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It's that simple, really.\n\n## Limitations\n\n* **Wi-Fi LAN only**. Your Android device and your Mac need to be on the same network for this app to work. Google's implementation supports multiple mediums, including Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, some kind of 5G peer-to-peer connection, and even a WebRTC-based protocol that goes over the internet through Google servers. Wi-Fi direct isn't supported on macOS (Apple has their own, incompatible, AWDL thing, used in AirDrop). Bluetooth needs further reverse engineering.\n* **Visible to everyone on your network at all times** while the app is running. Limited visibility (contacts etc) requires talking to Google servers, and becoming temporarily visible requires listening for whatever triggers the \"device nearby is sharing\" notification.\n\n## Installation\n\nDownload the latest build from the releases section, unzip, move to your applications folder.\n\nBefore running for the first time, right-click the app and select \"Open\", then confirm running an app from unidentified developer.\n\nAlternatively, you can use [Sentinel](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Falienator88\u002FSentinel) to bypass Gatekeeper.\n\nIf you want the app to start on boot, [follow these steps to add NearDrop as a login item.](https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fguide\u002Fmac-help\u002Fopen-items-automatically-when-you-log-in-mh15189\u002Fmac)\n\n#### Installation with Homebrew\n\n```\nbrew install grishka\u002Fgrishka\u002Fneardrop && sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine \"\u002FApplications\u002FNearDrop.app\"\n```\n\n## Contributing\n\nPull requests that change the readme will not be accepted.\n\n## FAQ\n\n#### The app would not open because \"Apple cannot check it for malicious software\", you gotta fix your shit\n\nRight-click the app in Finder and select \"Open\". Or, open System Settings -> Privacy and security, scroll down and allow the app to run.\n\n#### My Android device doesn't see my Mac\n\nMake sure both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network. Local network communication may not work on some public networks — for example, in coffee shops or hotels. If you're on your own network, check your router settings to make sure it's not blocking local devices from talking to each other.\n\n#### How do I send files?\n\nRight-click a file in Finder, select Share, then select NearDrop.\n\n#### How do I send links?\n\nFrom the menu bar: File -> Share -> NearDrop. Safari also has a share button on the toolbar.\n\n#### My Mac doesn't see my Android device\n\nUnfortunately, Android listens for specific BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) broadcasts to automatically become visible, and macOS doesn't allow apps to send them.\n\nOn all Android devices, you scan the QR code generated by NearDrop to make everything happen automatically. You can also create an intent shortcut for the URL `https:\u002F\u002Fquickshare.google\u002Fqrcode#key=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA` to launch the same activity, but **make sure that the visibility of your device is set to public**, otherwise it will not work. Complete intent:\n- Data: `https:\u002F\u002Fquickshare.google\u002Fqrcode#key=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA`\n- Action: `android.intent.action.VIEW`\n\n##### Samsung devices\n\nQR code (or the corresponding intent) is your only option.\n\n##### Non-Samsung devices\n\nTap the \"Quick Share\" button in the \"Google Files\" app.\n\nTo make it more easily accessible and\u002For if you don't want to install Google Files, you can use an app like [one of these](https:\u002F\u002Fforum.xda-developers.com\u002Ft\u002Fhow-to-manually-create-a-homescreen-shortcut-to-a-known-unique-android-activity.4336833\u002F) to create a shortcut to launch one of these activity intents:\n\n- Option 1:\n  - Action: `com.google.android.gms.RECEIVE_NEARBY`\n  - Mime type: `*\u002F*`\n- Option 2:\n  - Component name: `com.google.android.gms\u002F.nearby.sharing.receive.ReceiveActivityQrCodeAlias`\n\n#### Can the menu bar icon be removed?\n\nYes. Drag the icon off the menu bar while holding cmd. To bring it back, launch the app a second time, while it's already running.\n\n#### I'm sending something to my Mac, the Android device displays a PIN code, but nothing happens on the Mac\n\nMake sure you have \"do not disturb\" off. The notification may also sometimes (rarely) end up in the notification center without being shown as a popup first — I'm not sure why this happens.\n\n#### Why is the app not notarized?\n\nBecause I don't want to pay Apple $99 a year for the privilege of developing macOS apps and I oppose their idea of security. The slightly less scary security warning isn't worth $99\u002Fyear IMO.\n\n#### Why is this not on the app store?\n\nBecause I don't want to pay Apple $99 a year for the privilege of developing macOS apps. I also don't want to have to go through the review process.\n\n#### Why not the other way around, i.e. AirDrop on Android?\n\nWhile I am an Android developer, and I have looked into this, this is nigh-impossible. AirDrop uses [AWDL](https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.com\u002Fquestions\u002F19587701\u002Fwhat-is-awdl-apple-wireless-direct-link-and-how-does-it-work), Apple's own proprietary take on peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. This works on top of 802.11 itself, the low-level Wi-Fi protocol, and thus can not be implemented without messing around with the Wi-Fi adapter drivers and raw packets and all that. It might be possible on Android, but it would at the very least require root and possibly a custom kernel. There is [an open-source implementation of AWDL and AirDrop for Linux](https:\u002F\u002Fowlink.org\u002Fcode\u002F).\n","NearDrop 是一款为 macOS 设计的非官方 Google Nearby Share\u002FQuick Share 应用。它使用 Swift 语言开发，允许用户通过局域网 Wi-Fi 在 Mac 和 Android 设备之间共享文件或链接，支持从菜单栏操作并将接收的文件保存至下载文件夹。该应用仅限于同一 Wi-Fi 网络下的设备间传输，不具备蓝牙或互联网传输能力，因此特别适用于家庭或办公室等私有网络环境内的文件快速分享需求。安装过程简单，既可通过 Homebrew 命令行工具完成，也支持手动添加至启动项以实现开机自启。",2,"2026-06-11 03:08:55","top_language"]