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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by satvikpendem on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:20AM (#47935046)
Iroh is a relay protocol for peer to peer transfers over the Internet so it doesn't have this problem, check out my other comment here about wrappers around the protocol for sending files, Sendme is the one I use.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47935026

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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by eigenspace on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:32AM (#47935197)
I don't want to send things over the internet, I want to do things locally.
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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by t43562 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:46AM (#47935390)
bluetooth is local. Actually, I realise I'm being facetious since I've not managed to get Apple bluetooth to connect to anything non Apple yet.
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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by eigenspace on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @11:11AM (#47935741)
Bluetooth is also very slow. Airdrop and Localsend achieve speed by using local wifi networks. The problem with Localsend is that the user themselves need to manage the creation of the local network.
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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by landr0id on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @08:44PM (#47942817)
https://www.iroh.computer/sendme

Iroh's protocol can figure out if the devices are on the same LAN and avoid going over the internet. It can work without a discovery server too -- i.e. completely LAN.

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