# LocalDrop

> Send files locally between nearby devices. No cloud or account required.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.algorithm.localdrop](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.algorithm.localdrop)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.algorithm.localdrop`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Algorithm LLC
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 17
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-27
- **First published:** 2026-06-27
- **Publisher country:** AM
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.algorithm.localdrop)
- **Website:** [https://algorithm-llc.github.io/local\_drop/](https://algorithm-llc.github.io/local_drop/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Algorithm-LLC/local\_drop/refs/heads/main/PRIVACY\_POLICY.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Algorithm-LLC/local_drop/refs/heads/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md)

## Description

LocalDrop helps you send files directly between nearby devices on the same local network. Share files, folders, photos, videos, text, and clipboard content without creating an account or using a cloud relay.<br><br>Open LocalDrop on two devices, choose what you want to send, select the nearby receiver, enter the receiver PIN, and approve the incoming transfer. Your transfer history, settings, trusted devices, and diagnostics stay on your device.<br><br>Key features:<br>- Nearby device discovery over your local network<br>- Direct device-to-device transfers<br>- Files, folders, photos, videos, text notes, and clipboard text<br>- Receiver approval for every incoming transfer<br>- Transfer progress and local history<br>- Choose where received files are saved<br>- HTTPS transfers enabled by default<br>- Trusted-device checks after first secure transfer<br>- Light and dark themes<br><br>LocalDrop is built for practical local sharing. Transfers are not routed through a LocalDrop cloud service, and no account, subscription, or payment is required.

## Rankings

- #2,663,434 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.algorithm.localdrop.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.algorithm.localdrop)