Flying Carpet
brew install --cask flying-carpet
v9.0.4,9.0.0
File transfer over ad-hoc wifi
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GitHub topics
android
bluetooth
bluetooth-low-energy
cross-platform
f-droid
fdroid
file-transfer
ios
kotlin
linux
macos
rust
tauri
windows
wireless
Links
- https://github.com/spieglt/flyingcarpet
- GitHub: spieglt/flyingcarpet
- Brew formula source: Casks/f/flying-carpet.rb
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"github_readme_excerpt": "## Version 9 adds Bluetooth for transfer negotiation\n\n### Download for Android:\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.spiegl.flyingcarpet\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" src=\"screenshots/google-play.png\" width=\"240\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.spiegl.flyingcarpet\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"screenshots/f-droid.png\" alt=\"Get it on F-Droid\" width=\"240\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nOr if you prefer to sideload, `android_FlyingCarpet_9.0.8.apk` is available on the [releases](https://github.com/spieglt/FlyingCarpet/releases/latest) page.\n\n### Download for iOS:\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flying-carpet-file-transfer/id1637377410\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Get it on Apple App Store\" src=\"screenshots/app-store.png\" width=\"240\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nOr search the App Store for \"Flying Carpet File Transfer\".\n\n### Linux, macOS, and Windows versions are available on the [releases](https://github.com/spieglt/FlyingCarpet/releases/latest) page. Installers and standalone executable versions available.\n\n# Flying Carpet\n\nSend and receive files between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc WiFi. No shared network or cell connection required, just two devices with WiFi (and optionally Bluetooth) chips in close range.\n\nDon\u0027t have a flash drive? Don\u0027t have access to a wireless network? Need to move a file larger than 2GB between different filesystems but don\u0027t want to set up a network share? Try it out!\n\n[Demo video](https://youtu.be/52Xkrx2BXrg)\n\n## Screenshots:\n\n\u003cimg src=\"screenshots/android.png\" width=\"240\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/ios.png\" width=\"240\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/linux.png\" width=\"280\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/mac.png\" width=\"360\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"screenshots/windows.png\" width=\"360\"\u003e\n\n## Use:\n\n**Linux:** Download the `.AppImage` file from the [releases](https://github.com/spieglt/FlyingCarpet/releases) page for a standalone version, or if you\u0027re on a Debian-based distribution, download the `.deb` file and install it with `dpkg`.\n\n**macOS:** Download the `.dmg` disk ",
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