Send files between iPhone and Windows
Move photos, videos and documents across the Apple–Windows divide without installing another app or uploading them to your own cloud drive.
Cloud and Local Transfer
Send files and text between devices with a 6-digit code
No account, email attachment or app installation required. Open Sendaway in a modern browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac or Linux, create a temporary code, and enter it on the receiving device.
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Upload files or paste text
Choose the files, photos or videos you want to move, or paste a note or link into the text field.
Get a 6-digit code
Wait for the transfer to finish preparing, then share its pickup code with the recipient. No permanent share link is needed.
Retrieve on the other device
Open Sendaway, choose Receive and enter the code. Download the files or copy the text.
Choose Cloud or Local Transfer
| Mode | When to use it | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Transfer | Temporary file or text handoffs, including when the recipient collects later. | Requires internet access. Transfers expire after pickup or within 24 hours; group transfers remain available until their permitted pickups or expiry. |
| Local Transfer | Live file transfers while both devices have Sendaway open. | Uses a direct device connection where possible, with an encrypted relay fallback. Keep both browser pages open until the transfer completes. |
Free and paid transfer limits
Get 3 free sends per day, shared across Cloud and Local. No signup is required.
- Free Cloud: up to 500 MB per send.
- Free Local: up to 1 GB per send.
- Text and links: up to 1 MB of plain text; send larger content as a file.
- One-Time Send: paid Cloud transfers up to 10 GB.
- Mega Send: paid Cloud transfers up to 50 GB.
Larger one-time sends and multi-send packs are available in the app. Checkout shows the applicable currency and current price before payment.
Temporary transfers and optional passcodes
Share a pickup code only with the intended recipient. Add an optional passcode for another layer of access protection. Single-pickup Cloud transfers are removed after confirmed pickup or expire within 24 hours. Group Send uses the selected pickup allowance and expiry.
Sendaway moves files; it does not convert file formats. The receiving device still needs an app that can open the original file. See the privacy policy and terms of service for details.
File and text transfer guides
Send files between Android and Mac
Send photos, downloads and documents between Android and macOS without wrestling with cables, Bluetooth pairing or a permanent cloud folder.
Send files from your phone to a computer
A universal browser route for the moment a file is on your phone and needs to be on your computer—or the other way around.
Send text and links between devices
Move the awkward little things—a long URL, address, command, note or paragraph—without messaging yourself or retyping them.
Send large files without email
When an attachment is too large—or simply does not belong in an inbox—make it a temporary transfer instead.
An AirDrop alternative for Windows
AirDrop is excellent inside Apple's ecosystem. Sendaway covers the awkward part: moving something when one of the devices is Windows.
Transfer files from Android to Windows PC without a cable
Move a phone download or camera file to your PC without setting up a cable connection or a companion desktop app.
Send files between iPhone and Android without a shared app
Share a file between different phone platforms without requiring both people to install or sign into the same messaging app.
Transfer files between Mac and Windows without a shared folder
Move a project export, document or archive between two computers without configuring a permanent network share.
Transfer files between Linux and Windows through a browser
Deliver a document, dataset or project archive across operating systems without configuring a file server for a one-off copy.
Send files between Chromebook and Android without syncing Drive
Move an actual downloaded file between ChromeOS and Android without turning a one-off exchange into an ongoing cloud-sync arrangement.
Send photos without losing quality
Transfer the actual photo file instead of a screenshot, thumbnail or a smaller copy produced by a social or messaging app.
Send large video files without compression
Deliver a video file at the quality you selected, with a transfer allowance that fits its actual size.
Send a folder online while keeping its subfolders together
Package a project or collection into one archive instead of losing its organisation in a list of loose downloads.
Transfer files without storing them in the cloud
Choose a live transfer when both devices can stay online and you do not need temporary Cloud pickup.
Send files between devices on different networks
Send from home, collect at another location, or move a file between mobile data and a computer’s internet connection.
Share the same files with multiple recipients using Group Send
Prepare one temporary handoff for several pickups instead of giving everyone a code that disappears after the first collection.
Send files with a pickup code and an optional passcode
Add another access check to a temporary transfer, and share the code and passcode carefully.
Need help with a transfer?
For expired codes, browser download permissions, Local Transfer connections or payment questions, visit Sendaway Support.