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Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android vs ServeIt: catalog facts
Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android	ServeIt
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Receiving device only needs a web browser Works with pairdrop.net or a self-hosted Snapdrop	Receiving devices need only a web browser Sends and receives files in both directions
Android only; other devices use the web version Depends on a PairDrop or Snapdrop server being reachable	Works only within the same local network Plain HTTP, so traffic on the network is not encrypted
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
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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