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I'll also vouch for syncthing. It's the best file sharing application. It works cross platform, has windows, linux, android and mac clients.

I can choose to share specific folders for each device. I have one set up on a DO droplet and seamlessly syncs across all my devices.

Also, when two devices are on the same LAN, it discovers the devices automatically.

Couldn't praise it enough!

https://syncthing.net/

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I use syncthing and it's fine but it's not bulletproof. Simple sync cases are fine, but when you start having permissions and both sources actively write data, it can lock up and end up in a weird state.

To its credit, you can always resolve the problems with some careful deleting and the occasional permissions kludge.

I have this running on my personal computer, my work laptop, and my phone. I almost never have any issues, and I can work seamlessly from any device. It's great. I will also use it to share project folders with other people, and again, no serious problems.

SyncThing is great, but the lack of a functional iOS app hurts.

Biggest problem with syncthing is lack of iOS-support.

I agree that is the most significant barrier. There are threads like [1], but like other much-wanted features like Syncthing being able to support untrusted nodes that hold the data, but don't have encryption keys a-la Resilio Sync, progress sometimes comes in spurts and starts.

[1] https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-syncthing-ios-port-again/89...