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24 alternatives to Portal – Effortlessly transfer files over wifi
Portal is a file transfer app created by Pushbullet that enables users to move files from computers to phones over WiFi networks. Designed for simplicity, it handles large files and bulk transfers efficiently without… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Portal – Effortlessly transfer files over wifi launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Transfer large files between mobile & desktop over Wi-Fi
2015 · blog.pushbullet.com · its alternatives →
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Simple WiFi file transfer to your mobile device
2015 · blog.pushbullet.com · its alternatives →
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Simple file transfer from Android to your computer
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Pushbullet▲214Send files, links, and more to your phone and back, fast!
2014 · pushbullet.com · its alternatives →
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Portal▲2a CLI file transfer utility from any computer to another
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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i made sink. it's a simple little tool that continuously syncs folders between 2 devices. no cloud, no email, flash drives, no bs. it just uses your local wifi. run it on your machines, tell them to trust each other, and you're set. and if you manage to edit the same file at once, it handles the conflict and saves both copies. for anyone who just wants to get files from point a to b without the headache. hope it makes your life a bit less annoying. github: https://github.com/sirbread/sink binary:…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · portalplatform.net · its alternatives →
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2012 · sendrail.com · 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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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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Hey HN, At work, I was annoyed about having to download logs by writing them out to files and transferring them over to my local over HTTP (admittedly, this is because of a rather novel architectural situation). So, I built a tool in Go that lets you pipe contents into an SSH server for sending and reading them out on another connection. You can also use this tool to transfer files. Just cat the file on the sender end and redirect the output of the receiver end to a file. Please note that the transfer rate is heavily dependent on your connection and proximity to the public ssh.beam.camp…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Portal WiFi▲113Ultra-fast, reliable, enterprise-grade wireless Internet
2016 · portalwifi.com · its alternatives →
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file transfer made easy
2012 · justbeamit.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · station307.com · its alternatives →
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Vibe code the apps your firm needs, and they launch production-ready — secure, authenticated, and built for professional services firms, not a throwaway prototype.
2021 · joinportal.com · its alternatives →
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Portal▲92Zero-config P2P encrypted folder syncing, not the 2007 game
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires.
2021 · wormhole.app · its alternatives →
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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 →
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