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Send files privately. No cloud. No trace. (glitr.io)

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im working on a p2p file transfer app. at the moment its a close-source webapp, but i hope to work towards some selfhosted options as seen on my other projects.

the storage is local-only from your browser/device. so like "the cloud", but the cloud storage capacity is made up of your devices.

ive recently updated the landing page and i hope ive got it as simple as possible to transfer a file from one device to another.

im looking for feedback on the experience.

(Note 1: its still a work in progress. if there is an issue, you can usually refresh the browser and try again)

(Note 2: it seems important to mention: this app is not libre software. This needs more consideration to see if I can align to this. For information and open-source examples of the code in action, take a look at the docs and github for decentralized chat)

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 8 points 4 days ago

Closed source and a crowded market.

Sorry to say, but I don't think you understand the audience for this.

[-] xoron@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

If interested in how it works and to see code examples, this project is based on my beefier open-source code seen here: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

He probably means that people who want extreme privacy and would use such a tool would also not trust anything close source, even if it's based on an open source project

[-] xoron@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

I mean to draw attention to the open source code in such a case.

[-] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

People in here are either wannabe snowden or sell some grass

this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2025

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