Machsend – P2P file sharing in the browser
Jul5
Recently I’ve been developing a project called Machsend which enables P2P file transfers from inside the browser.
The process goes:
- Bob navigates to the site, and drags files onto it
- Bob then sends his uniquely generated link to Alice
- Alice opens the link, can see Bob’s shared files, and downloads them
The file transfer is direct between users – it isn’t sent to any third party servers. This means it’s fast, and secure.
Files on the same network will transfer locally, greatly speeding up the process.
It also means there are no bandwidth bills to host the application, so it’ll be offered free, for unlimited size transfers (Machsend can transfer gigabytes without a problem).
Machsend is cross platform, and will work with about 85% of routers. It uses Yahoo BrowserPlus, which can be installed from within the browser, without a restart.
I’m looking for Beta Testers – so if you’re interested, please join the Google Group.
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