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Photon: Free Tool to Transfer Files Between Devices, Written with Flutter

Hazem Abbas

Aug 11, 2024 — 1 min read

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Photon is a cross-platform file-transfer application built using flutter. It uses http to transfer files between devices.You can transfer files between devices that run Photon.(No wifi router is required ,you can use hotspot)

Features

Cross-platform support
For instance you can transfer files between Android and Windows
Transfer multiple files
You can pick any number of files.
Share raw text
You can share raw text between devices. Store raw text as txt file or copy to clipboard.
Smooth UI
Material You design.
Works between the devices connected via mobile-hotspot / between the devices connected to same router (same local area network)
Uses cryptographically secure secret code generation for authentication (internally).
Even though the files are streamed at local area network,files cannot be downloaded/received without using Photon. No external client like browser can get the files using url,as secret code is associated with url. It will be regenerated for every session.
Supports high-speed data transfer
Photon is capable of transferring files at a very high rate but it depends upon the wifi bandwidth. (No internet connection required)

Platforms and Systems

Android
Windows
Linux
macOS

License

Resources & Downloads

Flutter Cross-Platform Windows File-sharing file transfer Android macos

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Systems

Cross-platform macOS Windows Linux Android RaspberryPi

Development

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Apps

Docker Self-hosted Terminal Java

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