# Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android (open-source file manager)

> Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android is a free, open-source file manager for Android. Transfer files seamlessly between all your devices - Snapdrop. It has 1,076 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Snapdrop & PairDrop for Android is an Android client for the free and open source local file sharing solutions and Do you also sometimes have the problem that you just need to quickly transfer a file from your phone to the PC? USB? - Old fashioned! Bluetooth? - Much too cumbersome and slow! E-mail? - Please not another email I write to myself! Snapdrop! Snapdrop (as well as the enhanced version "PairDrop") is a local file sharing solution which completely works in your browser. A bit like Apple's Airdrop, but not only for Apple devices. Windows, Linux, Android, IPhone, Mac - no problem at all!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/fm-sys/pairdrop-android |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 1,076 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fmsys.snapdrop/ (package com.fmsys.snapdrop) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fmsys.snapdrop |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | File managers & sync |
| Latest release | v2.3.1 (Feb 11, 2025) |
| Last commit | May 12, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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