# nozwock/packet

Quick Share client for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/nozwock/packet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/packet
Homepage: https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.github.nozwock.Packet
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, application, gtk, linux, nearbyshare, quickshare, rust
Last push: 2026-04-18T07:05:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 80, longevity 34
- inputs: {"age_days": 486, "days_push": 137, "days_rel": 137, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1063, forks 34 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.271832+00:00)

## What it is
Packet is a GTK desktop application for Linux that implements Google's Quick Share (Nearby Share) protocol, enabling wireless file transfer with Android devices or other Packet instances. It is distributed on Flathub and includes a Nautilus file-manager plugin for sending files from the context menu.

## Use cases
- send files from linux to android with quick share
- receive quick share files on linux
- wireless file transfer between pc and phone
- nearby share alternative for linux
- share files from nautilus context menu
- transfer files over wifi lan without cables

## When to choose
- you use Linux with GNOME/GTK and want Quick Share interoperability with Android
- you want a native Flatpak app for wireless file transfer on the same Wi-Fi network
- you prefer open-source alternatives to proprietary transfer tools

## When to avoid
- you need Quick Share over the internet or cellular, since only the Wi-Fi LAN medium is implemented
- your devices are not on an mDNS-capable Wi-Fi network or lack Bluetooth
- you need Windows/macOS support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, networking, gui
- domain: cross-platform, files, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: quick-share, nearby-share, gtk4, gnome, flatpak, file-transfer, android, wireless-transfer, nautilus-plugin, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- nozwock/packet (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.271832+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 2026-08-30T06:56:40.320933+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nozwock/packet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.271832+00:00, sha 213302682db0)
  - homepage: https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.github.nozwock.Packet (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.072539+00:00, sha a72cc1db630d)
  - site_page: https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/submission (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.081643+00:00, sha f71a83e36969)
  - site_page: https://flathub.org/en/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.083862+00:00, sha 8786526c4967)
  - site_page: https://docs.flathub.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.085740+00:00, sha 651dbfb8e5ee)
  - site_page: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.nozwock.Packet/install (fetched 2026-08-29T12:58:09.087401+00:00, sha e4846a52bbc5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.