How it works
Pairing a room, dropping files, and what actually travels between the two devices.
Saving what you receive
Large files, folders, text, and how saving differs across browsers.
Privacy
Why there’s nothing to store, what the server sees, and the honest bit about relays.
FAQ
Limits, browsers, phones, and where the edges are.
The idea in one minute
1
Open Sidedrop on both devices
Go to the same site on the two devices you want to move files between — your phone and your
laptop, or two computers. There’s nothing to install and no account to make.
2
Pair them
One device shows a room as a link, a short code, and a QR — all three point at the same
private room. Scan the QR, type the code, or open the link on the other device to connect.
3
Drop files, folders, or text
Once paired, either side can drop files (or whole folders, or a snippet of text). Transfer
starts immediately — there’s no accept step — and a live table shows progress, speed, and ETA.
4
Save at the other end
Completed items get a one-click Save. On Chromium you pick where; other browsers download
to their Downloads folder. Close the tabs and nothing is left behind.
Sidedrop is free and open source. It needs both tabs to stay open during a transfer — it isn’t
cloud storage, so there’s no “send now, pick up later.”