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LocalSend Kotlin vs Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android: catalog facts
LocalSend Kotlin	Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Works with official LocalSend clients Lightweight native app suited to older Android devices	Receiving device only needs a web browser Works with pairdrop.net or a self-hosted Snapdrop
Unofficial and not endorsed by the LocalSend project Android only	Android only; other devices use the web version Depends on a PairDrop or Snapdrop server being reachable
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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