LocalSend: Transfer Files

Name: LocalSend: Transfer Files
Author: Tien Nam Do

1.18.2

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Send files to nearby devices - open source, cross platform

LocalSend: Transfer Files, offline over local Wi-Fi

By Kelvin Ooi

Security and privacy editor

Transfers over local Wi-Fi or LAN, with no internet needed
End-to-end TLS encryption for data sent between devices
Listed for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux
Open-source code, with no tracking, data collection or ads
Aimed at air-gapped and connectivity-limited sites

What LocalSend is for

LocalSend is a file transfer app that moves files directly between devices on the same local network. It does not route them through a cloud service, so the listing presents it as an offline-first tool. The summary describes it as a way to send files to nearby devices.

The developer positions it for professional, team and organisation use rather than for personal file sharing. Those are the environments where the listing says the app is meant to be used.

Moving files over a local network

Transfers run over local Wi-Fi or a LAN, and the listing states that no internet connection is required. Devices on the same network can send files to each other from within the app.

The app is listed for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, so the same tool can be installed across a mixed set of machines and phones.

Encryption, data collection and source code

The listing says transfers use end-to-end TLS encryption, which the developer frames as protecting the confidentiality and integrity of the data being moved.

The listing also states that the app has no tracking, no data collection and no ads. The source code is open, and the developer offers it for inspection.

Use on closed and limited networks

The developer names corporate networks, mobile field units and temporary infrastructure as intended settings. It also names air-gapped sites and places with limited connectivity.

In these settings the point of the app, as the listing describes it, is moving files without depending on an internet link or an outside service.

What's new

Aug 21, 2026

restore compatibility with 1.17.0 and earlier

About this APK

The build we hold is LocalSend: Transfer Files 1.18.2 (APKS split bundle) for Android 7.0 and up.

Version: 1.18.2; 64
Requires Android: 7.0+

Package ID: org.localsend.localsend_app
Format: APKS split bundle
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Signed by: CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
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