Filedropshare uses WebRTC for local peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfers without the cloud
This is not the first service to do this, as Pairdrop does something similar. It should not be confused though with Localsend, as Localsend requires the apps to be installed on each device it works with. Syncthing too is something different, and apart from apps being installed, Synthing also requires configuration for the ongoing syncing of files.
All Filedropshare requires is a browser. The central site does the WebRTC signalling to establish contact, but the filers are not actually uploaded to that site.
If Fieldropshare makes you a bit nervous (not having any published open source software) then Pairdrop may be a better option as it is open source at
https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop and
https://pairdrop.net. You can also self-host and instance of Pairdrop if you wish to.
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