Tap Share → SyncBeam. Your photo lands in
~/Downloads
in seconds. No cloud. No accounts. No friction.
Free · Local network only · No sign-up required
Pairing takes 30 seconds. After that, sending a file is just two taps. No waiting for your Mac to appear. No Bluetooth required. No mystery failures.
Download SyncBeam for Mac — it sits quietly in your menu bar. Then grab the iPhone app from the App Store.
Open SyncBeam on your Mac — it shows a QR code. Scan it once with your iPhone. That's it. You're paired.
In any app, tap Share then SyncBeam. Your file beams to your Mac over Wi-Fi and lands in Downloads instantly.
Built for the workflow where you take a photo on your phone and need it on your Mac right now.
Files travel over your local Wi-Fi at full speed. No upload, no download, no waiting for a cloud sync.
SyncBeam runs silently in the macOS menu bar. A green dot means it's ready. You'll never think about it.
Every file goes straight to ~/Downloads — or any folder you choose. No extra steps, no mystery locations.
SyncBeam shows up in the iOS Share Sheet. Send from Photos, Files, Safari — any app that can share.
Uses mDNS/Bonjour to find your Mac automatically. No IP addresses, no port forwarding, no config.
Your Mac pings you the moment a file arrives: 'Received: photo.jpg'. Then it's already in Downloads.
We built SyncBeam because we were tired of emailing ourselves photos or waiting for iCloud to sync. The answer was obvious: send it directly, over Wi-Fi, right now. No middleman.
POST /receive
Bearer token auth
Local HTTP
mDNS discovery
Your files never touch a server. They travel directly from your phone to your Mac over Wi-Fi.
No sign-up, no email, no subscription. Download, pair once, and you're done.
A random token is generated at pairing and exchanged via QR code only. Every transfer is authenticated.
SyncBeam only works when your phone and Mac are on the same Wi-Fi. Your data stays home.
Free to download. No account needed. Works in 30 seconds.