cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/55097116

Hi everyone,

I currently use Telegram to send photos, PDFs and text messages between my Android phone and my Debian laptop. It works, but everything goes through a third-party server, and I would like a fully local, privacy-friendly alternative.

What I need: Send photos, PDFs and other files in both directions (phone ↔ laptop) Send short text messages or clipboard content Works locally

Thanks for any advice and experience!

  • heyeddi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    KDE Connect if you’re on Plasma, Syncthing for anything ongoing, and LocalSend for one-off files. All three stay on the LAN. I’d skip anything that wants an account.