With AirDrop, you can wirelessly send documents, photos, videos, websites, map locations, and more to a nearby iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
United States
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Dropwire Alternatives
Apps similar to Dropwire include LocalSend, which is free and open source. Other options are OnionShare, PairDrop, Send and RetroShare. You're spoiled for choice with Large File Transfer Services like Dropwire: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Android, Mac, Linux and the web.
Alternatives list
- 191 AirDrop alternatives
169 SendGB.com alternativesEstonian company SendGB offers file transferring up to 5 GB for free! But you can share files up to 1 TB without signing up! You can keep files for up to 1 year.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
132 NitroShare alternativesA network file-sharing application that makes sending a file to another machine on the local network as easy as dragging-and-dropping.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- United States
279 FileTransfer.io alternativesFileTransfer allows you to securely share files up to 6GB with your family, co-workers or friends for free. Files stay uploaded for 3 weeks.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
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A simple local file server app for Android. Download and upload files quickly across devices over Wi-Fi — no cables, no cloud.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Spain
EU
224 Tresorit Send alternativesSecurely shares files up to 5GB via encrypted links. Files are encrypted end-to-end, ensuring security until accessed. Track access with logs and revoke access instantly. Zero-knowledge, no ads, GDPR-compliant, and operating on EU servers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Switzerland
Content-addressed filesystem on Nostr. Merkle roots can be published to get mutable npub/tree/path addresses. Data is chunked, optionally encrypted by default (CHK), and works with Blossom-compatible storage and WebRTC fetches.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Online
- Linux
- Mac
- Windows
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 (MIT)
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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
Hong Kong SAR China
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Salad Room is a web app to share text, links or files quickly between devices. Magically connecting them on the same network. Like AirDrop, but for everyone.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc Wi-Fi. No network infrastructure required, just two devices with Wi-Fi chips in close range.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- F-Droid
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