https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole
I don't know why this stuff is not installed by default in all PCs and phones.
Discussion
Maybe it would threaten the centralized solutions?
Maybe. For sure it's an extremely elegant and efficient way to securely exchange files, without using email or the usual cloud services.
I tried to install it but there's some fuckery with Fedora 37+ at the moment.
I use LocalSend and Syncthing though, so I get the appeal. It's quite lovely to just do things locally.
I forgot about LocalSend, it seems now to be a very supported project! Do you know what are the technical differences, compared to Magic Wormhole?
I actually don't. And I probably should, but I usually use a USB drive for things I don't want going over a network or for 'cold' backups of security-critical data.
Oh I just read that actually LocalSend is local only (genius me), so use cases are different.
Yeah has to be on the same network or some near protocol like Bluetooth (maybe?).
Syncthing can go over WAN I believe, but I configure it to be local network only.
Syncthing is also a little more involved it seems. More like local, distributed cloud storage in my experience. Kind of slow for a file transfer use case too.
That would be my guess though. Apple *could* install LocalSend, but then they wouldn't control it like AirDrop or whatever it's called
Don’t sleep on Iroh. It’s a bit different but very similar https://www.iroh.computer/
Interesting, I will check it.
Maybe the Magic Wormhole "transit relay" specs (https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole-transit-relay) can be updated to take advantage of Nostr relays.
This would also add decentralization to the service.
Oh damn this is huge. No throttling by the third party. No long term connection. Brilliant.
What's the difference between this and that?
I don't know, but this doesn't seem to follow the magic wormhole specs.
What about Synching? It seems to have the same use case
It seems best suited for synchronizing entire folders, possibly with a recurring strategy.
Magic Wormhole is great for one-time transfers, even from different parties, such as from a friend. Lately I've been using it to copy configuration files to a new (actually old) phone, since transferring via bluetooth didn't work and I didn't want to mess with usb cables or use a PC as a gateway.
Do both users need Magic Wormhole installed?
Yes.
Or maybe there is a web client (it's an open protocol) that can fetch the file without installing an app.
It exists: https://winden.app