Chrome, Edge and Brave. Safari and Firefox are not supported yet.

No. Files are encrypted on your device before upload, so the server only holds ciphertext, and transfers delete themselves within minutes.

Free browser extension & phone app

It’s on your phone. Drop it onto
your computer.

Dropdesk is a free browser extension and phone app that sends photos, files and notes from your phone to your computer, and back — no cable, no account, no AirDrop. Pick something on your phone and drag it straight into any website. Drop files on the panel to send them the other way.

Add to Chrome

Free · no account · Chrome, Edge & Brave

The Dropdesk app on two phones: the start screen, and the screen for scanning the code on your computer

Nothing to learn

Connect once with a code. After that files move in either direction.

The Dropdesk phone app on its scan screen, camera pointed at a code — **Scan the code**Point your phone at the square on your computer

The Dropdesk panel on a computer, with a drop area that reads: send a photo from your phone, or drop a file here to send it back — **Send it, either way**From your phone, or drop a file on the panel

The Dropdesk phone app showing a file received from a computer, with a Save to Photos button — **Save what comes in**Or drag what goes out straight onto a page

The five-second job that takes five minutes

The usual way

With Dropdesk

Email it to yourselfAttach, send, download, dig it out of Downloads

One tapIn the panel in seconds. No size limit

AirDropApple to Apple, same Wi-Fi, in range

Any computerWindows too. No Wi-Fi, no cable

A cloud driveUpload, wait for the sync, download, delete

Nothing uploadedEncrypted on your device, gone in minutes

A cableUnlock, tap Trust, wait for Photos to import

Just dragNo cable, no prompts, no Photos app

Set it up once

The extension lives on your computer. The app lives on your phone. Connect them with a code.

Three Dropdesk phone screens: the app open, scanning the code, and a file that arrived from the computer

1
Open the app

Free on the App Store and Google Play. Nothing to sign up for.
2
Scan the code

Point it at the square in the Dropdesk panel on your computer.
3
You’re connected

Photos, files and notes now move between your phone and computer.

Both directions

The same connection carries files each way.

The Dropdesk panel on a computer showing a drop area: send a photo or text from your phone, or drop a file here to send it the other way

Phone → computer

Pick a photo, file or note on your phone and it shows up in the panel, ready to drag into any upload field.

Computer → phone

Drag a file from your desktop onto the panel and it lands on your phone, ready to save or share.

Made for the small stuff

The transfers that interrupt real work.

Upload ID photos

A licence or passport shot, dragged straight into a desktop form.

Expense receipts

Onto your computer without emailing it to yourself first.

Marketplace listings

Phone photos into eBay, Marketplace or Depop without a cable.

Codes & links

A confirmation number, copied on your phone, pasted on your desktop.

Private by default

Dropdesk never asks who you are. Files are sealed on your phone, held for minutes, then gone.

Encrypted No account Open about how it works

AccountNone. No email, password or profile. You connect with a six-digit code.
EncryptionFiles are encrypted on your device before upload. The server only ever holds ciphertext.
RetentionTransfers delete themselves after 5 minutes, or up to 8 hours if you tap Keep.
ClipboardRead only the moment you tap Send. Nothing is watched in the background.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The extension and the app are both free, with no account and no paid tier. It exists because emailing yourself a photo is annoying.

Do I need an account?

No. You pair the app and the extension with a six-digit code or a QR scan. There is nothing to sign up for.

Which browsers work?

Chrome, Edge and Brave. Anything built on Chromium with Chrome Web Store extensions works. Safari and Firefox are not supported yet.

Do you see my files?

No. Files are encrypted on your device before they upload, so the server only ever holds ciphertext. Transfers delete themselves within minutes.

Is there a file size limit?

50 MB per file today, which covers photos, screenshots, PDFs and short clips. Larger files are on the list.

iPhone and Android?

Both. The app is free on the App Store and Google Play, and it works the same on either.

Guides

The longer answers, if you’re weighing your options.

Set it up once. Then forget it’s there.

Add the extension to your computer, then connect your phone.