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Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android vs LocalSend Kotlin: catalog facts
Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android	LocalSend Kotlin
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Receiving device only needs a web browser Works with pairdrop.net or a self-hosted Snapdrop	Works with official LocalSend clients Lightweight native app suited to older Android devices
Android only; other devices use the web version Depends on a PairDrop or Snapdrop server being reachable	Unofficial and not endorsed by the LocalSend project Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
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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