# LANDrop/LANDrop

Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.

Repository: https://github.com/LANDrop/LANDrop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/landrop
Homepage: https://landrop.app/
Language: C++
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-08-14T03:48:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2059, "days_push": 749, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5956, forks 499 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:33.696093+00:00)

## What it is
LANDrop is a cross-platform application for transferring files between devices on the same local network, similar to AirDrop. It uses Qt and libsodium to provide fast, encrypted transfers without compression or internet dependency.

## Use cases
- send photos from phone to laptop over wifi
- transfer files between devices without usb
- airdrop alternative for windows and android
- share files on local network without internet
- send videos without compression quality loss
- transfer files over personal hotspot without cellular data

## When to choose
- you need to move files between mixed-platform devices on the same LAN
- you want fast transfers limited only by network speed, not internet bandwidth
- you need encrypted transfers without uploading files to a cloud service

## When to avoid
- you need to send files to devices on different networks or over the internet
- you want actively developed open-source software - the repo is no longer the latest source
- you need command-line or scripted transfers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-upload, cryptography, gui
- domain: cross-platform, files, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: file-transfer, local-network, airdrop-alternative, qt, lan, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- LANDrop/LANDrop (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.696093+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:50:42.188144+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LANDrop/LANDrop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.696093+00:00, sha 7f9208ac7413)
  - homepage: https://landrop.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:09.658562+00:00, sha 91b063ff4514)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.