If you own multiple devices - phones, tablets, laptops, desktops - transferring files between them may require an intermediate storage location, especially if the devices use different operating systems. LocalSend shares the local Wi-Fi signal, to send files and text via TCIP (peer-to-peer) to any online device on your WiFi network that has "LocalSend" running on it. Transfer is encrypted both ways.

My test involved a Win 11 laptop and an Android smart phone ... just two devices. For the phone I had to first download the LocalSend app from the Play Store. For the laptop I unzipped the download file and clicked on the application file (localsend_app.exe, which did not persist after closing - in other words, it does not install permanently).

Figure 1: Windows 11 tries to avoid running a lot of non-MS programs. Click on "Run anyway".

Interestingly, each device is given a cute name, in addition to the existing network name, for easy identification. "Bright Blueberry #20" for the laptop, and "Fast Avacado #204" for the phone.

[Before adding the phone app, the Android phone could not be found on the home network. Hence the above screen appeared. It was probably not necessary to "Fix automatically". But, if a firewall issue is encountered, this screen helps to solve it.]

LocalSend worked beautifully, sending and receiving a pdf file and a jpeg file between devices. The storage location on the laptop was "Downloads", while on the phone it was "Files". These saving locations can be changed.

LocalSend will deliver a text message, a file, a folder, or a copy / paste.

System requirements:

Platform: Tested on Windows 11 and Android 9 [Open Source]

Version: 1.15.3

Download Size: 15.1 MB

Installed Size: 37.6 MB

Licence: FREEware

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