ZapDropYour phone to your Mac, at Wi-Fi speed.
ZapDrop sends photos, videos and files from your iPhone or Android phone straight to your Mac over your own Wi-Fi. No cloud. No account. Nothing leaves your network.
Free · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Version 1.0.0
How it works
Open ZapDrop on your Mac
It sits in the menu bar and shows a 6-digit pairing code.
Pick your Mac on the phone
Your Mac appears under Nearby Macs. Enter the code to pair.
Send
Files land in Downloads/ZapDrop, in parallel 8 MB chunks that resume if Wi-Fi drops.
Download for Mac
Download ZapDrop 1.0.0 (129 MB)
Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Open the disk image, drag ZapDrop to Applications, then open it. When macOS asks, allow Local Network (so your phone can find the Mac) and Downloads (where received files are saved).
SHA-256: 1448a3d1acf17cdec61bafea0b0fa0be47c3b9534d9641e60cf6d27c680d5af5
Phone apps
iPhone
ZapDrop: Mac File Transfer — coming soon to the App Store. Requires iOS 17 or later.
Android
Coming soon to Google Play. Requires Android 8.0 or later.
Any browser
No app yet? Open the address shown in ZapDrop on your Mac in your phone's browser and use the same code.
Questions
Does anything go through the internet or a server?
No. Your Mac is the server. The phone talks to it directly over your Wi-Fi, and both apps refuse public internet addresses. We don't operate any server that sees your files.
My phone doesn't see the Mac.
Both must be on the same Wi-Fi. Guest networks and "client isolation" (common in hotels, offices and some mesh routers) block devices from seeing each other. Also check that Local Network access is allowed for ZapDrop on the phone (iPhone: Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network) and on the Mac (System Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network).
Why do I need to enter a code again?
For your safety, a pairing lasts about an hour. Enter the new code your Mac shows to keep sending.
Where do received files go?
On the Mac: Downloads/ZapDrop. On iPhone: Files › On My iPhone › ZapDrop. On Android: Downloads/ZapDrop.
Is it free?
Yes. No ads, no subscription, no account.