Blaze - A P2P file sharing web app ⚡- Alternative to PairDrop, ShareIt, etc

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Blaze - A P2P file sharing web app

Blaze is a file sharing progressive web app(PWA) that allows users to transfer files between multiple devices. It works similar to SHAREit or the Files app by Google but uses web technologies to eliminate the process of installing native apps for different devices and operating systems. It also supports instant file sharing with multiple devices at once which many file sharing apps lack.

Blaze primarily uses WebTorrent and WebSockets protocol (as a fallback) to transfer files between multiple devices. Files shared via WebTorrent are peer-to-peer(as they use WebRTC internally) which means there is direct transfer between the sender and receiver without any intermediate server. Do note that tracker servers in WebTorrent are used which carry metadata and facilitate the file transfer but do not get the complete file in any form.

Features

• No account creation or signups.
• One-to-One and Many-to-Many file transfers.
• Works across different networks and devices.
• Easy to use, and no app installation required.
• PWA for device-level integrations.

Try it out!

• Go to a deployed client of Blaze - https://blaze.now.sh
• Set a basic nickname(this is not stored on any server)
• Create a new room. Room is where peers must join to share files among each other.
• On another device, follow the above steps and join the same room. (Make sure to give a different nickname)
• Both your devices should show up. Now start sharing some files!

Read more about how Blaze works at a basic level in this Medium article.

Deploy your own instance of Blaze

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