LocalSend 4+

Name: LocalSend
Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)
Author: Tien Do Nam

Cross-Platform File Sharing

Tien Do Nam

- 4.6 • 15 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Send files to nearby devices (cross-platform).
This app is free and open source.

No external servers are needed.
Everything happens locally in the wifi network.

26 Feb 2024

Version 1.14.0

Add option to automatically accept requests when sharing via link

4.6 out of 5

15 Ratings

Good but not fast

The best app to transfer files, but wish devices connect and transfer speed could have been faster!

Excellent App, but Needs Drag and Select Feature

It’s user-friendly, fast, and reliable. However, there’s one feature that would make it even better: the ability to drag and select multiple files at once. Currently, selecting multiple files can be a bit time-consuming, especially when dealing with a large number of items. Adding a drag and select feature would greatly enhance the app’s usability and efficiency. Despite this, I highly recommend LocalSend for its excellent performance and hope to see this improvement in future updates.

Great App, Lots of Changes Needed!

1. This should primarily be a Menu Bar app with all the options located as Menu items. Most of its UI (maybe except preferences) should use the Menu Bar interface of macOS.

2. We should be able to drag and drop files and text to the Menu Bar icon to share them.

3. Make Navigation Bar and Status Bar transparent on droid app.

4. The Material You colors that are chosen in this app are too saturated and look inconsistent with other apps.

5. Ability to share files/text using the Share sheet of both mac and droid.

6. The device selection UI should be a neat dialog on droid and a Menu Bar device list on macOS.

7. It should not require app window to be open to share files. Maybe you can keep the service alive on droid by sending a notification first which will wake the service and then send the text or file.

I have a few more stuff to say but I guess that's already too much feedback for now.

The developer, Tien Do Nam, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.