Airshare

Cross-platform content sharing in a local network.

Airshare is a Python-based CLI tool and module that lets you transfer data between two machines in a local network, P2P, using Multicast-DNS. It also opens an HTTP gateway for other non-CLI external interfaces. It works completely offline! Built with aiohttp and zeroconf. Checkout the demo.

Features

• Blazing fast content transfer within a local network.

• Lets you transfer plain text, send from or receive into your clipboard.

• Supports transfer of multiple files, directories and large files - content is sent chunk by chunk and never read into memory entirely.

• Lets you send files whose paths have been copied into the clipboard (more details in the docs).

• Cross-platform, works on Linux, Windows and Mac (CLI and Web Interface), and also supports mobile (Web Interface).

• Uses Multicast-DNS service registration and discovery - so you can access content with human-readable code words.

• Can be used as a module in other Python programs.

Important Links

Source Code: https://github.com/KuroLabs/Airshare
Bug Reports: https://github.com/KuroLabs/Airshare/issues
Documentation: https://airshare.rtfd.io
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/Airshare

Installation

pip

$ pip install Airshare

pipx

$ pipx install Airshare

Homebrew

$ brew install airshare

Example

Send and receive files and directories.

To send using the CLI,

$ airshare noobmaster requirements.txt

To receive using the CLI,

$ airshare noobmaster

or visit http://noobmaster.local:8000 in the browser to download.

You can also import airshare in any Python program. Visit the documentation for detailed usage instructions.

Known Issues

• Link-local Name Resolution (for the .local addresses) on non-Apple devices requires Avahi (on Linux) or Bonjour (on Windows). Chances are you already have them, but if you don't, do check the web on how to install them.

• Android browsers do not have inbuilt Multicast-DNS service discovery, and cannot resolve the .local addresses. For this reason, we included QR Code support, for you to visit the URLs easily.

• Windows users with Python < 3.8, use Ctrl + Break to quit, as Ctrl + C will not work. This is a known issue with asyncio, which has been fixed in Python 3.8. If you do not have a Break key, try using Ctrl + Fn + B, or check the web for other alternatives (depending on your PC).

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Read our Contribution Guide for more details.

License

MIT - Copyright (c) 2020 Kandavel A, Mohanasundar M, Nanda H Krishna

Acknowledgements

The Airshare logo was designed by Siddique.

The Airshare GIF was created by Anam Saatvik.