--- title: Install NearShare on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of NearShare for on Debian - Share files with nearby Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux devices url: https://snapcraft.io/install/nearshare/debian --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install NearShare on **Debian** # NearShare [Dhiva-Labs (dhivakar1010)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/dhivakar1010 "View all snaps from Dhiva-Labs (dhivakar1010)") * [Dhiva-Labs (dhivakar1010)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/dhivakar1010 "View all snaps from Dhiva-Labs (dhivakar1010)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/nearshare/debian#install) #### Share files with nearby Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux devices NearShare speaks Google's Quick Share / Nearby Share wire protocol directly, so it interoperates with: * Android Quick Share * Windows Quick Share * macOS NearDrop * itself, Linux <-> Linux No cables, no cloud account, and no companion app on the phone -- just a shared WiFi network (or NearShare's own experimental Direct-mode hotspot) and a 4-digit PIN you confirm on both screens. Discovery uses mDNS (python-zeroconf, which binds its own multicast sockets rather than talking to Avahi) plus an optional Bluetooth LE "wake up" beacon so an Android phone's share sheet notices this machine proactively. Every transfer is end-to-end encrypted (UKEY2 key exchange, then AES-256-CBC + HMAC-SHA256 per frame) and requires a manual PIN confirmation on both devices -- there is no persistent cross-device trust (no Google-account "paired key" support). AFTER INSTALLING -- two commands --- Bluetooth discovery and Direct mode need interfaces that snapd does not connect automatically. Run both, then start the app: sudo snap connect nearshare:bluez sudo snap connect nearshare:network-manager Without bluez the app still works, but your phone may only see this machine while the phone's own Quick Share screen is open. Without network-manager, Direct mode (the built-in hotspot for when there is no shared WiFi) is unavailable. Everything else -- discovery, sending, receiving -- works with no extra setup. Optional: a Super+Shift+S shortcut to toggle visibility can be bound from the app's own setup panel, or with `nearshare install`. Right-click "Send with NearShare" in Files --- Not available in the snap. Strict confinement forbids writing to ~/.local/share/nautilus, so no snap can install a Files extension. If you want right-click sharing, install the Debian package instead: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhiva-labs/apps sudo apt install nearshare The .deb ships a system-wide Files extension and needs no per-user setup. Both builds are the same application otherwise. ### Package name * nearshare --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 6 August 2026 - latest/stable --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/nearshare/debian#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Debian and install NearShare Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd: ``` sudo snap install snapd ``` ### Install NearShare To install NearShare, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install nearshare ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? 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