Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Flying Carpet – Ad-hoc wireless, cross-platform, encrypted file sharing
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
Flying Carpet is a file-sharing tool that works across different platforms using ad-hoc wireless connections. It encrypts files during transfer and requires no internet connection or server setup. The software is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flying Carpet – Ad-hoc wireless, cross-platform, encrypted file sharing launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.
2021 · landrop.app · its alternatives →
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FileRoom.io▲322Browser airdrop to send files to anyone, on any device
2018 · cartonline.co.com · its alternatives →
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ShareDrop is a peer-to-peer file sharing app powered by HTML5 WebRTC.
2014 · sharedrop.io · its alternatives →
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The new Ubidrop landing page entry point.
2024 · ubidrop.com · its alternatives →
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ShareGo▲135You’ll wonder how you ever used AirDrop without it.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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filesharing for the meatspace era. Contribute to andunieee/flipflop development by creating an account on GitHub.
6d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sharing is a command-line tool to share directory and files with ios and android devices without an extra client app
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · sendrail.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! Last weekend I participated in a Startup Weekend (Paris, France) with a friend where we pitched a simple idea. We wanted to create a cross platform application with the easiest file-sharing experience. Drag and drop the files on the avatar of the person you want to send them to. and voila, the files are sent. During the weekend I posted on HN to get some feedback on our project and was happy to see we got some awesome feedback ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3780777 ). The testing page ( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/149780/Dropsend%20beta.jpg ) got more than 1200 Unique…
2012 · its alternatives →
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AirForShare▲68Share instantly between devices connected to one network
2018 · airforshare.com · its alternatives →
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I created this as a quick and easy tool for sharing files. It works on any device and is completely free. You can use it directly in your browser—no need to log in or upload anything to the cloud.
2025 · airdelivery.site · its alternatives →
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a Go Implementation and Enhancement of the Awesome Open Source AirDrop implementation work of seemoo-lab: https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop - bodaay/GoOpenDrop
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AnyDrop▲86AirDrop for the browser: share files, chat and sync notes
May 2026 · anydrop.org · its alternatives →
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