FlyingCarpet
FlyingCarpet is a free, open-source file manager for Android and iOS. Cross-platform AirDrop. File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc WiFi. It has 5,339 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and you can install it from Google Play and the App Store.
About FlyingCarpet
Version 10 is a breaking change: devices running version 10 cannot transfer with version 9 or earlier — you'll get a version-mismatch message instead. Update Flying Carpet on every device you transfer between.
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What is FlyingCarpet?
FlyingCarpet is a free, open-source file manager for Android and iOS. Cross-platform AirDrop. File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc WiFi. It has 5,339 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and you can install it from Google Play and the App Store.
Is FlyingCarpet free and open source?
Yes. FlyingCarpet's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free.
How do I install FlyingCarpet?
You can install FlyingCarpet from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v10.0.0).
Is FlyingCarpet still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 18, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.