LinkDrop

Settings

This device
Shown to other devices on your network.
Fingerprint
Lets other devices confirm it’s really you.
Receiving
Install LinkDrop

Remote sharing
Only introduces the devices; files never pass through it. Empty = remote off.
Network

Help

  1. Nearby Same Wi-Fi, straight across your network.
  2. Remote Anywhere: share a link or code, devices connect directly.
  3. You approve Nothing saves until the receiver accepts.
A device doesn’t show up
  • Open LinkDrop or the free LocalSend app on the other device. LinkDrop speaks LocalSend’s protocol (v2), so they work together.
  • Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi or hotspot.
  • Press Refresh, then Deep scan to check every address on the network.
  • Office, school, hotel and guest Wi-Fi often block devices from seeing each other. Use a home network, or the phone’s hotspot.
  • For a phone without an app, use the Phone (QR) tab instead.
Phone can’t open the QR link
    “Your connection is not private” on the phone
    • Expected: LinkDrop runs on your computer and uses its own certificate instead of one from a public authority. The connection is still encrypted.
    • Android Chrome: Advanced → Proceed to the address.
    • iPhone Safari: Show Details → visit this website.
    • To be sure it’s your computer, check the fingerprint on the phone matches .
    • Keep the page open on the phone while sharing.
    Remote connection fails or hangs
    • Both devices need internet. Try switching one of them to mobile data.
    • Some strict networks (company, school, some mobile carriers) block direct connections. LinkDrop has no relay server, so on those networks remote sharing can’t connect. Try another network, or use Nearby.
    • A link works once and expires. If it expired or someone else used it, create a new one.
    • Keep both pages open until the transfer finishes. Reloading ends the session.
    • The verification code must be the same on both screens. If it differs, leave the session.
    A transfer failed or was declined
    • The receiver has to press Accept. Ask them to check their screen.
    • PIN required: the receiver set a receive PIN in Settings. Ask them for it.
    • Failed files can be retried from the transfer page.
    • Received files are saved to the folder shown in Settings.
    Install LinkDrop as an app
    Privacy
    • Files go directly between the two devices. Remote transfers are encrypted end to end (WebRTC).
    • For remote sharing, devices exchange network addresses through LinkDrop’s connection service. File contents never pass through it.
    • No accounts, analytics or ads. Private, not anonymous.

    Incoming transfer

    Protected device

    PIN required