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Swap vs Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android: catalog facts
Swap	Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Other devices only need a web browser Drag-and-drop uploads and ZIP downloads	Receiving device only needs a web browser Works with pairdrop.net or a self-hosted Snapdrop
Devices must be on the same local network Small, new project	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: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
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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