Dropwire

Dropwire is a free, private, peer-to-peer file transfer app. Your files travel directly from your device to theirs — encrypted end to end, with no account to create and no server holding your data. Think of it as AirDrop for Windows, Mac, and Linux — but it works across the internet, not just the same Wi-Fi.

Why Dropwire?

Most "easy" file-transfer tools make you pick a poison: LocalSend only works on the same Wi-Fi; magic-wormhole and croc are command-line tools; Send Anywhere and WeTransfer route your files through their servers with size caps and ads. Dropwire is the missing option:

• Free forever. No limits, no subscriptions, no ads.
• Truly private. End-to-end encrypted. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. We never see your files — and neither does anyone else.
• See it before you accept. The receiver previews exactly what's coming — file names, sizes, and count — and approves before a single byte downloads. Both sides see, live, when the other device connects.
• Direct, peer-to-peer. Your file goes straight from your device to theirs. When a direct connection isn't possible, it falls back to an encrypted relay that still can't read a single byte.
• Works across the internet — not just your local network.
• Resumable. A dropped connection picks up where it left off — only the missing pieces are re-sent, verified end to end as they arrive.
• Take only what you want. Receiving a folder? Untick the files you don't need — only what you choose is transferred.
• One code, one recipient. A code isn't a public link: it's served to the first device that connects, and others are refused.
• Several at once. Run multiple sends and receives in parallel, each with its own live progress and a direct-vs-relayed badge.
• Open source. Dual-licensed MIT / Apache-2.0. Audit it, fork it, self-host it.