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Quick Share vs Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android: catalog facts
Quick Share	Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android
Free Free from Google.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Android	Android
Wireless transfers in both directions between Android and Windows No cloud upload needed	Receiving device only needs a web browser Works with pairdrop.net or a self-hosted Snapdrop
Limited to Android and Windows devices Proprietary Google software	Android only; other devices use the web version Depends on a PairDrop or Snapdrop server being reachable
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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