I built RelicBeam — temporary sharing and device access in the browser

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I’ve been building RelicBeam, a browser-first toolkit for temporary sharing without accounts or a permanent file library.

It currently has four main modes:

  • Room — share files and text with a group using one QR/code

  • Quick Beam — one-to-one sharing for files, text, links and passwords

  • Beam Link — temporary direct-download links

  • Device Portal — end-to-end encrypted Remote Files and view-only Remote View

There are also local PDF/image tools for preparing files before sharing.

The newest part is Device Portal, and that’s probably the feature I’m most curious to get feedback on.

Remote Files lets you select a folder on one computer, approve another device with a QR/code, and then browse, preview and download files directly through the browser over WebRTC. On supported host browsers, you can also allow additive uploads.

I deliberately kept Remote Files non-destructive: there are no delete, rename, move, or intentional overwrite controls.

Device Portal traffic is end-to-end encrypted between the connected browsers. RelicBeam’s regular uploaded-file modes use a different model because those files are malware-scanned before being encrypted at rest.

You can try it here:

I’m trying to spend less time adding features now and more time finding the rough edges.

Would especially love feedback on:

  • whether the four modes are immediately understandable

  • Device Portal / Remote Files UX

  • anything that feels unnecessary or confusing

  • browser/mobile issues

I’ve been looking at it for too long, so fresh eyes would help 😅

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