vicr123 / QNearbyShare

Nearby Share implementation for Linux

QNearbyShare

QNearbyShare is a Nearby Share client.

Currently, QNearbyShare has been tested with the following Nearby Share implementations:

Implementation	Send to	Receive from
Android	No*	Yes
Nearby Share Beta (Windows)	No	Yes
QNearbyShare	Yes	Yes
NearDrop	Yes	Yes

*Devices with "Quick Share" are no longer compatible with QNearbyShare, as there is no known way to initiate receive mode from the device.

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Dependencies

• Qt 6
• Avahi
• Protobuf
• Either OpenSSL or Crypto++ (Crypto++ is preferred)
• CMake (build)

Build

Run the following commands in your terminal.

cmake -B build -S .
cmake --build build

To build with OpenSSL instead of Crypto++

cmake -B build -S . -DUSE_OPENSSL
cmake --build build

Install

cmake --install build

Usage

The Avahi daemon needs to be running before issuing any commands related to QNearbyShare.

Sending a file

qnearbyshare-send /path/to/file

Receiving a file

qnearbyshare-receive

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© Victor Tran, 2023. This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Check the LICENSE file for more information.