PairDrop Alternatives

Apps similar to PairDrop include LocalSend, which is free and open source. Other options are AlterSend, Wormhole, SwissTransfer and Send Anywhere. Large File Transfer Services like PairDrop are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Android and Linux.

filter to find the best alternatives

Most PairDrop alternatives are Large File Transfer Services, but you can also narrow the list to Peer-to-Peer File Sharing or Mobile Remote Control Tools.
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
PairDrop alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Frictionless sharing between devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  2.  2 likes

    WarpShare is an application that enables file transfers from Android devices to Macbooks using Apple's AirDrop technology, developed by the creators of the MoKee custom ROM.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    Good alternative?
     
  3. 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
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Sendworm icon
     2 likes

    Desktop GUI for Magic Wormhole.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Good alternative?
     
  5. DropToss icon
     1 like

    Send files from any phone to Windows by scanning a QR code. No mobile app, account, USB cable, or Wi-Fi router required. DropToss automatically uses local transfer, direct hotspot connection, or cloud relay.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Clipcroft icon
     2 likes

    Browser-based shared clipboard for sending text, links, and files between devices, even on different networks. Works in real time, with no account, install, or file size limits.

    67 Clipcroft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  7. This is an unofficial reimplementation of Linux Mint's file sharing tool Warpinator for Windows 7-10.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Flashbyte icon
     1 like

    Send and receive files directly between your devices, phone, laptop, or desktop, with no internet, no accounts, and no cloud uploads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    Good alternative?
     
  9.  4 likes

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

    81 weborf alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  10. MacDroid icon
     8 likes

    MacDroid is the android file manager for Mac that allows you to easily manage all the files stored on your phone, no matter the brand. Manage Android devices with the touch of a button and edit all of your photos on the go, without downloading them on your computer.

    35 MacDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  11. WarpDrop icon
     1 like

    Privacy-first, self-hostable, realtime file sharing. Like AirDrop, but for people who don't trust "The Cloud™?" or just want to feel like a hacker sending files over a CLI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 6 of PairDrop alternatives