Hey,

I was wondering what folks use to quickly send a file or a link between your PC and android phone in a lightweight and self hosted way.

Currently I use syncthing to copy files around, but I’m looking for something more immediate, and quick than doesn’t involve searching for folders in a file manager.

Example use case: Send a file from PC to phone. Notification pops up on phone, tap it to access.

(PC runs OpenBSD)

What lightweight software do you guys use?

Stuff I tried so far:

  • syncthing
  • xmpp
  • tox
  • scp and termux.
  • magic wormhole
  • telegram saved messages
  • @vext01OP
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    312 hours ago

    I was a dedicated xplore user for years until I saw all the advertising cookies that they stuffed into it. That made me sad and I uninstall it.

    • @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      412 hours ago

      I just paid the whole 4$ for the pro version and to support an otherwise free app I’ve quite enjoyed.

      No ads/tracking anymore.

      Devs gotta eat.

      • @vext01OP
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        212 hours ago

        I also had the pro version. Last time I installed it, it asked me to review a bunch of cookies.

        This was about a year ago. Could have changed since then.

        • @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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          111 hours ago

          I keep a fairly close eye on my DNS traffic; it still does crash reporting through Crashlytics (which I just block), but that’s about it.