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
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Phone Link Alternatives
Apps similar to Phone Link include LocalSend, which is free and open source. Other options are KDE Connect, Blip, Sefirah and AirDroid. There's no shortage of Large File Transfer Services like Phone Link, with more than 50 alternatives for Android, Windows, Linux, Mac and iPhone.
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Most Phone Link alternatives are Large File Transfer Services, but you can also narrow the list to Mobile Remote Control Tools or Screen Mirroring Apps. Another popular filter is Mobile Remote Control. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
Alternatives list
Apple-Continuity-style link between Android and Linux — notification mirror, calls & SMS, clipboard, smart audio hand-off, screen mirror. No cloud, no account, E2E encrypted over BLE + LAN.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Linux
65 AndroidFileSync alternativesBrowse, transfer, and manage files on your Android device from your Mac. Over USB or WiFi. No cloud. No account. Free.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
India
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Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop similar to KDE Connect.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Android
Connect Android and macOS, effortlessly. Native file transfer, mirroring, contacts, photos, remote control and clipboard. All over your local WiFi.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Android
- Android Tablet
United Kingdom
Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV by Chromecast SDK and Jetpack Compose.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Android
- Android TV
Dmyst is your own personal direct messenger. Send yourself links, notes and files and organize them into groups. See all your content sync across different devices on iOS, Android and the web.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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102 RealtimeClipboard alternativesA free, end-to-end encrypted online clipboard that syncs text between your devices with a short key — no account, no install, and it works across different networks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
54 FilePlease alternativesShare files between phones and computers with a quick QR code scan—right in your browser, with encrypted transfers and no account or app required.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
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ScribeHold is a Windows application that copies the message history off an iPhone or iPad and makes it searchable on a Windows PC. It reads iMessage, SMS, MMS and RCS conversations, along with their attachments and contacts, and stores them on the same machine.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United States
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Self-hosted file transfer tool enabling peer-to-peer sending from CLI or browser using passphrases and WebRTC. Relay never accesses contents. Includes mailbox mode for temporary encrypted storage, requires no account, and supports large file exchanges securely.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
- United States
Turns the mixed devices in a home into one private local network: share folders, move files, stream your own videos to the TV, share a printer and view another screen. No cloud, no account, no subscription.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Android
- Android TV
- iPhone
- iPad
Israel
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