Open-source

LanXchange is a free File Transfer App Between Windows, Android, macOS, and Linux Devices

Hazem Abbas

15 Aug 2024 — 1 min read

LanXchange is a free and open-source app for spontaneous, local network file transfers. Supports Windows, Mac and Linux PCs and Android phones.

Features

No setup required
Automatically detects files offered by other computers and displays them
Can transfer single files, folders or a combination of both
Allows transfers between different platforms/operating systems
Transfers files as fast as your home network allows to.

Supported Systems

Windows
Linux
macOS
Android

Requirements

Runs on Windows, OS X and Linux PCs with Java 7 installed.
Runs on Android >= 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

How to use?

Download the file
Unzip the downloaded archive to some place in your home folder (like "My Documents")
Run it by double-clicking "LXC.exe" (Windows) or "lxc" (OS X, Linux)
Repeat these steps for all computers and start sharing!

License

LanXchange is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

LanXchange is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Resources & Downloads

Source-code and downloads

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