# ShareDropio/sharedrop

Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC - inspired by Apple AirDrop

Repository: https://github.com/ShareDropio/sharedrop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sharedrop
Homepage: https://www.sharedrop.io
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webrtc, peer-to-peer, file-sharing, ember, ember-cli, javascript
Last push: 2025-02-10T10:47:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 6, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4549, "days_push": 569, "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 10749, forks 864 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.093204+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-upload, p2p, web-scraping
- domain: files, privacy, web-development
- platform: browser, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: webrtc, file-sharing, airdrop-alternative, ember, peer-to-peer, firebase-signaling, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ShareDropio/sharedrop (main) score 35

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.093204+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 2026-08-29T17:17:54.787058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ShareDropio/sharedrop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.093204+00:00, sha 3d55f022eee4)
  - homepage: https://www.sharedrop.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:17:15.422992+00:00, sha 5c747229d1f3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.