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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask airdroid
About AirDroid
AirDroid connects phones and computers so files can be moved between them and devices can be managed from another screen. AirDroid Personal covers file transfer, messaging and screen sharing for individuals, and a web version works from a browser.
The same company sells AirDroid Business for mobile device management, kiosk mode and remote support, along with separate screen-casting and parental-control products. Signing in is part of the normal setup, and personal and business plans are offered.
Strengths
- Moves files between phones and computers without cables
- Remote control and screen sharing of devices
- Web version usable from any browser
Limitations
- Relies on the company's hosted service
- Product line is broad and aimed heavily at business sales
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumPersonal and business plans are offered; the homepage does not list prices.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Sand Studio
- Platforms
- Android, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
- Best suited for
- Moving files between an Android phone and a computer over the network
- Categories
- File sync, Remote desktop
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to AirDroid
Compare allSoftware that can replace AirDroid for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Pushbullet
A service that links phones and computers for sending pushes, sharing files and mirroring SMS.
Pushbullet also moves files between Android and computers and adds SMS mirroring, but drops remote control and screen sharing and still depends on its company's servers.
KDE Connect
Links a phone and a computer to share files, links, notifications and remote controls.
KDE Connect is free and open source and adds notification sync and media remotes, but it targets Linux desktops and requires both devices to be paired.
Join
An app for sending links, files and notifications between an Android phone and other devices.
Join is paid and pushes links, files, notifications and clipboard from Android to Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, with an API and Tasker integration instead of screen control.
LocalSend
Sends files between nearby devices over your own network, with no account, server or internet connection.
LocalSend is free, open source under Apache-2.0 and works fully offline on the local network, with no account, but it has no remote control features.
Send Anywhere
A cross-platform file sharing service that sends files between devices using one-time keys or links.
Send Anywhere is free and uses one-time keys across phones, computers and browsers, but offers no remote control or screen sharing of devices.
Feem
App for sending files directly between phones and computers over local Wi-Fi without internet.
Feem sends files over local Wi-Fi without internet on all major platforms, but both devices must be on the same network and remote control is absent.
LANDrop
A cross-platform app for sending files to other devices on the same local network.
LANDrop is free and discovers devices on the local network automatically, sending uncompressed photos and videos, but every device needs the app and it lacks remote control features.
Snapdrop
A browser-based tool for sending files and messages to nearby devices, inspired by AirDrop.
Snapdrop works in any modern browser with nothing to install and is open source, but devices generally need to share a network and it only sends files and short messages.
AirDroid as an alternative
Listings that name AirDroid as an alternative.
GSConnect
A GNOME Shell extension that implements KDE Connect to link your phone with the desktop.
AirDroid moves files between Android and computers and adds remote control, but it relies on the company's hosted service and is closed source.
SHAREit
A mobile app for transferring files between nearby devices, now bundled with entertainment content.
AirDroid moves files between Android phones and computers and adds remote control, but relies on the company's hosted service.
Vysor
A desktop and web app that mirrors an Android or iOS phone and lets you control it.
AirDroid is a freemium hosted service for remote control and screen sharing of Android devices, with file transfer between phone and computer via a web version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Quick Share
Google's wireless file sharing between Android devices and Windows PCs.
Valent
A GTK desktop app that connects your computer and phone over the KDE Connect protocol.
PhotoSync
A mobile app that transfers and backs up photos and videos between phones, computers, NAS devices and clouds.
Warpinator
Linux Mint's app for sending and receiving files between computers on the same local network.
