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24 alternatives to Descent

Cross-device cloudless file transfer app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Descent launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   LANDrop – A cross-platform AirDrop-like file transfer tool▲250

   Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.

   2021 · landrop.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   DROP▲683

   Empowering extraordinary file sharing

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airclap▲583

   Send any file to any device

   2024 · airclap.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Zero – Local file system transparently swapping to the cloud▲252

   Local file system transparently swapping to the cloud - KonstantinSchubert/zero

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WeTransfer.com▲286

   The simplest way to send your files

   2016 · wetransfer.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BlackHole File Transfer▲198

   Blockchain-based file transfer. Designed for everyday use.

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Feather▲85

   Cross platform file transfer. No hassle.

   2019 · feathershare.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PT
   Peer-to-peer secure file transfer using WebRTC▲239

   2016 · bitf.ly · its alternatives →

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   Flying Carpet – Ad-hoc wireless, cross-platform, encrypted file sharing▲50

   Cross-platform AirDrop. File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc WiFi. No network infrastructure required, just two devices with WiFi chips (and optionally Bluetooth) in close range. - spieglt/FlyingCarpet

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser▲165

    ShareDrop is a peer-to-peer file sharing app powered by HTML5 WebRTC.

    2014 · sharedrop.io · its alternatives →

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    transferfile.io▲85

    Encrypted filesharing through the IPFS network

    2021 · sedo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12BF
    BlackHole – Fast, free and encrypted file transfer for Windows and Mac▲50

    2019 · blackhole.run · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dropall▲63

    Stupid simple peer to peer file transfer

    2023 · dropall.stream · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Flipflop, iroh-powered persistent tunnels for filesharing▲148

    filesharing for the meatspace era. Contribute to andunieee/flipflop development by creating an account on GitHub.

    7d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DropIT▲151

    Instant file sharing platform

    2024 · drop-it.web.app · its alternatives →

16. 16SE
    SendRail - Easy P2P File Transfer From The Desktop▲76

    2012 · sendrail.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Peer-to-Peer data transfer tool based on libp2p▲129

    📦 Command line peer-to-peer data transfer tool based on libp2p. - dennis-tra/pcp

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Crosssec▲70

    Cross-platform cloud storage solution with unique encryption

    2016 · crosssec.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SpaceDrop▲77

    Peer to peer file and text exchanging web application

    2023 · spacedrop.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Seamless▲85

    Cross-platform files and text sharing app

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DropSilk▲11

    Fast & private file sharing without a cloud. Peer to peer.

    Oct 2025 · dropsilk.xyz · its alternatives →

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    rDrop▲88

    Simple and fast p2p file transfer service

    2022 · rdrop.link · its alternatives →

23. 23CM
    Cloud Migration – Migrate Between Dropbox, OneDrive, GoogleDrive, etc.▲27

    2019 · community.couchdrop.io · its alternatives →

24. 24ZA
    Zynk, a Fast, P2P Encrypted File Transfers and Messaging Across Devices▲14

    Hi HN, I’m Marc, founder of Zynk, an application being built by a small bootstrapped team. Zynk is a cross‑platform file transfer + messaging app designed around two things: reliability (auto‑resume) and privacy (end‑to‑end encryption). The project started because I felt it's still a pain to move files and folders across a Linux laptops, a Mac workstation, my phone, countless other devices, and to others. Some existing solutions don't cross ecosystems, cloud drives are slow/inefficient/fragile for big transfers, and a lot of tools fall over when you sleep a laptop or switch…

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

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