Apple has developed an innovative technology with AirDrop that allows users to seamlessly exchange links or files offline between compatible devices. This feature is exclusive to Apple devices and ensures smooth content transfer. Although there are hacky methods1 to use AirDrop from the command line, they prove impractical.
A recommended alternative is the tool LocalSend, which is available for a variety of operating systems. It also lets you share links or files between one or more devices. My personal tests on iOS, iPadOS, and Fedora have shown that LocalSend works reliably and provides an effective solution for cross-platform file sharing.
The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.
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