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DashBeam vs AirDash: catalog facts
DashBeam	AirDash
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Android, Web, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
No size limits and no cloud storage in between End-to-end encryption with integrity checks and resumable transfers	Works across all major desktop and mobile platforms No file size limit
Sender and receiver need to be online at the same time Recently renamed, so older guides refer to AltSendme	Pairing depends on Firebase services Includes analytics and error tracking
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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