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crocson

Konstantin Abakumov

Easily and securely send things from one computer to another

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Opens the official F-Droid page

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About crocson

crocson — croc for Android, Windows, Linux, macOS.

File transfer from sender to receiver

- Via relay without port forwarding

- Desktop: drag-and-drop, command line, stdin pipe, queue holds only file and directory references

- Android: "Share" and "Open with" from file managers

WebDAV — two-way file transfer

- Built-in HTTP/HTTPS server

- File browsing via browser, streaming audio/video

- Tunneling through encrypted tunnel

Chat

- Web chat with session history

- Video calls, video messages, desktop screen sharing

- Server-side recording of webcam/microphone/screenshots (WebM/MP4/PNG) with chat publishing

Security

- End-to-end encryption (PAKE), one-time passwords (TOTP)

- Secret from input field or CROC_SECRET

- Choice of elliptic curve, relay password not disclosed to the other party

QR code and Deep Links

- QR code generation/scanning, support for Android scanners

- Deep Links for settings and WebDAV

Relay profiles

- Switching, local management from GUI or CLI

- Proxy: SOCKS5 (Tor), HTTP

Transfer settings

- .gitignore, file overwrite, compression, protection from deletion via WebDAV link

How to install crocson

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open crocson from your app drawer.

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