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FileDrop Lite
Free (one file at a time; the separate full version removes that limit)
Price checked at source August 29, 2026.
Send a file to another Mac in one step from Finder’s Share menu — free, one file at a time, over FileDrop, SFTP, or FTP.
Our take
A quicker alternative to AirDrop’s occasional flakiness for Mac-to-Mac transfers on the same network: right-click a file in Finder, choose Share → FileDrop, and it lands on the destination automatically, renamed if needed, with no manual confirmation step on the receiving end. The free Lite version sends one file at a time; a separate paid full version (not verified here) adds multi-file transfers. Thin on reviews, but the one on record calls it useful once configured, consistent with the developer’s decade-long track record on similar single-purpose network utilities.
- Price
- Free (one file at a time; the separate full version removes that limit)
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS 10.10 or later, per the Mac App Store listing.
- Get it via
- Mac App Store
- Developer
- 兰桂 吴 (Langui.net)
Do you use FileDrop Lite?
Who made this
Also makes 5 others — Simple SVN Server , Simple Git Server , FTP Server
Langui.net’s own site and Mac App Store listings show a portfolio wider than the six network-server utilities here — including New File Menu Lite (a Finder context-menu tool) and Java Runner (an in-browser Java code tool) — consistent with the multi-year, single-purpose-utility track record already documented on these listings.
What it does
Finder Share menu integration
Right-click any file or folder and choose Share → FileDrop to send it, no separate app window needed.
FileDrop, SFTP, or FTP/FTPS
Send to another Mac running FileDrop, or to any SFTP or FTP(S) server.
Automatic on the receiving end
Incoming files are accepted and renamed automatically, without a manual confirmation prompt.
The deal
- Free
- Transfers one file at a time — the separate full version (not verified here) supports multiple files
FileDrop Lite — questions people ask
Is FileDrop Lite free?
Yes — free, limited to sending one file at a time.
Do I need to enable anything to use FileDrop from Finder’s Share menu?
Yes — the developer notes you may need to enable the FileDrop share extension under System Settings → Extensions → Share Menu.
Who makes FileDrop Lite?
兰桂 吴, the solo developer behind Langui.net.
Is FileDrop Lite free?
Yes — FileDrop Lite is free.
Does FileDrop Lite work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — FileDrop Lite lives in the menu bar, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download FileDrop Lite?
FileDrop Lite is available via Mac App Store.
Reviews
No public ratings yet. Reader reviews are coming to Kitsmith soon.
Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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