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title: "LocalSend for Mac, a free Droplet in Droppy"
description: "Send and receive files with any phone, tablet, or computer running LocalSend, fully offline over your local network. Works as an AirDrop replacement in share menus and quick actions, with optional PIN protection and encrypted transfers."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/features/localsend"
last-updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# AirDrop for every device, no cloud

LocalSend

Send and receive files with any phone, tablet, or computer running LocalSend, fully offline over your local network. Works as an AirDrop replacement in share menus and quick actions, with optional PIN protection and encrypted transfers.

![LocalSend in Droppy on a MacBook Pro: its page in Settings, a real render of the app](https://getdroppy.app/assets/features/screens/localsend-20261027.webp)

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest) [Purchase](https://getdroppy.app/#pricing)

Free with Droppy. Switch it on in Settings, Droplet Store.

## What it does

Turns your notch into an AirDrop replacement that talks to every platform. Droppy speaks the open LocalSend protocol, so files fly between this Mac and any phone, tablet, or PC running the free LocalSend app, entirely over your local network with no cloud in between. Send from share menus and quick action tiles; incoming transfers ask first, support a PIN, and land in your folder and in the file tray.

- Works with the free LocalSend app on iOS, Android, Windows, and Linux
- Send from the file tray, floating file tray, and quick actions
- Received files land in your folder and in the file tray
- Encrypted transfers with optional PIN

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## Related features

[Droppy Cloud Upload files instantly and get a Droppy share page link. Files are removed automatically after 3 days, with a 200 MB per-file limit and 1 GB of active share space per Mac. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/droppy-cloud) [Finder Services Access Droppy directly from Finder's right-click menu. Add selected files to the file tray or the floating file tray without switching apps. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/finder-services) [Notch Shelf Hover the notch and it opens into a shelf: Now Playing, your calendar and any widgets you pick, right under the camera. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/notch-shelf)

## Ready to try Droppy?

Every feature and every Droplet, one price, yours for good.

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest)