LocalDrop.Dev sends files, screenshots, recordings and clipboard text between your devices on the same Wi-Fi — at maximum speed, with no internet and no cloud service. Just right-click in File Explorer or Finder.
Source-available — free for personal & internal use →Built for speed, privacy, and everyday convenience.
When files arrive, a popup opens with the files already in it — drag them straight into Discord, Slack or email. Screenshots and recordings land the same way, editor-ready. Zero detours through Finder or File Explorer.
Right-click any file in Windows or macOS → Send via LocalDrop → pick a device. No need to open the app.
Transfer files over HTTP directly on your local network — no cloud upload, no bandwidth caps.
Files never leave your network. No middleman server, no account, no tracking.
Open the app on two machines — they find each other within 5 seconds via UDP multicast. No IP entry, no pairing.
Optionally require a password before accepting files — prevents accidental sends in busy offices.
Send a 1 GB, 10 GB or 100 GB folder — speed depends only on your LAN. No artificial caps.
Capture full screen, a window, or a region. Mark up with arrows, text and shapes — then send to any device in one click.
Record your screen as a video clip. Share it instantly over your LAN — no upload, no length cap, no watermark.
Copy a snippet on one device, paste on another. Text syncs across macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS — nothing leaves your network.
Here's the thing: screenshot apps can't send files between devices. File-share apps can't take screenshots. So every time I wanted to send one quick shot to a coworker, I had to: open the capture app → save → open Finder → hunt down the file I just made three seconds ago → open chat → drag it in. Six steps. For one screenshot.
Somewhere around step three I was already arguing with my computer.
So I crammed it all into one app: screenshot, record, send files, paste text between devices, drag anywhere. One place, one click, Finder can pretend it doesn't exist.
LocalDrop keeps getting chubbier. Every time I catch myself doing something silly for the second time, a new tool shows up a few days later. Fellow lazy people — feet up. ✌️
No complicated setup. No network config. Just open the app.
On both sender and receiver. The app registers its share service with the OS.
In Finder / File Explorer, choose Send via LocalDrop and pick the target device.
Receiver clicks Accept. A popup of received files appears — preview them or drag straight into any chat to forward. Saved to Downloads/LocalDrop.
Free on every platform. No ads, no tracking.
Installer (.exe) — 39 MB
Windows 10/11 · x64ZIP archive — 15 MB
Windows 10/11 · x64 · No installerDMG — 27 MB
Intel & Apple Silicon · macOS 11+On the Mac App Store — auto-updates
Requires macOS 12+APK — 64 MB
Android 7+ · SideloadOn the App Store — auto-updates
Requires iOS 13+macOS users: install via the Mac App Store for automatic updates. The DMG is an alternative if you prefer to manage installation yourself.