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 Windows, Android, Web-based, Mac and Linux apps. The best AirDrop alternative is LocalSend, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AirDrop are Syncthing, KDE Connect, OnionShare and Blip.

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    Quick Share (formerly known as Nearby Share) is a feature of Google's mobile and desktop operating systems Android and Chrome OS which allows data to be transferred via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, similar to AirDrop and Android Beam. It was officially released on August 4, 2020.

    19 Quick Share [Google] alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
     
  2. Feem icon
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    Share files offline. No servers. No cloud. No limits.

    149 Feem alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Blaze is a file sharing progressive web app(PWA) that allows users to transfer files between multiple devices. It works similar to SHAREit or the Files app by Google but uses web technologies to eliminate the process of installing native apps for different devices and operating...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Blaze File Sharing is the most popular SaaS alternative to AirDrop.

    • Blaze File Sharing is Free and Open SourceAirDrop is Free and Proprietary
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    Open-source, decentralized peer-to-peer service offering file synchronization, ensuring data privacy and encryption and user-autonomy without relying on cloud storage providers.

    27 syncspirit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  5. YouTransfer icon
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    YouTransfer is a simple but elegant self-hosted file transfer & sharing solution. It is an alternative to paid services like Dropbox and WeTransfer by offering similar features but without limitations, price plans and a lengthy privacy policy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Catch! icon
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    With Catch! and DAEMON Tools, you can transfer files from Android to PC, backup photos from iPhone, import photos from iOS to PC and view the content of the remote device in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android TV
     
  7. Tresorit Send icon
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    Tresorit Send brings secure file sharing to your fingertips. Encrypted sharing with links helps to replace attachments and unreliable file transfer sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. NitroShare icon
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    A network file-sharing application that makes sending a file to another machine on the local network as easy as dragging-and-dropping.

    110 NitroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  9. Instant.io icon
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    Download/upload files using the WebTorrent protocol (BitTorrent over WebRTC). This is a beta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Arc is a seamless, secure and cross-platform file sharing service by Quadren. Arc aims to recreate the magic of Airdrop between your own devices, but without the platform limitations. Arc works perfectly between your phone, laptop and desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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