How to Send Files from a Windows PC to Android — Free, No Cable, No App

Quick Share and Phone Link both need an app installed and set up on the PC first. Cables work, but only with the right cable and a trip through File Explorer.

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

Send from Windows PC to Android in three steps

1. On the PC, open directfiletransfer.com in Edge or Chrome and click Send Files. Choose the photos, videos or documents.
2. Click Continue. A code, a link and a PIN appear on the PC.
3. On the Android phone, point the camera at the code (or open the link) and accept. The files arrive straight from the PC.

Keep the page open on the PC until the Android phone 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 Android to Windows PC?

It works the same way in reverse: on the Android phone open directfiletransfer.com, tap Send Files, choose the files and tap Continue, then open directfiletransfer.com on the PC and type the PIN.