Warpinator (unofficial)

slowscript

About this app

Warpinator for Android is an unofficial port of Linux Mint's file sharing tool of the same name. It is fully compatible with the original protocol and allows for easy transfer of files between Android and Linux devices.

Features:
- Automatic discovery of compatible services on local network
- Works on WiFi or hotspot, no internet connection needed
- Transfer any type of files quickly and easily
- Receive entire directories
- Run multiple transfers in parallel
- Share files from other applications
- Limit who can connect using a group code
- Option to start on boot
- Does not require your location or any other unnecessary permissions

This application is free software licensed under GNU General Public License v3.
You can obtain the source code at https://github.com/slowscript/warpinator-android

Ratings and reviews

Good concept but very unreliable. Impossible to keep connections and trouble seeing computers consistently. Drops out ALOT! Almost two hours of troubleshooting. Managed to get three successful transfers out of roughly 25 tries. I tried this with three PCs all with Linux Mint 22.1 and Warpinator set up on them. No issues between PCs, just between PCs and Android phone with app. Not worth the trouble.

I don't know if this is an Android 14 issue, but I can't get anything to connect, no matter if it's showing up on Windows, and it's not showing in my Steam Deck at all. I just keep getting "Connection failed, service unavailable (Couldn't establish duplex)", and it only seems to be the Android. No amount of firewalls, group code and port matching seems to get anything done. It works fine between Windows and Steam Deck.

For the first few months I didn't have 100% success getting the app to see my Linux computer or vice versa, but in the last couple months it seems to work all the time. As soon as the app is open on both devices, they see each other and I can easily transfer (copy) pictures and videos from the phone to the computer. I just long-press the file I want to share, tap the share icon, and choose Warpinator from the list. Haven't tried sending files from the computer to the phone, nor other file types.

What’s new

- Prefer non-VPN networks
- Option to select preferred network interface manually
- Maybe fixed some connections immediately breaking
- Some minor tweaks and fixes