PairDrop
No written verdict yet. Here is what commenters said.
6recommend
0warn against
Nov 20, 2025first mention
Sep 18, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“meanwhile https://pairdrop.net/ always work”
“There is a fork of it here”
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“Pairdrop is awesome!”
“this one works entirely in the browser and can connect to clients beyond your local network”
“PairDrop [0] gets the job done as a "good enough" cross-platform / cross-device AirDrop replacement”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup 4 mentions
- Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop 2 mentions
- Ask HN: What file sharing apps do you guys use? 1 mention
- Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 1 mention
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All comments 8
“meanwhile https://pairdrop.net/ always work”
“Pairdrop is a fork with new features.”
“Why does this look exactly like https://pairdrop.net/ ?”
“There is a fork of it here”
“Pairdrop is awesome!”
“this one works entirely in the browser and can connect to clients beyond your local network”
“PairDrop [0] gets the job done as a "good enough" cross-platform / cross-device AirDrop replacement”
“I prefer https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface”