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5 more ways to get LocalSend
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by The LocalSend project. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install localsend - Homebrew
brew install --cask localsend - Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.localsend.localsend_app - Snap Store
snap install localsend
About LocalSend
LocalSend is the cross-platform answer to AirDrop. Install it on two devices on the same network, pick the target from the list and send: photos, videos, documents or plain text, at the speed of the local WiFi rather than an upload and a download.
Transfers are encrypted and never leave the local network, so nothing is stored on a third party service. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, and needs no login on any of them.
Strengths
- Works completely offline: files never leave your local network
- No account, no login and no server to configure
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS apps from one project
- Transfers run at local network speed instead of upload-then-download
Limitations
- Both devices must be on the same network, and some guest or corporate networks block device discovery
- It sends files, it does not keep folders in sync
- Large transfers depend entirely on your WiFi quality
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, with no advertising or trackers.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The LocalSend project
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Moving a file from a phone to a laptop without cables or cloud
- Categories
- File sync
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (File Transfer); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 4 sources on file.
Alternatives to LocalSend
Compare allSoftware that can replace LocalSend for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Pushbullet
A service that links phones and computers for sending pushes, sharing files and mirroring SMS.
Pushbullet also sends files between phones and computers and mirrors SMS, but it is a proprietary service that depends on its own servers, with no iOS or Linux apps listed.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Syncthing
Keeps folders identical across your own machines, directly between them, with no cloud account in the middle.
Resilio Sync
Peer-to-peer file sync with no cloud server in the middle.
