Scan · Send · Done
Drop anything to any device — in seconds
No cables. No accounts. No setup.
✓ Free · No sign-up · Auto-deletes after 24h
Everything self-deletes in 24 hours — that's the point.
No cables. No accounts. No setup.
Everything self-deletes in 24 hours — that's the point.
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Drop is a live channel between your own devices — and a way to hand a file to anyone, without accounts, cables, or anything to install.
Open & scan
Open the site on one device — a QR appears. Scan it with the other device's camera, or open the link.
You're linked
Both devices now share one private, encrypted channel. No account, no password, no app to install.
Drop & it's there
Send files up to 3 GB either way — they arrive in real time. Everything self-deletes after 24 hours.
Simpler than the rest
Nothing to install
Works across networks
Gone in 24 hours
What sets it apart
AirDrop and other peer-to-peer tools need both devices awake and connected at the exact same moment. Drop holds your transfer safely — up to 48 hours by email, 24 in a Team — so the other side grabs it whenever, from any network, without ever seeing your IP.
The QR is a key, not your file
Encrypted in transit & at rest
We never read or train on your files
Auto-deletes in 24 hours
The full breakdown lives on Security & how it works →
Everything you need — free
Yes. Transfers up to 3 GB per file between your devices are free, with no sign-up and no ads. There's no catch — files self-delete after 24 hours, which is also what keeps it private and cheap to run. Pro exists for people who need bigger files or longer retention, but the core loop is free forever.
No. Drop runs in the browser on both devices. Open the site on one device, scan the QR with the other, and you're transferring. There are optional desktop and mobile apps, but nothing is required and you never create an account or password.
The QR code contains nothing but a long, random, unguessable session link — not your files. Only a device holding that exact link can join the session, the pairing token expires within minutes, and we never log the full link. Think of it as a one-time key that opens a private channel between just your two devices.
Yes. Everything travels over TLS 1.3 (encrypted in transit) and is stored encrypted at rest with AES-256. Download links are short-lived and signed, so the underlying storage location is never exposed.
Files are held briefly in encrypted object storage, reachable only through your session's unguessable link. Database access is deny-by-default: one session can never see another session's data. We do not open, preview, scan for advertising, or train AI on anything you transfer — ever.
No — and this is a real advantage over peer-to-peer tools. With DropMail and Teams your transfer is held safely for you (up to 48 hours for DropMail, 24 hours for a Team), so the other side can pick it up whenever they open the link. Classic P2P tools like AirDrop, PairDrop or ShareDrop require both devices online, awake, and connected at the exact same moment.