android phones, using Wi-Fi Direct.

what?

  • Python, GTK4/Libadwaita on Linux
  • Kotlin, jetpack compose on Android

if you want to stay up to date with the project or want to know or read more, you can take a look at the GitHub repo

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[–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago

Well, it is far from complete and far from usable right now, so right now it is not better. But when it is done it will be because of two things:

  1. Wi-Fi direct, instead of using the local network. Wi-Fi direct is P2P, which potentially will make the transfer much faster and the whole thing of setting up a hotspot or requiring the two device being connected to the same network won't be necessary.
  2. Deep integration with file managers and desktop environments
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