I’m running OpenSUSE leap 15.5, When I was on the linux mint, I was using warpinator but using it on openSUSE is troublesome and I wish there was a linux version of blip but unfortunately there is not.
Either Localsend, if you’re only interested in that one function, or KDE Connect for the ultimate experience.
I love Localsend because it’s gloriously simple: Does exactly what you want, and nothing more. I haven’t used KDE Contact; what else does it add in?
" KdeConnect": Notifications, messages, clioboard sharing, link sharing, remote control of your pointing.device, keyboard, command inputs on computer… When it works it’s great, but it is hit-and-miss between distros and updates catching up.
Absolutely love the ability to share links from my android and have them open automagically on my linux HTPC. Also made a command shortcut for my laptop so I can unlock it from my android. Really versatile
Kdeconnect + dolphin lets you mount your phone
For me it hasn’t been working. I think the android app is borked rn. Still does everything else
What’s the issue?
Fails when mounting the filesystem or sending or receiving files.
Single file? KDE Connect. A folder? Syncthing
I use syncthing all over the place for this sort of thing. I have some sync directories that are multi way synced across multiple devices, others that are one-way drop targets to a specific device, others that are for operations like backing up photos. It’s quite excellent with a good sync algorithm that rarely results in conflicts.
Check out LocalSend. App that let you send things over local WiFi. No server required.
KDEconnect or gsconnect if you’re on KDE or Gnome respectively.
There’s an in-development program for GNOME called Valent. It’s been pretty solid for me. It’s also not a GNOME shell extension, instead a native app.
Oh, nice. Thank you, I’ll take it for a spin.
Went to look into it, and seems to be in very early stages. I’ll set up the flatpak on my computer and laptop to help where I can, seems like a very nice option. Do you know how to integrate it to Android? I could not find anything on that.
Edit: So it works from the KDEConnect Android app. Nice.
- Fijxu ( @Fijxu@programming.dev ) 13•5 months ago
LocalSend or KDE Connect. Syncthing if you need to sync files (Like an important documents folder that always needs to be up to date between your PC and Phone)
+1 for Syncthing pretty easy to set up and get full control over your synced files.
Localsend
LocalSend has been great for me. It also works over NetBird or Tailscale. The same goes for KDE Connect.
Came here to say localsend
KDE Connect has been mentioned before. You can supplement this and other tools by using a VPN so that both endpoints can see each other even if the underlying network does not allow this. My preferred solutions are Tailscale (managed, cloud-based) or Headscale (for self-hosting).
In Debian KDE KDEConnect works well. Dont know about suse but can imagine it works there too
EDIT: grammar
KDE Connect works even on Windows supposedly. I’ve had great experience with it on Ubuntu, Fedora, and Garuda.
Onionshare or syncthing
I just use Nextcloud as a storage provider on a local computer.
Warpinator. I use it all the time, set a password, make sure you’re connected to Wi-Fi and you are all set.
+1 for warpinator
But if you had problems try https://pairdrop.net/
I use a mix of GSConnect/KDEConnect, Warpinator, and Syncthing. I’ve got a shared “dropoff” folder on Syncthing that lets me easily drop files from one device to another. You’re having issues with Warpinator but if you’re able to figure out the issue there, that’s my second go-to for one-time file transfers. KDEConnect is a bit more fiddly, but I use it mostly for sharing clipboard info and the occasional file when it’s stable enough.