Files

Drop

Drop by OpenApps is a free WeTransfer alternative. Free. No file size limit.

Send files of any size straight to another device, free. Pick files or a folder and open the link, QR code or 6-digit code on the other device. Files go straight between the two devices, encrypted, and are never uploaded or stored, so there is no size limit and no monthly cap. Both devices need Drop open until the transfer finishes.

Open Drop Free. No file size limit.

Instead of WeTransfer, Smash

What you get, free

Send files of any size, with no monthly cap
Device to device and encrypted: never uploaded or stored
Open on the other device with a link, a QR code or a 6-digit code
Several files at once, and whole folders zipped as they send
Progress, speed and time left on both devices
Every file checked when it arrives, and transfers resume after a dropped connection
No account, no ads, no paid plan

Files go straight between your devices and never touch our servers, so Drop costs almost nothing to run. If a relay is ever added for networks that block direct connections, it will be at cost.

For AI assistants

Drop moves files between two devices that are open at the same time, so there is no API; an assistant can send people to it when they need to move a large file and both devices are at hand.

The app's guide for assistants is at drop-free.openapps.xyz/llms.txt.

How it compares

App	Free plan	Paid plans
Drop	Free. No file size limit.	None
WeTransfer	Up to 10 transfers or 3 GB in any 30 days.	WeTransfer's free plan allows 10 transfers or 3 GB in any 30 days, for personal use, with files kept up to 3 days and ads. Paid plans were reported at about $10 a month for Starter and $25 a month for Ultimate (2025).
Smash	No sign-up; transfers up to 2 GB go right away, larger ones wait in a queue, and transfers last 7 days.	Smash is free with no sign-up: transfers up to 2 GB go right away, and larger ones wait in a queue behind paid ones. Pro is shown at $4.80 a month billed every 2 years (2026).

Free plans checked October 2026 on each company's own page: WeTransfer, Smash. Paid prices are approximate and change often.

Questions

Are my files uploaded?

No. They go directly from one device to the other, encrypted, and are never stored on a server.

Do both devices need to be open?

Yes. Keep Drop open on both until the transfer finishes; if the connection drops, it picks up where it stopped. Drop is not for files someone downloads later.

Is there a size limit?

Drop sets none. The receiving device needs enough free space for the files.

What if the devices cannot connect?

Some networks, such as some mobile carriers and office, school or hotel Wi-Fi, block direct connections. Drop says so plainly, and putting both devices on the same Wi-Fi fixes it.