LocalSend

Name: LocalSend
Rating: 4.5 (574 reviews)
Author: Tien Do Nam

By: Tien Do Nam

Cross-Platform File Sharing

Features & Capabilities

LocalSend is a secure, offline-first file transfer solution built for professionals, teams, and organizations operating in high‑trust environments. It enables fast, encrypted peer‑to‑peer sharing without internet access, cloud storage, or tracking, delivering peace of mind for sensitive data.

Key features include fully offline operation over LAN/Wi‑Fi, end‑to‑end TLS encryption, cross‑platform support (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux), and an open-source, transparent approach. Ideal for corporate networks, air-gapped setups, field units, or any environment where control, privacy, and operational integrity matter.

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By:

Tien Do Nam

Rating:

4.50

(574) 0.10

Version:

1.17.1 Last updated: 2025-07-09

Version code:

876232751

Creation date:

2022-12-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

50.68MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

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# 75,100 ▼ 536

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Developed by:

Tien Do Nam

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/localsend/id1661733229

Website:

https://localsend.org

User Reviews

LocalSend excels as a cross-platform LAN file transfer tool with fast transfers, metadata preservation, and an ad-free experience. It’s very convenient for moving files between iPhone, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, and supports clipboard sharing. Most reviews praise its reliability and speed, plus offline operation on a local network. However, users frequently report network discovery issues on local networks, unclear permission prompts, and media selection limitations, along with occasional transfer bugs that require a restart. Overall, strong cross-platform sharing with some caveats.

Pros

Cross-platform compatibility across iPhone, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
Fast transfers that preserve metadata and use clear device naming.
Ad-free, no subscriptions, and generally reliable.
Works over local network without Internet (LAN) and can use Bluetooth when needed.
Clipboard/file sharing between iPhone and Windows adds convenient cross-device copy-paste.

Cons

Network discovery and device visibility on the local network is inconsistent, with devices not seeing each other across OS.
Permission prompts are unclear or misleading (which permissions to grant for folders/files).
Media selection lacks bulk options (no select all; difficult to select many; per-photo selection).
Occasional transfer bugs require restarting the app to receive more files.

Recent reviews

iPhone can see computer fine, computers firewall is set, no vlan or isolation, just can’t send files to iPhone from computer

by ri*****, 2026-04-28

Opened on Windows, opened on Mac, same Wi-Fi network, the computers don’t see each other. No VPN or anything like that. Worthless.

by Le*****, 2026-04-26

Very good. Problems: Add folder gives a ‘you have not given necessary permissions’ warning. Doesn’t say what and nothing in settings indicates why not. Media - needs a select all for large folder, and needs its click & drag to select a range improved, because it stalls at view height if you try to drag from the last thing in a folder to the first thing in a large folder. Rather than like the camera roll where it keeps selecting while scrolling the folder. No other issues so far - very pleased with speed and you thwomped LANDrop with their bad issues