Share files from your Android phone over your local network. The receiver opens a browser — nothing to install on their end, no account, no cloud, no middleman. Lightweight. No ads. No tracking. Everything stays on your network. The core idea Most file sharing tools either require both people to have an app, upload your files to someone's server, or make you jump through pairing screens. dropX skips all of that. You pick files, hit start, share a link or QR code. They open it in Chrome, Safari, Firefox — whatever. Done. The files never leave your network. No upload step. The phone itself is the server. Streaming — not just downloading This is the part that separates dropX from most tools in this category. The server implements HTTP range requests (partial content). This means: In the browser — videos and audio play directly without downloading the full file first. You can scrub to any point in a video instantly. A 2GB movie works the same as a 10MB clip. In external players over the network — because dropX serves standard HTTP with range support, you can paste the direct file URL into any player that supports network streams. VLC, MX Player, IINA, mpv — open network stream, paste the URL, done. The file plays from your phone in real time with full seek support. The direct file URL format is: http://<your-ip>:<port>/share/<session-id>/file/<file-id> You get this from the web portal. Any player that can open an HTTP URL will work. Downloads — if someone does want to save the file, the web portal handles it with a streaming download that shows real progress. Resumable if the connection drops mid-transfer. Web portal The receiver gets a full file browser in their browser tab. Not a plain directory listing — an actual UI. Grid and list view toggle Filter by file type — images, video, audio, PDF, other Search across file names Thumbnail previews for images and video Click any file to preview it inline — images, video with controls, audio player, PDF viewer Navigate between files with arrow keys Select multiple files and batch download QR code on the sender side for quick sharing to phones The whole portal is a single HTML file bundled inside the APK. No CDN calls for the UI itself, fonts aside.