Sharik

Sharik is a cross-platform and open-source application that enables you to share files and send text messages across devices in the same local network. Providing client applications for Windows, Linux and Android, it allows you to communicate with other devices in your network and exchange files with ease.   Working with Sharik is extremely simple and you will get the hang of it in no time. Upon launch, you are greeted by a one-window interface that only contains two buttons, one for sending data and one for receiving data. Needless to say, you have to install and run Sharik both on the workstation of the sender and the computer of the receiver.

Pressing the “Send” button enables you to choose whether to send a file or a text message to the other end. Alternatively, if you want your PC to be the receiver, you must press the corresponding button. You will then notice that Sharik starts monitoring for incoming messages or files.

Once a file or a message is sent, Sharik also generates a link that can be opened via any web browser to see the written message or download the shared file. This URL can be easily copied to the Windows clipboard.

Sharik makes it possible for you to share files across devices or send written messages. On the downside, there is no possibility to encrypt the shared data, which would definitely benefit the application.