Share files between devices
Send photos, videos and documents directly to another device—no account and no cloud upload. Files travel over an encrypted WebRTC connection after the receiver approves them.
Nearby devices
Keep this page open on both devices.
Searching for devices…
Open OneTapTools on the other device and keep both screens awake.
How nearby file sharing works
- Open this page on both devices while they use the same Wi-Fi or local network.
- Tap the nearby device, choose one or more files, and wait for the receiver to approve them.
- Keep both pages open until the progress reaches 100%. The receiving browser then saves or downloads the files.
Send files from phone to computer without uploading
OneTapTools provides direct browser-to-browser file sharing for the everyday job of moving a photo, video, PDF or document from a phone to a laptop. There is no account to create and no temporary cloud folder to manage. Open the same page on both devices, select the receiver and approve the transfer. Android phones, iPhones, iPads, Windows PCs, Macs and Linux computers can participate as long as their browsers support WebRTC.
You can select several files in one request. Before sharing a large document, you can also use the PDF compressor; for batches of photos, the image compressor can reduce transfer time while keeping the original workflow private and browser based.
An AirDrop-style alternative that works across platforms
AirDrop is convenient inside the Apple ecosystem, but mixed-device households and workplaces often need to send files between iPhone and Windows or between Android and Mac. This web-based alternative uses a common browser instead of a platform-specific app. Automatic discovery looks for devices that appear to share a network; the pairing-code option handles VPNs, Private Relay and IPv4 or IPv6 differences without exposing the transfer to a public device list.
Supported files and transfer information
Share images, videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, text files, ZIP archives and other common formats. During a transfer, both devices show the current state, percentage, amount transferred, total size and estimated speed. The receiver sees file names and sizes before accepting, and either person can cancel an active transfer.
Private transfer, lightweight discovery
A small WebSocket service temporarily announces a random device name and relays WebRTC connection descriptions. It never receives file bytes. WebRTC Data Channels use DTLS encryption automatically, and this implementation does not configure a TURN file relay. Devices that cannot create a direct peer connection will fail clearly instead of silently uploading through a server.
Large files and browser differences
Files are read in 64 KB slices with transfer-buffer backpressure, so the sender does not read the whole file into memory. Desktop Chromium browsers can save incoming chunks directly into a folder selected during approval. Safari, Firefox and mobile browsers may need to assemble each received file in memory before offering a download, so available device memory still limits very large transfers there.
Safety
Only accept a request from a device name you recognize. Discovery is based on the network address seen by the signaling service, so a school, office, hotel or carrier network can contain people you do not know. Every transfer requires explicit approval, and declining sends no file data.
Questions
How do I share files from my phone to my computer?
Open this page on both devices, keep both screens awake, and tap the computer when it appears on the phone. Select one or more files, then approve the request on the computer. If automatic discovery does not work, create an eight-character pairing code and enter it on the other device.
Does file sharing work between iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac?
Yes. The transfer works in current browsers on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. Safari and mobile browsers usually prepare received files as downloads, while desktop Chrome and Edge can also save directly to a selected folder.
Are my files uploaded to or stored by OneTapTools?
No. The signaling service introduces the browsers and relays WebRTC connection information, but file contents travel directly through the encrypted peer-to-peer data channel. OneTapTools does not store the transferred files.
Why is my other device not appearing on the same Wi-Fi?
A VPN, iCloud Private Relay, IPv4 and IPv6 differences, guest Wi-Fi isolation, or a sleeping browser can prevent automatic discovery. Keep both pages in the foreground and use the private pairing-code option, which works even when the network addresses look different online.
What file types and sizes can I send?
You can send photos, videos, audio, PDFs, Word and Excel documents, ZIP archives and other common files, including multiple files in one request. The sender reads files in small chunks, but very large downloads on mobile Safari or Firefox can still be limited by available device memory.