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AirPulse — Instant Phone-to-Desktop Direct File Sharing ⚡ This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built I built AirPulse , an ultra-fast, zero-config cross-device file sharing application that lets you instantly transfer files, photos, videos, documents, and clipboard text snippets between your mobile phone and desktop computer using a simple QR…

AirPulse is a new app designed for instant, zero-config cross-device file sharing. It allows users to transfer files, photos, videos, documents, and clipboard text snippets between their mobile phone and desktop computer with a simple QR code scan or a 6-digit PIN code. The app was built by a developer for their friend, who often struggled with transferring files between their mobile phone and PC.

AirPulse solves this problem by establishing a direct local network or WebRTC bridge between the phone camera scan and the desktop browser. This bridge allows for file transfers without the need for app downloads, account registration, file size limits or cloud storage. Key features of AirPulse include QR code and 6-digit PIN pairing, bidirectional transfer, high-speed direct streaming using WebRTC data channels and a fallback to chunked WebSockets, a mobile-responsive glassmorphism dark UI with neon gradients, subtle animations, auto-scaling cards, progress bars displaying transfer speed and ETA, clipboard and text sharing, and web audio sound effects.

The app can be accessed through a live hosted app at https://airpulse-backend-pcl3.onrender.com/ and its GitHub repository at https://github.com/Shashanx05/AirPulse.

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