Share Files Between Devices — Scan to Connect, No Upload

Send photos, videos and documents from phone to laptop (or any device) by scanning a QR code. Files go directly device to device, encrypted, with no upload and no size limit.

Move Files Between Your Devices in One Scan

Open File Studio on your laptop and it shows a QR code. Point your phone's camera at it and the page opens on the phone, already connected. From then on you can drop photos, videos, PDFs or any other file on either device and it arrives on the other, in both directions. There is no app to install, no account and no cable. Laptop to laptop works too: type the six-character code shown on the other screen.

Direct and Encrypted, Not Uploaded

Cloud transfer services upload your files to a server and let the other device download them. File Studio connects the two browsers directly with WebRTC, the same encrypted technology used for video calls, so files take the shortest path between devices. A free public service only helps the two devices find each other at the start. If strict networks block a direct link, its relay forwards the stream, which stays end-to-end encrypted and unreadable to it.

How Fast Is It?

Speed depends on the route the devices find, and the page tells you which one you're on. On the same Wi-Fi the transfer stays inside your home or office network and typically runs at 5–30 MB/s, so a 1 GB video moves in roughly half a minute to three and a half minutes; newer routers on the 5 GHz or 6 GHz band sit at the top of that range. Across different networks, such as a phone on mobile data, the slower side's upload speed sets the pace, often 1–10 MB/s. The encrypted relay, used only when a direct link is impossible, is the slowest at around 0.5–3 MB/s. Every file shows its live speed and time remaining.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I send a file from my phone to my laptop?
Open this page on your laptop and it shows a QR code. Scan it with your phone's camera; the page opens on your phone already connected. Drop files on either device and they arrive on the other.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Files travel directly between the two browsers over an end-to-end encrypted WebRTC connection. A free public service (PeerJS) introduces the two devices to each other; only if no direct path exists does its relay forward the encrypted stream, which it cannot read.
How fast is file sharing?
On the same Wi-Fi, transfers typically run at 5–30 MB/s depending on your router and devices, so a 1 GB video takes roughly 35 seconds to 3½ minutes. Between different networks the slower side's upload speed sets the pace, often 1–10 MB/s. The page shows which route you're on and a live speed and time remaining for each file.
Do both devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi?
Same Wi-Fi is fastest and most reliable. Many connections also work across networks, but some mobile and corporate networks block direct device-to-device links.
Is there a file size limit?
There's no fixed limit. Received files are held in the receiving browser's memory until you save them, so very large files depend on that device's available memory.

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