PC and Android
SwiftDrop on both. Connect once and files go straight across, either way, checked block by block.
Send anything.
Directly.
Photos, videos and files go straight between your PC and your phones over your own Wi-Fi. No cloud, no cable, no account.
Free. iPhone needs no app: it scans the code SwiftDrop shows.
Version 1.1.0 for Windows and Android. Updates install from inside the app.
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The app on your PC and Android. iPhone just scans.
iPhone, no app
Point the camera at the code on your PC or Android. Safari opens SwiftDrop and you're sending.
Back the other way
Send from the PC or Android to the iPhone too. It saves straight to Photos or Files.
iPhone? Point the camera. That's the setup.
SwiftDrop on your PC or Android shows a code. Your iPhone's camera opens it in Safari, you tap Allow once, and you're sending. Nothing to install on the iPhone.
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ScanThe camera opens SwiftDrop. Tap Allow on the other device.
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PickChoose photos and videos. Review, then send.
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DoneEvery file verified against the original.
Built to stay out of your way.
Wi-Fi blinked? It carries on.
After a drop it sends only what's missing, never the whole thing again.
Checked on arrival.
Each block is hashed on the way out and matched on arrival. A bad block is simply sent again.
VerifiedNever on a server.
Files go device to device on your own network, even with no internet at all. There is no SwiftDrop cloud.
Originals, untouched.
HEIC stays HEIC, HEVC stays HEVC. SwiftDrop moves bytes; it never re-encodes your photos.
SwiftDrop for Android.
The same app in your pocket. It connects to your PC on the same Wi-Fi or hotspot, sends and receives both ways, and shows its own code so an iPhone can join it with no PC at all. Photos and videos you receive land in your Gallery, ready to view. Everything else goes to a folder you choose once.
Get it for AndroidQuestions
Do I need to install anything on my iPhone?
No. SwiftDrop on your PC or Android shows a code; your iPhone scans it and runs SwiftDrop in Safari.
How do the PC and Android connect?
Install SwiftDrop on both, on the same Wi-Fi or hotspot. Scan one's code with the other, or type its address. They talk to each other directly.
Where do received files go on Android?
Photos and videos are saved to your Gallery, music to your music library, so they show up in Photos right away, with the original quality and date. Documents, archives and everything else go to Downloads/SwiftDrop, or to any folder you pick once in Settings. SwiftDrop remembers it.
Does it work over a phone hotspot?
Yes. Turn on the hotspot on one phone, join it from the other and scan the code. SwiftDrop offers only the addresses the other phone can really reach, and tries them all, so a phone with mobile data on no longer trips it up.
How do updates work?
When a new version is out, SwiftDrop tells you what changed and installs it from inside the app, on Windows and Android. It only asks GitHub for the latest version number. Nothing about you or your files is sent, and you can turn the check off in Settings.
Do I need internet?
No. Both devices only need the same Wi-Fi. With no Wi-Fi around, turn on a phone's hotspot and join it from the other device.
Why does the iPhone take a moment before big videos start?
iOS copies what you pick out of the Photos library before handing it to Safari, and downloads it first if it lives in iCloud. If the picker converts videos, tap Options at the top of the picker and choose Current to keep originals and skip the conversion.
Windows asked about the firewall. Is that normal?
Yes. Allow SwiftDrop on private networks so your phone can reach your PC.
Are there size limits?
Not in practice with a PC: big videos go straight to disk. Keep SwiftDrop on screen while it sends, since phones pause web pages in the background.