LocalSend for Haiku

Native Haiku client for the LocalSend: share files and text messages over LAN with any device (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux) running LocalSend, without internet and without third-party servers.

If LocalSend for Haiku saves you time, consider supporting development:

Features

• Native Haiku GUI and CLI clients
• Secure HTTPS transfers with self-signed TLS certificates
• Automatic LAN device discovery via multicast
• Send files and text messages to any LocalSend-compatible device
• Share files through browser-downloadable links
• Drag & drop support and Tracker context-menu integration
• Favorites, transfer history, notifications, and PIN protection
• BFS MIME type integration for received files
• Parallel file uploads for improved performance
• Localized in English, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish
• No external dependencies beyond Haiku system libraries and OpenSSL

Quick start

GUI (recommended)

make
./LocalSend

The GUI window shows discovered devices on the LAN. Select a device and:

• Click "Send file..." to send files (or drag files onto the window)
• Click "Send text..." to send a text message
• Click "Share via link..." to generate a browser-downloadable link
• Click ★ to add/remove a device from favorites

Incoming transfers show an accept/reject dialog (favorites are auto-accepted).

Tracker integration

make install-addon

Right-click any file in Tracker → Add-ons → "Send with LocalSend".

CLI

Send files:

./localsend-send <host> <file> [file...] [--pin PIN] [--port PORT] [--alias NAME]

Receive files:

./localsend-receive [--dir FOLDER] [--port PORT] [--alias NAME] [--pin PIN] [--auto]

Build

Requires Haiku with GCC, OpenSSL (openssl_devel), and standard system libraries (libbe, libnetwork, libtracker).

make                 # builds everything: GUI, CLI tools, Tracker add-on
make install-addon   # installs Tracker context menu add-on
make test-receive    # runs protocol-level unit tests
make clean           # removes all build artifacts

Be careful

Developer's Note: This software may contain traces of peanuts and LLM. It has been developed with passion for the Haiku platform.

Support

If you find this project useful, you can buy me a coffee: