Guides
Step-by-step guides for getting files from one device to another with tosstome.
Phone to computer
- Transfer files from iPhone to a Windows PC
Send photos, videos and files from an iPhone to a Windows PC in the browser. No iTunes, no cable, no app, no account. Works on the same Wi-Fi or across networks. - Send photos from an iPhone to a PC
Send photos and videos from an iPhone to a Windows PC in Safari: pick them from your photo library, tap the PC, save. No cable, no iCloud, no app, nothing uploaded. - Send files from Android to a PC without USB
Move photos, videos and documents from an Android phone to a Windows or Linux PC in the browser. No USB cable, no app to install, no account, nothing stored. - Transfer photos from Android to a PC
Move photos and videos from an Android phone to a Windows or Linux PC from the browser. Pick them in your gallery, tap the PC, save. No USB cable, no app, no account. - Send files from Android to a Mac
AirDrop is Apple only. Send photos and files from an Android phone to a Mac in the browser, over the same Wi-Fi or across networks. No app, no account. - Send text and links between your phone and computer
Copy a link, a note or a code from your phone to your PC or Mac in the browser, without emailing yourself. Works between iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux.
Phone Link refusing a file? See when Phone Link will not send a file.
Send files from your phone to your computer covers every combination.
Between any devices
- An AirDrop alternative for Windows, Android and everything else
AirDrop only works between Apple devices. tosstome gives Windows, Android, Linux, iPhone and Mac the same tap-to-send sharing from the browser, without an app. - AirDrop online, in any browser
An online AirDrop that runs in the browser: open the page on two devices, tap one, send. Works between iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux. Free, no app, no account. - Transfer files between two computers
Move files from one laptop to another, Windows to Mac or Mac to Linux, in the browser. Direct when possible, no USB stick, no cloud upload, no account. - Share files between devices on different networks
Send files between a phone on mobile data and a computer at home, or between two offices, from the browser. A 6-digit code connects them; nothing is stored. - Send large files without uploading them
Send big videos and archives device to device instead of uploading to a cloud drive and downloading again. No size limit set, nothing stored, no account.
Servers and the command line
- Send files between your phone and your AI agent
An MCP server that lets coding agents receive screenshots and files from your phone, and send files back to it. Device to device, no cloud upload, no account. - Send files from your phone to a server, NAS or Raspberry Pi
Run one command on a headless Linux server, NAS or Raspberry Pi and get a link your phone can send files to from any network. No browser on the server, nothing stored. - The tosstome command line tool
Reference for the tosstome CLI: keep an inbox open with tosstome listen, print its link, and send files to it from a terminal. Works on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Background
- How tosstome works
How tosstome finds nearby devices, connects them peer to peer with WebRTC, falls back to a relay that stores nothing, and keeps inbox keys secret. - Peer-to-peer file transfer in the browser
Send files peer to peer from one browser to another with WebRTC, with nothing uploaded to storage. How P2P file sharing works, when it falls back to a relay, and how to use it.
Comparing tools? See Snapdrop alternatives.
Last checked 2026-10-28.