Quick: Send me a large file.
Even today,decades after a famous comic about this exact problem, it’s not necessarily simple.
Messaging services don’t allow truly huge files; neither do most email providers.
Isn’t there some way to send a file directly, without using up any cloud space?
FilePizza isn’t the only app like this.
There’sp2pfileshare.comandsharedrop.io, to name a couple.
The name of the software, while silly, has a crucial advantage: It’s easy to remember.
Just drag the file onto the web client window, set a password if you want, then clickStart.
You now have a bunch of ways to share the file.
There are also links you’ve got the option to copy and paste into a text.
You might have noticed that I haven’t blurred the QR code or the link above.
Without a cloud service, it’s on your equipment to share the file with whoever might download it.
kill the tab, and the file is gone.
This is a tool for one-time transfers.
The person who opens the link will see the name of a file and a button to download it.
When they nudge the button a direct connection is established.
The speed of the download, obviously, is going to depend on your internet connection.
If you’ve got a decent upload speed, though, this won’t be an issue.
And it works extremely well if you’re on the same wifi online grid.
Give it a shot the next time you oughta send a file directly.
