Bru — Bidirectional Remote Uplink
Bru — Bidirectional Remote Uplink
- Read and send SMS from your web browser.
- Get notified on your desktop when an SMS arrives.
- Copy text and images to and from your phone's clipboard.
- Private.No sign-up. No account. No ads. No tracking.
- Encrypted. Your data is only readable by you.
- Fully local. No personal data is stored outside of your devices.
- Hole punching. Works from behind routers and firewalls, and even when you forget your phone at home.
- Self-hostable.The client and relay can be hosted however you like. You can even build your own client.
Bru syncs your Android SMS to any browser, so you can text from the computer you're already working on instead of reaching for your phone. It does this by creating an end-to-end encrypted connection to a companion app running as a background service on your phone.
Features
Get started
The companion app is available in the IzzyOnDroid app repo, as a direct .apk download from github, or you can build the APK yourself. Once it's installed, pair the phone by scanning the QR-code below.
Waiting for pairingCan't scan the code?
Paste this link into the app instead:
Advanced options
Your phone
You're paired with .
Paired!
Successfully paired with !
Synchronization of messages may take a few moments the first time.
Note: While this service does not use cookies, it does save your messages locally in your browser.
Cancel pairing. OK!
Advanced options
Custom Iroh relay
Bru uses n0's Iroh relays by default, but if you want to you can use others, even your own!
Relay URL, leave blank to use default Access token, optional
The companion Android app will have to be configured the same way.
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