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 Syncthing, KDE Connect, OnionShare and Send.

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  1. Blindsend icon
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    Blindsend is an open source tool for private, end-to-end encrypted file exchange. It supports two use cases - sharing files and requesting files. Files uploaded to blindsend are encrypted using an end-to-end encrypted protocol, meaning neither blindsend nor any third party can...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. WiFi File Explorer allows you to browse, download and stream files that are on your phone, using a web browser via a WiFi connection. No more taking your phone apart to get the SD card out to access your camera pics ;)

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. DropCopy icon
     5 likes

    Easily and quickly send files and folders to multiple destinations across your LAN by simply dragging files onto recipients in a popup window.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. weborf icon
     4 likes

    Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Giver icon
     3 likes

    Giver is a simple file sharing desktop application. Other people running Giver on your network are automatically discovered and you can send files to them by simply dragging the files to their photo or icon shown in Giver.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Instashare icon
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    Transfer files the easy way, just drag & drop the file and we will handle the rest.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Transfer on LAN is a software that allows multiple users to transfer files (or folders) on a local network. It is cross-platform and requires no configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Use WiFi+Transfer App on your mobile devices and add mobile devices you want to consolidate in the WiFi network to DriveSpan App. WiFi+Transfer App also lets you sync photos, video, and music* between Nero MediaHome on your PC and your smartphone or tablet, and vice versa.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Arbore icon
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    Arbore is a free and open-source file sharing application that enables you to send your pictures, documents, files to your contacts privately and without limits.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. MobiKin Transfer for Mobile is a top-notch phone transfer program for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry users. With it, you can move contents between them freely and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. O&O FileDirect makes it possible to share an unlimited number of files without having to load them in the cloud. This way your confidential files are never out of your hands. You maintain complete control over who gets to see them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Need to share some files with your colleagues or setup basic html website on your machine? It's very simple with Simple HTTP Server. Just click 'Start server' and choose a folder to share. The url already in your clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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