# LocalSend v1.18.2

- Product: LocalSend (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/localsend)
- Vendor: LocalSend
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Version: v1.18.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/localsend/localsend/releases/tag/v1.18.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/localsend/releases/v1.18.2

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- **added** — Drag and drop files into the Receive via link browser page
- **added** — Allow customizing the web share pages by placing HTML files in a web folder next to the executable on desktop
- **added** — Add version info to the Windows executable in CLI
- **added** — Set actual version in the AppImage on Linux
- **added** — Add Armenian language
- **security** — Do not follow HTTP redirects sent by peers
- **fixed** — Restore compatibility with 1.17.0 and earlier versions on missing multicast networks
- **fixed** — Devices running 1.17.0 and earlier could not add 1.18.0+ device as favorite
- **fixed** — Ignore proxies, fixes TLS info not found when a system proxy is enabled
- **fixed** — Automatically restart the HTTP and multicast server when it dies or when the app resumes
- **fixed** — Drag and drop with a mix of folders and files
- **fixed** — Add bottom padding during transfer when Advanced is open
- **fixed** — Do not crash at startup when the executable path cannot be resolved
- **fixed** — Ignore unknown or invalid file modification times when reading files on Android

This release fixes compatibility issues with 1.17.0 and earlier.
Unfortunately, the Windows EXE installer is not published yet (#3270).

- feat: drag and drop files into the "Receive via link" browser page
- feat(desktop): allow customizing the web share pages by placing HTML files in a `web` folder next to the executable
- feat(cli): add version info to the Windows executable
- feat(linux): set actual version in the AppImage
- security: do not follow HTTP redirects sent by peers
- fix: restore compatibility with 1.17.0 and earlier versions on missing multicast networks
- fix: devices running 1.17.0 and earlier could not add 1.18.0+ device as favorite
- fix: ignore proxies, fixes "TLS info not found" when a system proxy (e.g. Shadowrocket) is enabled
- fix: automatically restart the HTTP / multicast server when it dies or when the app resumes
- fix: drag and drop with a mix of folders and files
- fix: during transfer, add bottom padding when Advanced is open (@Chethan616)
- fix: do not crash at startup when the executable path cannot be resolved (@Shlomo116)
- fix(android): ignore unknown or invalid file modification times when reading files
- i18n: add Armenian