--- title: PairDrop | daily.dev description: PairDrop is an open source, peer-to-peer file sharing web app that lets users instantly share images, videos, PDFs, and links with nearby devices. No setup or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pairdrop-k6x0grsjf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PairDrop | daily.dev og:description: PairDrop is an open source, peer-to-peer file sharing web app that lets users instantly share images, videos, PDFs, and links with nearby devices. No setup or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pairdrop-k6x0grsjf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/k6X0Grsjf.png og:image:alt: PairDrop og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PairDrop **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PairDrop is an open source, peer-to-peer file sharing web app that lets users instantly share images, videos, PDFs, and links with nearby devices. No setup or signup required. It uses WebRTC for direct transfers and falls back to server routing when WebRTC is unavailable. Devices can be paired or joined via a public room for cross-network sharing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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