qrcp

qrcp is a command-line file transfer tool written in Go. It binds a web server to the address of your Wi-Fi network interface on a random port and prints a QR code encoding a URL of the form http://{address}:{port}/{random_path}. Scanning the code with a phone opens the URL in the mobile browser, which starts the download. The default handler serves the content and exits the program when the transfer completes.

It works in both directions. qrcp MyDocument.pdf sends a file, and multiple files or a folder can be passed in the same way (qrcp Documents/). --zip compresses the content before transfer. qrcp receive serves an upload page so a mobile device can send files to the computer, and --output=/tmp/dir sets the destination directory.

No configuration is required, but a YAML file (default $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/qrcp/config.yml, or a path given with --config) or QRCP_-prefixed environment variables can set the interface, bind address, port, URL path, output directory, FQDN, keep-alive, and HTTPS. Use -i tun0 to pick a specific interface or -i any to bind to all interfaces. HTTPS is enabled with --tls-cert and --tls-key. Completion scripts are provided for Bash, Zsh, and Fish. It suits developers and other terminal users who want to move files to or from a phone on the same network without cables, cloud services, or extra apps.

Installation

# via Homebrew
brew install qrcp

# via Go
go install github.com/claudiodangelis/qrcp@latest

# via Scoop
scoop install qrcp