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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Shape4985@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Mine is Local Send which is a FOSS alternative similar to air drop that works across a variety of devices.

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[-] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 127 points 3 months ago

Mine is kdeconnect which does what local send does plus so much more.

  • using phone to control laptop
  • getting phone notifications send to your pc
  • can browse phone's storage directly from pc
  • find my phone function
[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Kde connect is great, iv always thought about using it but never got round to it as im current using a wm instead of a desktop environment. If i was to switch to a desktop environment kde would be my first choice as it has so many features.

[-] tun@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago

I have kdeconnect on my i3wm.

[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Iv never tried it on my wm. Ill dow load it and give it a shot.

[-] Cralex@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I tried the iOS beta until it expired. Didn't know it ever made it to the app store.

[-] jaxxed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It used to be considered a security risk back in the day. Maybe it just a security "unknown"

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 8 points 3 months ago

I've had issues with it for file sharing, so far that I'm sticking to LocalSend, but I really need to explore KDEConnect further, as I haven't explored the rest of its features.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Wait kdeconnect is Foss?! Can I fix the atrocious gui myself?!? ๐Ÿ˜‚

That application rules but it looks like butt on my workstation.

[-] maxwellfire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I'm sure they'd welcome a pull improving the UX! https://invent.kde.org/network/kdeconnect-kde I think the implementation of the protocol is pretty well isolated from the UI, so pretty radical UI changes should be relatively easy

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I just may...

Yeah no complaints on functionality! It's great!

[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 6 points 3 months ago

GSConnect works great for GNOME too.

[-] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

There's also a still in-development rival for GNOME, Valent. And it's a native program and not just a shell extension. I prefer it, and maybe it even has more features.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I found it to be more than I needed. I still have it installed, but use localsend more often

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