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LocalSend

Free AirDrop that also works with Windows and Android

MaciPhoneiPad4.5745 ratingsFree, open source

The verdict

AirDrop stops working the moment a Windows PC or Android phone is involved, and LocalSend fills exactly that gap across iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android and Linux. Files and text go straight between devices on your Wi-Fi, encrypted, with no internet connection, account or ads. It is free and open source, and the only limit is that both devices need the app installed and the same network.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You share a home or office with Windows PCs or Android phones and need AirDrop between all of them.

Skip it if

You own only Apple devices, and AirDrop already moves files between them for free.

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What it helps you do

  • Send files from Android to your Mac
  • Move big videos to a Windows PC
  • Share files on Wi-Fi with no internet
  • Send text between any 2 devices

What changed

  1. Version 1.18.2

    restore compatibility with 1.17.0 and earlier

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad
Requires
macOS 13.0 or later
Version
1.18.2
Size
77 MB
Made by
Tien Do Nam
Rating
4.5 from 745 ratings on the App Store
Open source
Code is public
No account
Works without signing up
Privacy
Collects no data, per its App Store label
Offline
Works without internet

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