# sdushantha/qr-filetransfer

Transfer files over WiFi between your computer and your smartphone from the terminal

Repository: https://github.com/sdushantha/qr-filetransfer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qr-filetransfer
Homepage: https://git.io/qr-filetransfer
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: file-sharing, qrcode, mobile, terminal, python, qr-filetransfer, command-line-tool, smartphone, transfer, wifi, transfer-files, linux, macos
Last push: 2024-04-10T07:21:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3078, "days_push": 875, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1029, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:17.618829+00:00)

## What it is
A Python command-line tool that transfers files and directories over WiFi between a computer and a smartphone by serving them over a local HTTP server and displaying a QR code to scan. It also supports receiving (uploading) files from the phone to the computer, with optional basic authentication.

## Use cases
- send a file from my laptop to my phone without a cable
- quickly transfer photos from my phone to my computer over wifi
- share a folder with my smartphone by scanning a qr code
- receive a file from my phone in the terminal
- transfer files between devices on the same network without usb

## When to choose
- you want cable-free file transfer between desktop and phone on the same wifi
- you prefer a lightweight terminal tool over cloud services
- you want to send or receive files with a simple qr code scan

## When to avoid
- devices are not on the same local network
- you need encrypted or high-security transfers
- you need a gui or cross-platform mobile app

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-upload, http-server, cli
- domain: files, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli, python
- tags: file-transfer, qrcode, wifi, smartphone, local-network, python, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sdushantha/qr-filetransfer (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.618829+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 2026-08-30T07:07:40.926703+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sdushantha/qr-filetransfer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.618829+00:00, sha c833ba06006b)
  - homepage: https://git.io/qr-filetransfer (fetched 2026-08-29T13:07:44.667691+00:00, sha 3c99d3b94cab)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/qr-filetransfer/json (fetched 2026-08-29T13:07:44.701415+00:00, sha 0d3aa2847f41)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.