AirDrop Alternatives

AirDrop is described as 'With AirDrop, you can wirelessly send documents, photos, videos, websites, map locations, and more to a nearby iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are more than 100 alternatives to AirDrop for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac and Linux apps. The best AirDrop alternative is LocalSend, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AirDrop are KDE Connect, Blip, OnionShare and PairDrop.

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  1. Curato icon
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    Curato: File sharing app allowing transfers using 6-codes,torrents,public hosting,lockers and rooms - all end-to-end encrypted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Dropwire icon
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    Free, open-source, peer-to-peer file transfer — send any file straight between devices, end-to-end encrypted, resumable, with no account and no server holding your data. Built on iroh. Desktop apps for Windows, macOS & Linux.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Winpinator is an independent Windows adaptation of Warpinator, developed from the ground up in C++.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. FileShipper transfers files between your computer and your phone in seconds over your local network, with no cables or cloud accounts. FileShipper is included in every getapps.cafe subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Leap Share lets you share Photos, Videos, Documents, Files etc and even text messages with blazing fast speed between your Android phone and PC over Wi-Fi. If your PC does not have Wi-Fi but has an ethernet connection, don't worry. We've got you covered.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  6. blymp.io icon
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    Easily transfer files between devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. iCroc icon
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    croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. AFAIK, croc is the only CLI file-transfer tool that does all of the following:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. trango icon
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    Trango is simple. Trango is back to the basics. Trango allows you to send all sorts of files, across every major platform, with warp speed and privacy. Have a look at the video below to see what trango is!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Transfer files between your phone and computer over any network. No cables, no cloud subscriptions, no file size limits.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. MiniShare is an ultra-light, lightning fast, file sharing application that enables users to transfer content seamlessly between devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Reezu icon
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    Reezu works well for people who want to send large video files and let others watch them immediately. The recipient does not need an account and can stream the video before downloading it. The original file is always available with no compression.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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