# nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop

Network file transfer application for Windows, OS X, & Linux

Repository: https://github.com/nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nitroshare-desktop
Homepage: http://nitroshare.net
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cross-platform, c-plus-plus, cmake, qt, qt5, gui, nitroshare, tls, qhttpengine, qmdnsengine
Last push: 2025-07-12T23:25:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4254, "days_push": 417, "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 1666, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:19.530792+00:00)

## What it is
NitroShare is a cross-platform desktop application for transferring files between devices on a local network, built with C++ and Qt. It features automatic device discovery, fast transfers, optional TLS encryption, and a local HTTP API.

## Use cases
- send files between computers on the same network
- transfer files from Windows to Mac or Linux
- share entire directories with nearby devices
- move files between devices without cloud storage
- encrypted local file sharing over LAN
- airdrop-like file transfer across operating systems

## When to avoid
- you need to transfer files over the internet or remote networks
- you require actively developed software - the C++ codebase is on hold pending a rewrite
- you need mobile (Android/iOS) support
- you want a command-line-only transfer tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, networking, cryptography, file-system
- domain: cross-platform, files, developer-tools, networking
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: file-transfer, local-network, qt, tls, mdns, discovery, c-plus-plus, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.530792+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 2026-08-30T03:43:00.033145+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.530792+00:00, sha f8a9388118b4)
  - homepage: http://nitroshare.net (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:24.514750+00:00, sha adab9228cb3e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.