A simple tool for spontaneous, local network file transfers. Supports Windows, Mac and Linux PCs and Android phones.
- No setup required
- Automatically detects files offered by other computers and displays them
- Can transfer single files, folders or a combination of both
- Allows transfers between different platforms/operating systems
- Transfers files as fast as your home network allows to
- Runs on Windows, OS X and Linux PCs with Java 7 installed.
- Runs on Android >= 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Download LanXchange:
- Unzip the downloaded archive to some place in your home folder (like "My Documents")
- Run it by double-clicking "LXC.exe" (Windows) or "lxc" (OS X, Linux)
- Repeat these steps for all computers and start sharing!
Q: Aren't file transfers a solved problem?
A: Not entirely. This tool was written years ago for fast file transfers on Lan-Parties (hence the name), where we had a mix of Windows 98 and Windows XP PCs, and copying files was not solved back then.
Q: Ok, but why would anyone use this today, we have {$cloudprovider, AirDrop, ...}?
A: LanXchange is much faster than the cloud (no slow upload involved) and, unlike AirDrop does support virtually all PC OSes + Android. (anything that can run a JVM)
Q: But why Java?
A: Historical reasons, I was in school when I started this and only knew Java. Plus, years later it made porting LanXchange to Android much easier.
Q: What about those automatic updates?
A: Those are recommended because updates frequently break compatibility with older versions. You can disable them, but there should be no need: On every launch, LanXchange checks for updates (by reading this file), but never downloads or installs anything automatically. Also, all updates are signed.
LanXchange is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
LanXchange is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with LanXchange. If not, see http:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Tobias Fleig - All rights reserved