How to Send Files from Android to Mac — Free, No Cable, No App

AirDrop is Apple-only and Quick Share has no Mac app, so an Android phone and a Mac have no built-in way to swap files over the air. Cables need the right adapter, and uploading to a cloud drive first takes twice as long.

DirectFileTransfer runs in the browser you already have. The Android phone sends from Chrome, the Mac receives in its browser, and the files go straight from one to the other.

Send from Android to Mac in three steps

1. On the Android phone, open directfiletransfer.com in Chrome and tap Send Files. Choose the photos, videos or documents.
2. Tap Continue. A code, a link and a PIN appear on the Android phone.
3. On the Mac, open directfiletransfer.com and type the PIN (it works for 15 minutes), or open the link if you sent it to yourself. Accept, and the files arrive straight from the Android phone.

Keep the page open on the Android phone until the Mac says the files have arrived.

Do both devices need the internet?

Yes — the website needs the internet on both devices to connect them. When both are on the same Wi‑Fi or home network, the files themselves travel over that network and never leave your home, which is also the fastest way. If one of them is on mobile data, the files go over the internet and use data.

Is it private?

The files are end-to-end encrypted and go directly between the two devices. They are not uploaded to a cloud drive and our servers never see what is inside them.

Do I need an account or an app?

No. Both devices use the website — nothing to install and no sign-up to start.

Sending the other way, from Mac to Android?

It works the same way in reverse: on the Mac open directfiletransfer.com, click Send Files, choose the files and click Continue, then scan the code with the Android phone’s camera.