Is there an AirDrop for Android and Windows?

Not from Apple: AirDrop is built into the iPhone, iPad and Mac only. But you can get the same "pick a file, send it, done" feeling between other devices. The right tool depends on which two devices you have and whether they are in the same place. Here is what works in 2026.

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The short answer

Android to Android, or Android to a Windows PC: Quick Share, Google's equivalent of AirDrop.
Android to iPhone: Pixel 10 phones, and a growing number of newer Android phones, can send straight to AirDrop through Quick Share. On other phones, use a browser tool.
iPhone to a Windows PC: Microsoft Phone Link if it's your own PC, otherwise a browser tool.
Any device to any device, even far apart or on someone else's computer: a browser room such as Whoosp.

Quick Share: Google's answer to AirDrop

Quick Share (formerly Nearby Share) is built into Android phones. It sends files to nearby Android devices over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and with the free Quick Share app for Windows it also works with a Windows PC. The devices need to be close together, within about 5 metres.

Since late 2025, Google's Pixel 10 phones can also exchange files with iPhones, iPads and Macs through AirDrop, as long as the Apple device accepts AirDrop from everyone. Google has said more Android phones will get this during 2026, so check the Quick Share settings on yours.

iPhone and Windows: Phone Link

Microsoft's Phone Link connects a phone to a Windows 10 or 11 PC. With the Link to Windows app on the iPhone and the two paired over Bluetooth, recent versions can send files in both directions. It takes a few minutes to set up, so it's worth it for your own PC, less so for a computer you're using once.

Browser tools: nothing to install

If you'd rather not install anything, a web page can do the job on any device.

PairDrop is an open-source web app that sends files directly between devices. On the same Wi-Fi the devices find each other automatically; on different networks you pair them first or join a public room, and both must stay online until the transfer ends. There's no size limit.
LocalSend is a free, open-source app. It needs installing on both devices and works only on the same local network.
Snapdrop and ShareDrop, the original AirDrop-style web apps, have been owned by LimeWire since 2025.
Whoosp works differently: you open a room, share a four-character code or a QR code, and files wait in the room until you close it. The devices don't need to be on the same network or online at the same time, you can chat alongside the files, and up to 10 people can be in a room. The trade-offs: 15 MB per file, and files pass through a server instead of going device to device.

Side by side

	Works between	Needs installing	Devices must be
AirDrop	Apple devices, plus Pixel 10 through Quick Share	Nothing, it's built in	Close together
Quick Share	Android and Windows, plus AirDrop on some phones	An app on Windows	Close together
Phone Link	Android or iPhone with Windows	Apps on the phone and the PC	Paired over Bluetooth
LocalSend	All major systems	An app on both devices	On the same network
PairDrop	Any device with a browser	Nothing	On the same network, or paired first
Whoosp	Any device with a browser	Nothing	Anywhere with internet

Which one should you use?

Both devices are yours and you do this often: set up Quick Share or Phone Link once.
Big files, both devices on the same Wi-Fi: PairDrop or LocalSend.
A quick file to a computer that isn't yours, a friend's phone of another brand, or several people at once: Whoosp.

Common questions

Can an Android phone AirDrop to an iPhone?

Yes on Pixel 10 phones and, during 2026, on more Android models, through Quick Share. On other phones, use a browser tool: open whoosp.com on both, create a room on one and scan its QR code with the other.

Is there an AirDrop for Windows?

No. Apple has never released AirDrop for Windows. The closest options are Phone Link for iPhone users, Quick Share for Android users, and browser tools, which work with both.

Is there a website that works like AirDrop?

Yes. PairDrop sends files directly between devices and works best on the same Wi-Fi. Whoosp opens a shared room that works across any network, with messages and files together.

Do the devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi?

For AirDrop, Quick Share and LocalSend they need to be close together or on the same network. PairDrop can cross networks after pairing. Whoosp works anywhere both devices have internet, including mobile data.

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