Download NitroShare For Ubuntu

by Rebecca Williams · Updated March 10, 2021

Transferring files from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 20.04

Hello everyone, you can download NitroShare for Ubuntu and I hope you are all having a good today! My Tuesday is going great so far, I didn’t get a lot of sleep, in fact I barely slept and I still have plenty of energy, weird huh? Anyway today we showcase a pretty cool software for your Ubuntu/Linux OS, read on…

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Can I send files between Ubuntu 20.04 & Windows 10?

The answer is, drum-roll please…YES! Yes you can easily send files between Ubuntu and Windows, after all, what’s the point of setting up a local network if you can’t send files between two different operating systems? How do you send files between the two? Just use an app called NitroShare and you can even send files between Ubuntu and MacOS without any setup or configuration issues at all. Sweet huh?

What is NitroShare?

Sharing Ubuntu Files on Windows & Mac OS X

NitroShare is a software that allows you easily transfer files between computers on your local network, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

NitroShare Features:

Supports transferring files as well as directories
Transfer ANYTHING. Whatever you want, send movies, music, pictures, programs, it has no limits.
Displays desktop notifications for completed transfers or when someone on the local network starts or quits NitroShare
Automatic Discovery: each device with NitroShare installed broadcasts its presence to other devices on the network. This eliminates the need for manual configuration.
The source code for the desktop application is available on GitHub, allowing other programmers to help improve the application. Fast Transfers: NitroShare squeezes maximum performance out of your network to ensure things move quickly.
Easy to use user interface, anyone can use it, probably even your grandma.

NitroShare is very easy to use: simply select “Send Files…” or “Send Directory…” from the AppIndicator / tray icon menu, select the files and you get a list of devices that run NitroShare on your local network.