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.
I used KDEConnect in the past but ran into issues where somehow media sent to my phone wasn’t saved somehow. Probably some permission issue but I didn’t manage to fix it. Also the windows client only allows selection of one file at a time.
Recently I’ve tried out LocalSend and found it a much smoother experience.
KDE Connect is amazing. Also works without KDE.
KDE Connect to my iPad just stopped working for me a few months ago. Do you know of any possible reasons?
could be something fucked with your network settings or ports. if you have 2.4 and 5ghz modes try connecting your ipad to the mode different from the one used by your pc, works for me and I still have no idea why
Doesn’t seem to work… Whenever I send a file from my ipad,
- KDE Connect simply stops connecting correctly.
- GSConnect keeps connection, but the file always fail to send.
ya it’s annoying as shit and lack of almost any documentation doesn’t really help 🫠
Is there a way for KDE connect to connect PC with phone if phone is on WiFi and PC on LAN going trough different router in the same network?
Wont go inte networking, but assuming networking works between them you can manually specify an IP in the mobile app:
Add a device -> three dots in top right -> add devices by IP.
Bonus: This also works over tailscale and similar apps, making it so you can have an always on connection despite not being home.
Nah it doesn’t. It works great on Debian KDE and my Android phone. It does not work on Mint Cinnamon and my Android phone.
This just stops working on either my Linux laptop or my phone randomly. I’ll need to kill the process and restart it Does anyone know how I can fix this? Battery optimisations are turned off on the phone.
If you turned off battery optimisations globally, it might still kill it. You specifically have to go into app options and allow it to be always on, as well as allowing all it’s notifications
Sorry, I meant optimisations for KDE Connect in particular. It has a persistent notification enabled as well.
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
I find the easiest approach is to connect to the pc via sftp and use a file explorer that supports it - such as ghost commander.
samba. share a folder on pc, and on your phone use a file manager that can access smb folders in your local network, then just copy or move from or to that folder. bit of a hassle to set up the first time, but makes things more convenient in the long run.
I am surprised that most reliable and more importantly desktop environment independent solution is not as popular here.
I use it with iOS. Owlfiles app supports samba, but I am sure there are others.
X-plore on android can give file access via Web frontend in paid Version.
With that you can drag and drop files if that’s what you’re looking for.
Install an FTP server on your phone. Connect to it via an FTP client on your PC. EZPZ.
definitely this.
I use Solid Explorer on my phone. even has a quick start button for my slide down menu.
Single file? KDE Connect. A folder? Syncthing
If by wirelessly you mean via Wi-Fi network then one convenient option is qrcp. It generates a QR-code right in your terminal, which you can scan with a phone and send/receive files through a web interface on the URL it provides.
If you want to transfer files regularly, there is another option. Almost every distro has Python installed, and the Python has a “built-in” FTP server. You need to just
cdinto desired directory and run the commandpython -m pyftpdlib -w. It will open a FTP server with root in this directory. You then can access it through a file manager, like Material Files for example, and send files and folders back and forth. In Material Files you can save the server address for future use.Kde connect is great.
KDE connect is a large suite of some good, some half-baked, and some just plain scary remote tools.
I’m liking LocalSend for the occasional “I want some files/pictures/text to go from here to there”.
Removed by mod
It’s a lot to toggle off, on each computer, multiplied by every other computer that you’re connecting to. It’s too insecure-by-default.
I second KDE connect. It’s awesome. Don’t listen to the haters.
I used to love it until I started having so many problems, and with zero support I had to give up.
If you want just a replacement for Warpinator, LocalSend is definitely the way to go. I used Warpinator before, and LocalSend is just an overall better version of the same thing imo. Finds other devices instantly, can also send text in addition to files and folders, and is available across platforms.
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).
- portal: cli file transfer agent between computers
- croc: simple file transfer tool via local server, with Android Appp
- transfer.sh: cli file sharing via cloud
Btw, clipboard is great too.
The android nextcloud client works great if you’re willing to setup/maintain a nextcloud server.
Haven’t seen anyone recommend Flying Carpet, yet.
I use it to transfer files between my Windows desktop PC and my Steam Deck.
