Snapdrop offers local file sharing in your browser. The software is inspired by Apple’s Airdrop.
Snapdrop is built with Vanilla HTML5 / ES6 / CSS3 frontend, WebRTC / WebSockets, NodeJS backend, and a Progressive Web App.
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/SnapDrop/snapdrop
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Developer: Robin Linus
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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