Blip vs LocalSend in 2026 - which file transfer app is better?

Blip is free but proprietary. LocalSend is free and open-source.

LocalSend only sends on a local network, and all transfers are E2EE. So thats probably about as secure as it gets. There havent been updates in about a year but I dont think the software is dead.

Blip can send over local network, or via the internet (wifi or cellular), which is handy but potentially less secure. My understanding is that transfers from iOS to MacOS are E2EE, though at this point perhaps all transfers are E2EE. Blip also seems to have a better UI but thats not super critical for my occasional use of a file transfer app.

Which do you prefer and why? Is that fact that Blip is not open source an issue for you?

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AXIOM - AI Agents that control your Mac (or Server) while looking like a Launcher

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Looking for testers - Vaho
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OS QuickLook on Google Drive stub files

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Problem: if you are working with Google Drive for desktop in finder, you know the pain of pressing space for quicklook and seeing a pixelated thumbnails or some random json instead of the actual file.

that's why I built Spyglass, it allows you to actually quicklook on Google Drive stub files

The app is free for simple quicklook that shows data about the file
The paid version is 12$ unlocks the actual real quicklook for the stub files

Download the App here: https://magicelklabs.com/spyglass

about me:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magicelk235
Github: https://github.com/magicelk235
Personal Mail:  yehonatan.2350@gmail.com

App Source: https://github.com/magicelk235/spyglass
Website: https://magicelklabs.com
Support Mail: support@magicelklabs.com

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Foyer: ambient sound you place around yourself, from the menu bar

Problem. I work better with background sound, but every mixer I tried is a stack of sliders: rain at 40, fire at 60, all of it landing in the middle of my head. After an hour that flat wall is its own kind of tiring and I'd end up turning it off.

Foyer puts each sound on a canvas as an orb you drag around yourself. Distance sets the volume, left and right sets the pan, so you build a room by placing things in it instead of balancing faders. It's real binaural spatial audio. It lives in the menu bar, so switching rooms or setting a sleep timer never opens a window.

Comparison.

A Soft Murmur is the classic free mixer: ten sliders, no account, and an App Store privacy label that reads Data Not Collected, same as mine. If sliders do the job for you it's genuinely fine, and it's free. The difference here is placement rather than level, plus a native menu-bar presence and rooms that carry over to the iPhone.
Endel is the other direction: a subscription, an account required, and an App Store privacy label listing identifiers used to track you, with advertising among the stated purposes. Foyer has no account, no analytics in the app, and one payment.

Pricing. The free tier does not expire: the whole 12-sound library, three sounds per room, five saved rooms, menu-bar control and sleep timer, AirPods head tracking, and shareable rooms.

$9.99 once unlocks unlimited sounds and rooms, scheduling, Shortcuts and Focus filters, and iCloud sync. One purchase covers Mac and iPhone. No subscription, no account.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6779207564?mt=12

Screenshots: https://usefoyer.app

Disclosure: I'm the developer.

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Which Popclip extensions do you use most?

With the new release of popclip, i decided to look into new settings and extensions.

I mostly use cut/copy/paste, open link, and open easydic (which i use mostly for AI translations), I have a few others, but never really use them. Not because they are aren't useful, but because I need them so seldomly that I forget they are in the popclip popup.

Any extensions you use for a relative generic workflow that you recommend? by generic I mean, i am not a dev, so rarely will I need to convert text to snake_case and things like that.

thanks

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I am Building Recento Pro: 10 useful Mac Apps in One app (10 free licenses)

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