ShareDropio/sharedrop

Health v2 · maintenance only

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10749 stars · 864 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ShareDrop is a web application inspired by Apple AirDrop that transfers files directly between devices using WebRTC peer-to-peer connections, with Firebase handling presence and signaling. It works across local networks automatically and across different networks via shareable room URLs.

Use cases

• send files between devices on the same local network without uploading to a server
• share files with someone on a different network via a room link
• airdrop-like file transfer between android, ios, and desktop
• self-host a private p2p file sharing service
• transfer files between devices without installing an app

When to choose

• you want browser-based, no-install file transfer between devices
• you need cross-platform transfer between mobile and desktop
• you want files to go directly device-to-device without a server intermediary
• you want to self-host your own file sharing instance

When to avoid

• you need offline transfer without internet - AirDrop-style ad-hoc networking is not supported
• your devices are behind a VPN, which breaks device discovery
• you need large-scale or automated file distribution rather than ad-hoc sharing
• you want an actively developed project - it has been acquired by LimeWire and the repo is in maintenance mode

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

file-upload p2p web-scraping files privacy web-development browser self-hosted cross-platform webrtc file-sharing airdrop-alternative ember peer-to-peer firebase-signaling web-server nodejs

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