I am building a file transfer app purpose built for Linux and Android (github.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Im28xwa@lemdro.id to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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This is a personal passion project of mine, it is still in its early infancy (many core features are still missing) and the development is slow but deliberate.

why should I care?

if you care about speed and deep integration with the OS this project might be of interest to you.

why?

Wireless file sharing between my devices is still unnecessarily slow, half-baked, and unintuitive. Direct-Share is my attempt to build a file transfer tool that makes local file transfer more seamless than:

Android ↔ Android (Nearby Share / Quick Share)
Apple AirDrop
LocalSend
Blip

…but for Linux desktops and Android phones, using Wi-Fi Direct.

what?

Python, GTK4/Libadwaita on Linux
Kotlin, jetpack compose on Android

if you want to stay up to date with the project or want to know or read more, you can take a look at the GitHub repo

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[-] freeman@feddit.org 16 points 3 weeks ago

not to be a downer, but this makes it look like its not much more than an Idea:

Current status (what works / what doesn't) Connection

Linux → Android (functional in the deprecated version, check deprecated/ directory)
Linux ↔ Linux (not implemented yet)
Android ↔ Android (not implemented yet)

File transfer

Android → Linux
Linux → Android

[-] Im28xwa@lemdro.id 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

you are right that it does make it look like nothing more than an idea but honestly that's fine by me and maybe I should mention that p2p peer discovery works right now and yeah that's might not be much but well... we all start somewhere, don't we!

this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2026

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