thtbee/nectarlink: Android and Windows in One Bundle

⚡ The gist in 5 seconds - An open-source project, thtbee/nectarlink, has appeared on GitHub — a single app for syncing an Android smartphone and Windows 11: notifications, messages, clipboard, files, screen mirroring. - Available in the project's GitHub repository; the code is open, the Windows part is written in Qt Quick and Rust, and the Android part in Jetpack Compose. - Limitation: the project is in active development, no releases yet, and some features (mirroring, messages, calls) are still being finished. ### 🔍 What was found The thtbee/nectarlink repository describes a single open-source tool for linking Android and Windows 11. Devices communicate directly over the local network: no server, account, or cloud. Connections are end-to-end encrypted, and pairs are linked via a QR code on the PC screen or a six-digit code; QUIC is used via the iroh library. For basic functions, standard Android permissions are enough, while an optional Power Levels mode (no root) adds background clipboard and app window syncing. The description currently states that the following already work end-to-end: notifications with replies and actions, two-way clipboard including images, file and folder transfer at Wi-Fi speed with resume after interruption, device search in both directions, PC lock and wake-up, and link sharing. Screen mirroring works in a separate window at up to 1920 pixels and 60 frames per second, with audio on the PC and mouse and keyboard control. Also announced are windows for phone apps on the desktop, message, call, and contact pages, as well as viewing photos and videos from the camera. ### 💡 Why it matters The authors position Nectarlink as a replacement for a bundle of several disparate tools: Phone Link, KDE Connect, scrcpy, LocalSend, and Intel Unison. Each covers only part of the use cases: KDE Connect lags on Windows, scrcpy requires the command line, LocalSend only handles files, and Intel Unison has been discontinued altogether. A single local open-source project with encryption and no account is simpler and more private, and the data never leaves the user's network. ### 🧩 Context The project is in active development and has not yet released a single version. According to the roadmap, the first stage is complete — everyday features: notifications, clipboard, files, media. The second stage is underway — mirroring, messages, and calls; these are already "well along" but not fully ready. The full plan, feature list, and architecture are collected in docs/PLAN.md in the repository.

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