I’m not sure when I’d use this, but its a neat concept

Decimen is an open-source web app that moves files between devices through an animated QR stream, requiring no direct network connection, pairing, account, or native app.

  • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    The downside is that you need to have the app installed on both devices ahead of time, if I understood it correctly.

    You did not. It’s a web application, it even says so in the snippet you used for the post. It runs directly in the browser, no need to install anything.

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      1 day ago

      So you need to be connected in order to grab the application. Or you need a local cache (similar to installing the software).

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      That’s my bad for writing it poorly. I meant to say that about the premise of not needing internet, since someone who has internet on both devices might have better ways to transfer the files.

      Someone would need to plan ahead and install the PWA (or some compatible tool) in order for this to work