It's basically Google's interpretation of Apple's AirDrop. Google's interpretation of Apple's AirDrop, Nearby Share, is now officially out of beta for...
Does this mean devices have to be on the same Wi-Fi network for this to work? This looks extremely interesting as someone that runs Linux on my home computer, and the vast majority of my transfers are between devices on my home WiFi network, but I’d just like to know if it works elsewhere.
www.localsend.org
Same thing, no Google.
also great, and entirely in web browser so no download needed:
https://www.sharedrop.io/ - also works over the internet! no local network necessary
https://snapdrop.net/
And you can run your own local instance of Snapdrop too! Got it running in Docker on my Synology NAS.
PairDrop is an improved version of SnapDrop that works both locally and over the Internet. I’ve found it more reliable to set up.
From reading the app description:
Does this mean devices have to be on the same Wi-Fi network for this to work? This looks extremely interesting as someone that runs Linux on my home computer, and the vast majority of my transfers are between devices on my home WiFi network, but I’d just like to know if it works elsewhere.