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58 lines
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# Snapdrop
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[Snapdrop](https://snapdrop.net) is inspired by Apple's Airdrop, but is a Progressive Web App built with Polymer and Web RTC.
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#### Snapdrop is built with the following awesome technologies:
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* [Polymer](https://www.polymer-project.org)
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* [Polymer Starter Kit](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/polymer-starter-kit/)
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* [Polymer Elements](https://elements.polymer-project.org/browse)
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* [WebRTC](http://webrtc.org/)
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* [PeerJS](http://peerjs.com)
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* [WebSockets](http://www.websocket.org/) fallback (iDevices don't support WebRTC)
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* [BinaryJs](https://github.com/binaryjs/binaryjs)
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* [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/)
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* [Material Design](https://material.google.com/)
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### Frequently Asked Questions
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### Instructions
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* [Video Instructions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XN02GkcHUM) (Big thanks to [TheiTeckHq](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DUzWMb8gZZnAbISQjmAfQ))
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* [idownloadblog](http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/12/29/snapdrop/)
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* [thenextweb](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/12/27/snapdrop-is-a-handy-web-based-replacement-for-apples-fiddly-airdrop-file-transfer-tool/)
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* [winboard](http://www.winboard.org/artikel-ratgeber/6253-dateien-vom-desktop-pc-mit-anderen-plattformen-teilen-mit-snapdrop.html)
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* [免費資源網路社群](https://free.com.tw/snapdrop/?utm_content=buffere6987&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer)
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##### What about the connection? Is it a P2P-connection directly from device to device or is there any third-party-server?
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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).
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If WebRTC isn’t supported (Safari, IE) it uses a Web Sockets fallback for the file transfer. The server connects the clients with a stream.
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##### What about privacy? Will files be saved on third-party-servers?
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None of your files are ever saved on any server.
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Snapdrop doesn't even use cookies or a database. If you are curious have a look [at the Server](https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/server/ws-server.js).
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But it does use Google Analytics.
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##### Is SnapDrop a fork of ShareDrop?
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No. ShareDrop is built with Ember. Snapdrop is built with Polymer.
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I wanted to play around with Progressive Web Apps and then I got the idea to clone Apple's Airdrop. By doing research on this idea I found and analysed ShareDrop. I liked it and thought about how to improve it.
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ShareDrop uses WebRTC only and isn't compatible with Safari Browsers. Snapdrop uses a Websocket fallback and some hacks to make Snapdrop work due to the download restrictions on iDevices.
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### Snapdrop is awesome! How can I support it?
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* [File bugs, give feedback, submit suggestions](https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/issues)
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* Share Snapdrop on your social media.
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* [Buy me a cup of coffee](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R9C5E42UYEQCN)
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* Fix bugs and make a Pull Request. This is my first open source project, so I am not very used to the common workflow, but we'll figure it out!
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* Do Security Analysis and suggestions
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## Run the project on your device
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* Install the `npm`, `bower`, and `gulp` [dependencies of Polymer Starter Kit](https://github.com/PolymerElements/polymer-starter-kit/blob/cd1c6227537c369b2b53c6abe814466f3bbb4187/README.md#install-dependencies)
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* `npm install & bower install`
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* run `gulp serve`
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* In a second shell run `node index.js`
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## Licences
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* Thanks to [Mark DiAngelo]() for the [Blop Sound](http://soundbible.com/2067-Blop.html)
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