# linuxmint/warpinator

Share files across the LAN

Repository: https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/warpinator
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-05-18T10:54:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2399, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": 107, "gap_med": 134.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1578, forks 113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.099625+00:00)

## What it is
Warpinator is a Linux Mint application for sending and receiving files across a local network. It discovers nearby machines automatically via zeroconf and transfers files peer-to-peer over the LAN.

## Use cases
- share files between computers on the same wifi network
- transfer files from laptop to desktop without a usb drive
- send files to another linux machine over lan
- airdrop-like file sharing on linux
- quickly move photos between home computers

## When to choose
- you want fast, private file transfers without uploading to the cloud
- all your devices are on the same local network
- you use Linux Mint or another Linux distro and want a simple GUI

## When to avoid
- you need to transfer files over the internet, not a LAN
- you need official Windows or macOS support (only unofficial ports exist)
- you need command-line or scripted transfers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, networking, gui
- domain: cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: file-sharing, lan, local-network, file-transfer, gtk, zeroconf, linux-mint, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- linuxmint/warpinator (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.099625+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 2026-08-30T03:56:55.490448+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.099625+00:00, sha b51524142d5f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.