# Dhara — Local Wi-Fi File Share > Fast, private file sharing over local Wi-Fi. No cloud, no accounts, no internet. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.h4hacks.dhara](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.h4hacks.dhara) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.h4hacks.dhara` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** h4hacks - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 11 - **Version:** 1.0.3 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-04 - **First published:** 2026-07-29 - **Publisher country:** AE - **Size:** 24 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-17 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h4hacks.dhara) - **Website:** [https://www.h4hacks.com](https://www.h4hacks.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://www.h4hacks.com/p/dhara-privacy-policy.html](https://www.h4hacks.com/p/dhara-privacy-policy.html) ## Description Dhara turns your phone or Mac into a tiny file server. Pick a folder, hit Start, and anyone on the same Wi-Fi can download from you using just a browser — no app to install, no account to create, no cloud to trust.

If you've ever fought AirDrop between iPhone and Android, or uploaded a 4GB file to some sketchy WeTransfer clone just to send it two feet away, you already know why Dhara exists.

WHAT DHARA DOES
• Turns your device into a local HTTP server for a folder or a list of files
• Anyone on the same Wi-Fi opens the URL in a browser and downloads
• PIN-gated so random devices on the network can't access
• Works across iOS, Android, macOS — send from anything, receive on anything
• No accounts, no signups, no cloud upload — bytes go directly device-to-device
• Handles multi-gigabyte files at Wi-Fi speed

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
Cross-platform: send from iPhone to a Windows PC to an Android tablet to a Linux box. Anything with a browser is a valid receiver.

Works offline: no internet required. Runs over your phone's hotspot too — share files on a plane, on a train, in a basement.

Private by design: no cloud upload, no third-party server, no encrypted-in-transit-then-decrypted-in-their-datacentre. Your file goes phone → router → laptop. That's it.

Zero install on the receiver: they don't need Dhara. They just need a browser. Perfect for handing something to a colleague whose phone you don't want to touch.

Share whole folders: Dhara serves an entire directory tree, not just individual files. Your receiver browses like it's a file listing on a webserver — because it is.

Fast: no transcoding, no reupload. Transfer speed is capped only by your Wi-Fi throughput.

USE CASES
• Move photos, videos, or documents between your own devices in seconds
• Share a folder of files with a friend or colleague on the same Wi-Fi
• Hand a file to a client without them installing anything
• Send large files that email won't accept
• Airdrop alternative for Android ↔ iOS ↔ Windows ↔ Mac cross-platform sharing
• Transfer without internet — hotspot mode works too
• Local network file share for teams in offices without VPN gymnastics

FREE vs PRO
Free: serve folders and files, PIN protection, cross-platform, ads (banner + occasional interstitial). No features paywalled behind "must be Pro".

Dhara Pro ($2.99, one-time): DINOv2 visual image search, unlimited file selection, per-device transfer stats, priority updates. No subscription.

Dhara Pro + No Ads ($9.99, one-time): everything in Pro plus zero ads across the entire app forever. Family Sharing enabled — buy once, everyone in your Apple Family or Google Play Family gets it.

PRIVACY
No cloud backend. No analytics, no ad-tracking SDK outside of the entitlement-gated ad banner. The only external network calls are Firebase Crashlytics for crash reports. Everything else is your device serving files to browsers on your local Wi-Fi.

TAGS
wifi file share, local file transfer, airdrop for android, cross-platform file share, no cloud file transfer, private file sharing, offline file share, hotspot file transfer, local network file share, wifi direct alternative, share large files, folder sharing, browser-based file transfer, ios android file share. ## Rankings - #2,803,186 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.h4hacks.dhara.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Local Share](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kodemill.local_transfer) — 45 users - [loopStream: File Transfer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.loopara.loopshare) — 24 users - [BridgeDrop: Wi-Fi File Sharing](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kazimahmed.bridgedrop) — 572 users - [Any Drop - File Share](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.madlabs.anydrop) — 59 users - [Air Drop - Android File Server](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.johniriantosusanto.androidfileserverapp) — 48 users - [WiFi File Transfer: PC / Mac](https://chrome-stats.com/d/finecoder.apps.wififiletransfer) — 54 users - [MiraDrop: Nearby File Transfer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hotseason.miradrop) — 7 users - [LocalShare:FileShare AnyDevice](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aa.localshare) — 11,007 users - [File Transfer: Phone to PC](https://chrome-stats.com/d/filetransfer.datatransfer.filesharing.copymydata.sendlargefiles) — 15,803 users, 4.19 / 5 - [File Sharing](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swt.file_sharing) — 98 users - [Wi-Fi Drop](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.michael.wifidrop) — 8 users - [DirectDrop: File Transfer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.spotrobotics.directdrop) — 8 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.h4hacks.dhara)