8 alternativesHyperduck: $5 once
The best Hyperduck alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Hyperduck is LocalSend, and the best free one is Dropover.
LocalSendPick it if you share a home or office with Windows PCs or Android phones and need AirDrop between all of them.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
Hyperduck is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hyperduck | $5 once | Pay once | 4.9 | ||||||
| LocalSend | Free, open source | Free | 4.5 | ||||||
 Dropover | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 OpenIn | $11.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Brave | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | ||||||
 Velja | $10 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Orion | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4 | ||||||
 Zen Browser | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Dia | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you share a home or office with Windows PCs or Android phones and need AirDrop between all of them.
AirDrop-style file sharing between iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android and Linux, free, encrypted and with no account or internet needed.
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Pick it if you move files between folders, apps and Spaces all day and hate holding the mouse button down.
Shake while dragging to open a floating shelf that holds files, links and images until you drop them somewhere.
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Pick it if you use 2 or more browsers or profiles and keep opening work links in the wrong one.
Routes every link, email and file to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules.
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Pick it if you want ads and cookie pop-ups gone on Mac and iPhone without installing blockers.
Ad and tracker blocking built into the browser itself, free on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
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Pick it if you already have browsers you like and just want links to open in the right one.
Sends each link you click to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules, for $10 once.
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Pick this if you like Safari's engine but rely on Chrome extensions you can't give up.
Safari's engine with Chrome extension support, zero telemetry and an ad blocker built in, all for free.
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Pick it if you keep dozens of tabs across projects and want a free Firefox-based browser with workspaces.
A free Firefox-based browser with workspaces, split view and a hideable tab bar, for people drowning in tabs.
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Pick this if you want an AI in the browser that can answer from your tabs and work tools.
A browser from the team behind Arc where an AI answers from your open tabs and work tools, and it is free without the AI.
When Hyperduck is still the right pick
You find links on your phone that you want to read or work on at your Mac later.
Hyperduck prices and verdict$5 once