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Products that do what A file server for Android, end-to-end encryption, web access does

Recently I've been playing with an idea of a file server on my Android phone, with a web browser access. I wanted to replace: - AirDroid - sending files to my own PC or laptop. - ShareIt - sending big files over the local network to my family devices. - Dropbox - sharing select files with other people over the Internet. Requirements I had in mind: - end-to-end encryption, no sign ups, no accounts, no passwords - local connection if devices are on the same network - asynchronous access, server should work seamlessly in the background This week I finally managed to stitch the pieces together…

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Plover▲218
Browser Airdrop - transfer files to anyone, any device
2018
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FileRoom.io▲324
Browser airdrop to send files to anyone, on any device
2018
3SA
SlikSafe – A decentralized, end-to-end encrypted alternative to Dropbox▲284
Hey folks, We are the team behind Slik. Over the past year, we have been hacking on SlikSafe [1] a Dropbox alternative where all your data is first encrypted on your own device and then stored on decentralized storage. Some features we're most excited about are - - multi-device data sync, - auto-backups via desktop apps, - search your docs by name or contents with end-to-end encryption, - easy sharing via email, QR-code or private-link, - Password-less login using MetaMask/Phantom We leverage storage providers IPFS and Storj for global redundancy, reliability, and immutability. You can…
2021
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ShareGo▲135
You’ll wonder how you ever used AirDrop without it.
2025
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Sunshine▲140
Instant file sharing without cloud storage
2015
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FileFlan▲124
Instant private universal file sharing
May 2026
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Ubidrop▲231
Transfer files across Mac and Android seamlessly
2022
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Protonet▲238
Private cloud servers - Slack meets Dropbox in a box
2016
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Keybase for Mobile▲159
End-to-end encryption messaging platform
2017
10HC
HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser▲165
2014 · sharedrop.io
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Google's Nearby Share▲119
Share files easily between Android devices and Windows PCs
2023
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Envelop▲136
Share private files easily, without losing their ownership
2019
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Nearbox▲85
Airbnb for storage: an online marketplace for unused space.
2014
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transferfile.io▲85
Encrypted filesharing through the IPFS network
2021
15
DropIT▲151
Instant file sharing platform
2024
16YS
YouTransfer – Self-hosted file sharing▲133
2015 · youtransfer.io
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Decentrafile▲144
Free anonymous decentralized cloud storage for everyone
2021
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MacDroid▲108
Probably the best way to transfer data between Mac & Android
2020
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Basefolder ▲128
Use your home PC as your own personal cloud storage server.
2016
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ShareBox▲104
Effortless secure file sharing
Sep 2025
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ShareDrop▲122
Share files between devices w/o uploading them to a server.
2021
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Dropshare▲89
Your very own secure file sharing tool
2014
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file.io▲91
Super simple file sharing
2015
24AI
Attach.io, a new way to simply share files▲15
After a lot of work, I'm proud to show HN my first real "startup idea". HN has been a real inspiration to me. Attach.io allows users to upload files up to 2GB (soon to be 8GB) and share them with others. Attach.io offers the regular file for download, and also if possible, an alternative preview version, so users can view files on their iPad for example. PSD files get converted to PNG AVI, WMV etc... to MP4 EPS/AI to PDF DOC(X), PPT(X) etc... to PDF This is a sneak preview, and is not 100% complete. Things I still have on my ToDo list: Allow users to email link to others, currently they have…
2012

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