Drift Transfer
Browser-to-browser file transfer. No signup, no limits.
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Browser-to-browser file transfer. No signup, no limits.
7 followers
Drift Transfer lets you send large files instantly, directly between browsers. No downloads, no accounts, no uploads — your files never touch a server. Just open a link, connect, and transfer. Simple, fast, and private.
Any size limits or does it just depend on the browsers staying open?
@othman_katim No limits :)
how does it establish connection? are there any servers involved?
@eremeev Drift Transfer establishes the connection in two steps:
Signaling server A small server is used only to help the two browsers find each other. It exchanges connection metadata such as WebRTC offers, answers, and ICE candidates. This is not your file data.
Direct WebRTC connection Once both browsers have enough connection info, they open a WebRTC DataChannel between them. The files are then split into chunks and sent directly from one browser to the other.
So yes, there is a server involved for setup/signaling, but files are not uploaded to or stored on a server. The actual file transfer happens peer-to-peer between the two devices whenever the network allows it.
If the direct connection cannot be established because of strict networks, VPNs, firewalls, or browser limitations, the transfer may fail unless a TURN relay is configured. Even then, a TURN server would only relay encrypted WebRTC traffic; it would not store the files.