Tien Do Nam is an independent developer whose catalog is presently anchored by LocalSend, a lightweight, open-source utility that replicates Apple AirDrop’s convenience for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android users who need to shuttle photos, documents, installers or entire folders between nearby laptops, desktops, phones and tablets without touching the cloud. Typical scenarios include designers pushing mock-ups from a workstation to a test phone, students collecting lecture slides from classmates, or office teams exchanging confidential reports across an air-gapped conference room; because traffic travels exclusively over the local network via encrypted HTTPS, no account registration, Internet bandwidth or data retention is involved. The program surfaces as a small background service that listens for broadcast beacons, then presents discovered devices in a simple peer list; files and folders are dragged in, accepted on the target side, and land directly in the user’s chosen download directory. Beyond ad-hoc transfers, LocalSend can also act as a temporary web server or CLI tool for scripted synchronization, making it useful for developers who need to side-load APKs, push builds to test devices, or keep a media folder mirrored between a home-theater PC and a tablet. Command-line switches and an REST-style API let automation suites integrate the engine into larger deployment workflows, while the GPLv3 license invites enterprises to audit or fork the codebase for internal compliance. The publisher’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always install the latest upstream release, and can be queued for batch installation alongside other applications.

LocalSend

Share files to nearby devices. Free, open source, cross-platform. An open source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.

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