if you are using a Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.), you can easily install PairDrop PWA on your desktop by clicking the install button in the top-right corner while on [pairdrop.net](https://pairdrop.net) (see below).
It uses a P2P connection if WebRTC is supported by the browser. WebRTC needs a Signaling Server, but it is only used to establish a connection and is not involved in the file transfer.
If your devices are paired and behind a NAT, the public TURN Server from [Open Relay](https://www.metered.ca/tools/openrelay/) is used to route your files and messages.
None of your files are ever sent to any server. Files are sent only between peers. PairDrop doesn't even use a database. If you are curious have a look [at the Server](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/pairdrop/blob/master/index.js).
If your devices are paired and behind a NAT, the public TURN Server from [Open Relay](https://www.metered.ca/tools/openrelay/) is used to route your files and messages.
Snapdrop and PairDrop are a study in radical simplicity. The user interface is insanely simple. Features are chosen very carefully because complexity grows quadratically since every feature potentially interferes with each other feature. We focus very narrowly on a single use case: instant file transfer.
We are not trying to optimize for some edge-cases. We are optimizing the user flow of the average users. Don't be sad if we decline your feature request for the sake of simplicity.
If you want to learn more about simplicity you can read [Insanely Simple: The Obsession that Drives Apple's Success](https://www.amazon.com/Insanely-Simple-Ken-Segall-audiobook/dp/B007Z9686O) or [Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555).
