Airdrop-like Application that works with Windows and Linux

Developed a comprehensive content sharing system that leverages iOS shortcuts to send and receive content from Windows/Linux machines in an Airdrop-like behavior

March 17, 2025

AE

Aethan Matthew Ilagan

Senior Full Stack Engineer

TypeScriptElectronNode.jsReact

Project Overview

CLIP is an application that lets you transfer content from your Apple devices like iPhone through iOS shortcuts to your Windows/Linux machines. It behaves similarly to Apple’s airdrop, except it’s for non-Apple devices.

Example

CLIP was started as a web client powered by react and express. But due to some constraints like the ease of installation and complicated startup process, I decided to make it a desktop application, still using react and express but built on top of Electron. This transition makes installation much simpler because we just have to download the application and run it on our PC, no scripting needed, just plain and damn simple. You can check how I built it in the codebase by clicking the Project Resources button at the top.