A SHAREit alternative for every job: no app, no ads or no internet

The best SHAREit alternative depends on what you used SHAREit for. To send files between phones and computers with nothing to install and no ads, use a browser tool like Beamaroo, as long as both devices are online. Without internet, LocalSend (free and open source) works over a shared Wi-Fi network, Android's Quick Share works between nearby devices, and Zapya still does SHAREit-style offline sharing, ads included.

SHAREit alternatives at a glance (October 2026)

Each of these covers part of what SHAREit did. None covers all of it, so pick by the job.

Option	Install	Without internet?	Works on	The catch
Beamaroo	Nothing, it's a web page	No, both devices must be online	Any modern browser: iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook	Phones comfortable to a few hundred MB per transfer
LocalSend	App on both devices	Yes, over a shared Wi-Fi network	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Both devices must be on the same network
Quick Share	Comes with Android 6 and later	Yes, between nearby devices	Android, Chromebooks, select Windows PCs	Direct to an iPhone only from listed Android phones, via AirDrop
ShareMe (Xiaomi)	App on both phones	Yes	Android	Built for Android phones
Zapya	App on both devices	Yes: group, QR code, shake or radar	Android, iOS, Windows, Mac	Ads and in-app purchases
Xender	App on each phone; a PC can use its browser over the phone's hotspot	Yes, over a phone hotspot	Android, iOS, Windows, Mac	Ads; on India's 2020 block list

Why people are replacing SHAREit

SHAREit still promises “Data free and super fast” sharing, and it's still on Apple's App Store in the US. These are the reasons people look elsewhere:

• It's blocked in India. On 29 June 2020 the government blocked 59 apps under Section 69A of the IT Act, citing sovereignty, defence, state security and public order. SHAREit was second on the list (PIB). Within days it was gone from Google Play and Apple's App Store in India (MediaNama). We've found no report that the block has been lifted, and the iPhone app is still missing from Apple's India store.
• The workaround is an APK from a download site. Searches like “SHAREit without Play Store” show where people end up. An installer from a mirror site may not be the genuine app, and you're trusting whoever uploaded it.
• Ads. SHAREit's App Store listing says it contains advertising and offers in-app purchases (App Store), and SHAREit Group, the company behind it, also runs a mobile ad platform (SHAREit Group).
• A security scare. In February 2021 Trend Micro reported flaws in SHAREit's Android app that could leak data or run malicious code. Its update of 23 February 2021 says SHAREit fixed them (Trend Micro).

Beamaroo: a SHAREit alternative with nothing to install

Beamaroo is a web page, not an app. Open beamaroo.com on both devices, share a one-time code or let the other phone scan a QR code, and the files go directly between the two browsers, encrypted. Nothing is uploaded or stored, there's no account and there are no ads. It works between iPhone and Android, phone and PC, and across different networks, so the other person can be in another city.

To send from one phone to another:

1. On the sending phone, open beamaroo.com, tap to choose files, then tap Get a code.
2. On the other phone, scan the QR code with the camera and open the link, or open beamaroo.com and type the code under Receive. Then tap Receive.
3. Check the number of files and the total size, then tap Accept.
4. Keep both screens on. The sender sees Delivered ✔ once every file has been checked on the other phone.

On Android, received files are under Downloads in Chrome's menu (Google). On an iPhone they're in the Downloads folder of the Files app, not Photos (Apple). Beamaroo can't work offline, send installed apps or resume a broken transfer: the limits are below.

Apps like SHAREit that work without internet

If you're often somewhere with no signal, or you move whole movies between phones, an offline app is the better tool. These are the ones worth a look in 2026.

LocalSend: free, open source, no ads

LocalSend sends files over your local Wi-Fi, works completely offline, needs no account and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It says there are “no ads, no tracking, and no hidden costs” (LocalSend). Both devices need the app and the same network. If you can install apps on both ends, it's the cleanest all-rounder. More in our LocalSend comparison.

Quick Share: comes with Android

Quick Share is available on Android 6 and later and lives in the Share menu, so there's usually nothing to install. Google says it works even without an internet connection between nearby devices (Android). It also reaches Chromebooks and select Windows PCs, and Google lists the Pixel 8a and later, plus certain Samsung, Oppo, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, Honor, Transsion and Motorola phones, as able to send to an iPhone through AirDrop (Google). Details in Quick Share for iPhone.

ShareMe: Xiaomi's sharing app

ShareMe, published by Xiaomi, moves photos, videos, apps and files between Android phones without the internet, and can resume an interrupted transfer. It has over a billion Google Play downloads and, unlike Zapya and Xender, no “Contains ads” label there (Google Play). Its listing describes it as an Android app.

Zapya: the closest thing to SHAREit

Zapya, from Dewmobile in California, shares files offline without Wi-Fi or mobile data, by group, QR code, shaking phones or radar. It also shares apps and can copy an old phone to a new one, and it runs on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac. Google Play lists ads and in-app purchases (Google Play). It wasn't on India's June 2020 block list, and its Android app shows up on Google Play's India storefront.

Zapya Transfer is a different thing. It describes itself as “a cloud-based file sharing website” where you “upload, store, and download files” (Zapya Transfer). That suits someone far away with no app, but your file is uploaded to and stored on its servers. For a no-install transfer where nothing is stored, Beamaroo is the alternative.

Xender: offline and cross-platform, with ads

Xender's App Store listing promises transfers with no USB, no internet and no data usage (App Store), across Android, iOS, Windows and Mac (Xender), and its Play listing adds app sharing and a Phone Copy feature (Google Play). Both stores flag ads. In India, Xender was on the same June 2020 block list as SHAREit. Its iPhone app was reported back on Apple's India App Store in February 2025 (MediaNama), with no official word that the block was lifted, but we couldn't find its Android app on Google Play's India storefront. Its old website for PCs, web.xender.com, closed in 2021, and a PC now connects over your phone's hotspot: see what happened to Xender Web.

Send Anywhere: a six-digit key, online or off

Send Anywhere, run by Rakuten Symphony Korea, sends with a one-time 6-digit key and can also use Wi-Fi Direct with no data or internet. Google Play lists ads (Google Play). See our Send Anywhere comparison.

SHAREit alternative for PC, and what about WebShare?

SHAREit's browser option, WebShare at pc.ushareit.com, is still online, but it only does half the job: the page tells you to “Use SHAREit on your mobile phone to scan the QR code” (SHAREit WebShare). So your phone still needs SHAREit, which brings you back to the app-store problem.

For a PC, these are the realistic options:

• Beamaroo in the browser on the phone and the PC, with nothing to install on either. Both need internet.
• LocalSend for Windows, macOS or Linux, with the app on the phone too. No internet needed, but the same Wi-Fi is.
• Quick Share for Windows, for Android phones and select Windows PCs within Bluetooth range (Google).
• Xender or Zapya, if you already use one on your phone. Xender's Direct Mode puts the PC on your phone's hotspot and needs only its browser, and both apps have Windows and Mac versions.

Our phone to PC guide also covers cables and Windows' own options.

SHAREit alternatives for iPhone and Android together

Sharing between iPhone and Android was one of SHAREit's big draws. Your options without it:

• Beamaroo: Safari on the iPhone, Chrome on the Android, nothing to install on either. Good for photos, documents and shorter videos. Our Android to iPhone guide walks through it.
• LocalSend: free apps on the App Store and Google Play, with both phones on the same Wi-Fi.
• Quick Share with AirDrop: if your Android phone is on Google's list, it can send straight to an iPhone's AirDrop, with the iPhone set to Everyone for 10 Minutes.
• Zapya or Xender: apps on both sides, offline, with ads.

Honest limits: internet, file size and screen-on

Beamaroo is the no-install option on this list, not the offline one. Know the trade-offs before you rely on it:

• Internet on both devices. Beamaroo's server introduces the two devices, so it can't work offline. On the same Wi-Fi the transfer normally runs directly over that network, and a phone on Wi-Fi isn't using mobile data. On mobile data, it uses roughly the files' size.
• File size. Phones are comfortable to a few hundred MB per transfer (Beamaroo warns above 300 MB on a phone), computers to about 1–2 GB. Multi-gigabyte transfers can fail, especially on iPhone. For a full movie, an offline app or a cable is the better choice.
• Screen on. Keep the screen awake and the browser in front. Locking the phone or switching apps can stall a transfer, and there's no resume.
• Files only. It can't share installed apps or clone a phone, and folders need zipping first.
• One code, one receiver. It isn't a broadcast to a group, and each code expires after 30 minutes.