Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup
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HN · launched Sep 17, 2026 · 109 upvotes (top 8%) · 0 views
Niche: peer-to-peer file sharing tools · 99 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -11% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Communication
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes Snapdrop is a standard WebRTC peer-to-peer file sharing application with a lightweight WebSocket signaling server.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: pairdrop.net, LocalSend, croc, Bitwarden Send, Tether
Concerns raised: Intrusive ads on mobile covering devices, Unclear why microphone access is required, Past reliability and uptime issues, Suspicious acquisition or association with LimeWire, Monetization and long-term sustainability
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 657 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #55 of 658 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 317 days after the earliest competitor.
- snapdrop · github · 2026-09-14 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.82
- hop · github · 2026-10-27 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.63
- Beamsdrop · ph · 2026-10-28 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- Altersend · hn · 2026-06-05 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- EarthDrop · ph · 2026-10-07 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Fliqa Sharing · ph · 2026-10-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- nsgo-hando · github · 2026-11-10 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- omdrop-plugin · github · 2026-09-15 · 30 upvotes · similarity 0.56
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