[reactormonk]

Shoutout to https://localsend.org/ - it can even open a local webserver if needed.

[layer8]

LocalSend requires the devices to be on the same local network. TFA is about file sharing using a direct device-to-device wireless connection.

[rollcat]

We've had ad-hoc WiFi for about 3 decades, but that requires a level of device access that no gatekeeper will agree to anymore.

[aagha]

I prefer https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface

[85392_school]

To continue the thread, my favorite is https://drop.lol

[worldsavior]

It's slow as suffering in hell.

[quadsteel]

Really? It has been by far the fastest and simplest option I've found and use across all my devices these days. Not that I looked very deep though, like pairdrop and such.

So what's better than this?

[bbx]

One of those apps that "just works". Been using it recently to share files between an Android phone and my Mac. Turns out it works better than Airdrop itself when I couldn't send a file from my iPhone to my Mac. Great user experience as well.

[energy123]

+1. Easy to use and works on every platform. Also supports sending plain text between your devices (into clipboard of recipient).

[wiseowise]

Not the same.