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24 alternatives to SimpleRT – reverse tethering utility for Android

Simple Reverse Tethering utility for Android. Contribute to robinpaulson/SimpleRT development by creating an account on GitHub.

SimpleRT is a reverse tethering utility that allows Android devices to use a computer's internet connection through a USB cable. Launched in 2016, the tool is designed for developers and users who need to share network… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SimpleRT – reverse tethering utility for Android launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hello all, This is my second year of working on a project[1] with the goal of browsing the web, on an Android smartphone, without reliance on Wi-Fi or mobile data. While this concept might seem aimless, my goal was to provide a way for people in areas with limited, expensive, or censored cellular internet access a way to view the web in a basic format. I finished work on a basic client-server model last year[2], and this year, I implemented a new pseudo-distributed peer-to-peer model that allows any TxtNet Browser user to use their own smartphone to run a background server service that…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2RT
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    The free app that makes your Internet faster.

    2019 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →

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    Control any battery-operated device from your phone

    2014 · tethercell.myshopify.com · its alternatives →

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    The fastest way to transact with crypto on iOS and Android

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Connecting offline devices to mobile apps

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Sefirah▲203

    An opensource way of connecting your Android and Windows

    2025 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Clipt▲109

    Seamlessly transfer photos, files & text between devices

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Quiet for Android - TCP over sound. Contribute to quiet/org.quietmodem.Quiet development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A modern, simple, connected and electric BitTorrent app

    2023 · pikatorrent.com · its alternatives →

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    Control your android phone on web without root

    2022 · browserlify.com · its alternatives →

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    STOP STOP STOP¶ HoRNDIS is unmaintained software. For years now, I have wanted to write an essay on why this is the case. I never got around to doing that, but here

    2012 · joshuawise.com · its alternatives →

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    Tether▲8

    Cross-platform AirDrop

    Jul 2026 · tether.zip · its alternatives →

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    Simple mDNS based reverse proxy for personal infrastructure. - whytheplatypus/switchboard

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Crowdsourced free wifi (now on Android)

    2014 · instabridge.com · its alternatives →

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    btunnel▲117

    No more localhost, welcome to the internet

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    USBNET▲1

    Share your PC's internet with Android over USB.

    Aug 2026 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    A launcher that helps you focus on the more important things

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20PS

    Hi HN, I built [PinSend](https://pinsend.app) — a free web app for instantly sharing text between devices, using a simple 6-character PIN. - No login, no account, no install. - Peer-to-peer WebRTC transfer (no server relay, no cloud). - Cross-platform: works on any modern browser. I built PinSend for myself while developing web apps—I was always copying ngrok links and sending error logs between my laptop and mobile devices. I wanted a frictionless, instant way to move links and text between anything. *Demo:* 1. Open https://pinsend.app on your phone & laptop 2. Paste or…

    2025 · pinsend.app · its alternatives →

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    Easily transfer URLs between devices

    2014 · its alternatives →

  22. 22FR

    Deliver real-time data and low-latency WebSockets & pub/sub at the edge with Fastly. Scale chat, IoT, live apps and messaging with a self-managed infrastructure.

    2017 · fanout.io · its alternatives →

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    Descent▲74

    Cross-device cloudless file transfer app

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Connect remote USB devices via Internet or LAN

    2016 · flexihub.com · its alternatives →

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