CLUSTER PEER-CENTRAL-FILES · 69 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2019-07-02
Peer-to-peer file transfer apps
This cluster consists of peer-to-peer file transfer and sharing applications that move files directly between devices over local Wi-Fi, WebRTC, or decentralized networks, often with encryption and without central servers or accounts. The dated entry history before the index start is sparse from 2016 through 2024, then becomes noticeably more frequent in 2025 and early 2026, with the highest monthly counts occurring in April and July 2026. Traction is led by Aero_sync (6 stars), followed by peardrop-mobile (2 stars) and CIpherDrop (0 stars).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 5 hand-coded · 4 unlabelled
Operator · 6 open source · 3 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 9 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 61Destiny0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceSecure file transfer app that lets users send encrypted files to each other without revealing identity, using short codes and no sign-up.
- 62Teleport0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop utility that transfers files between devices over the local network without using USB drives or email attachments.
- 63EiskaltDC++0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCross-platform file-sharing client that connects to Direct Connect and Advanced Direct Connect networks for searching, chatting, and transferring files with peers.
- 64F-Droid Nearby0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceMobile app that exchanges free and open-source software directly between nearby devices over local connections without requiring internet access.
- 65Wormhole0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid client for Magic Wormhole protocol that transfers files between devices using codes.
- 66IPFSDroid0★9 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceMobile client component that relays requests to a decentralized peer-to-peer file network for use by other apps.
- 67Ship0★unknownliveService that allows users to transfer files without an internet connection.
- 68Teleport0★unknownlivePeer-to-peer file sharing tool that allows users to send unlimited sized files across platforms.
- 69SnapDrop0★unknownlivePeer-to-peer file sharing web app that transfers files directly between devices without uploading them to a server.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.