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24 alternatives to Xender
File Transfer & Share Without Mobile Data Usage Absolutely
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Xender launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Instashare▲227Easily transfer files between your mobile device and desktop
2015 · instashareapp.com · its alternatives →
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File Transfer & Share App
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Sharing is a command-line tool to share directory and files with ios and android devices without an extra client app
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I always found sharing files from my Android phone to my Mac a pain. I wanted to have a way to share my photos, videos, documents etc from my phone directly to my MBP, without having to upload anything to the 'cloud' or some messaging app. Those ways tend to be less secure and fairly slow. Because of this I made this little app you see on the video that enables you to share the files directly from your phone to your laptop. I have been using it for a while now for personal use and it works really well! The app was recently made available to everyone. You can try it out for free via…
2022 · its alternatives →
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MacDroid▲108Probably the best way to transfer data between Mac & Android
2020 · macdroid.app · its alternatives →
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Live Send▲17Send text and files between devices, no login or credit card
2025 · livesend.xyz · its alternatives →
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Share files easily between Android devices and Windows PCs
2023 · blog.google · its alternatives →
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Ditch the Cloud, share nearby
2024 · neighbor-share.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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File Transfer, Cross-Platform: Android, iOS, macOS, Windows.
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built [PinSend](https://pinsend.app) — a free web app for instantly sharing text between devices, using a simple 6-character PIN. - No login, no account, no install. - Peer-to-peer WebRTC transfer (no server relay, no cloud). - Cross-platform: works on any modern browser. I built PinSend for myself while developing web apps—I was always copying ngrok links and sending error logs between my laptop and mobile devices. I wanted a frictionless, instant way to move links and text between anything. *Demo:* 1. Open https://pinsend.app on your phone & laptop 2. Paste or…
2025 · pinsend.app · its alternatives →
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2015 · share-quick.com · its alternatives →
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Securely share files with anyone. Protect the file from the servers on which it is hosted.
2015 · filesender.io · its alternatives →
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Filifly▲20End-to-End File Transfer—No Login, No Sign-Up. Just a Code.
2025 · filifly.com · its alternatives →
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