Open this page on your phone and on your computer. When both are on the same Wi-Fi, they show up on each other's screen: tap the computer on your phone, pick photos, videos or documents, and they arrive on the PC a moment later. It works the other way too, from the PC to the phone.
Nothing to install on either side and no USB cable. Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Chromebook all work, in any modern browser. The files go straight from one device to the other over an encrypted connection and are not uploaded anywhere.
| Direct transfer | Share link | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the file goes | straight to the other device | uploaded to LimeWire |
| Both devices online | yes, at the same time | no, the link waits |
| Size | about 500 MB to a phone, a few GB to a computer | up to 4 GB without an account |
| How long it lasts | nothing is stored | 3 days without an account |
| Account | not needed | not needed; an account keeps files longer |
Paid LimeWire plans raise link storage and daily traffic and are listed on the LimeWire pricing page.
Open sharedrop.io on both. On the same Wi-Fi the PC appears on the phone's screen; tap it and pick the files. On the PC, accept the transfer and the browser saves the files like any download, to the Downloads folder by default.
The two are probably on different networks: mobile data, a VPN, a guest Wi-Fi. Press Connect with a code on the PC and scan the QR code with the phone camera, or type the 6 digits.
A direct transfer runs at the speed of your local network, often faster than uploading to a cloud and downloading again. A weak Wi-Fi signal on the phone is the most common bottleneck.
Yes, it works both ways. On the phone the browser saves the file like any download; keep the page open and the screen on until it finishes.
A link does its job the moment the other person can actually use what arrives. If the format is wrong or the file is too heavy, fix it first — these tools run in the browser on LimeWire, free and without an account.
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