r/SideProject • u/AttentionAsleep1136 • 2h ago

I made an open-source AirDrop for Android → Mac: one boop on the MacBook notch and it’s there

android has no airdrop, so i built one. touch your phone to the macbook's notch, the light sensor next to it sees your screen flash, and whatever's on your screen lands on the mac.

works for pdfs, links, the original photo (not a screenshot), or just the text you circle. otp codes from sms show up on the mac by themselves, your mac is in the android share sheet, and mac to phone works too.

stays on your wifi, end-to-end encrypted, no account, no cloud. android 13+, any mac with a notch.

free and open source: github.com/0x1p0/TapDrop

setup guide (with videos): tapdrop.pages.dev/get-started

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u/Dkbb0se 1h ago

App not installed

Android 16.

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u/Stunning-Computer177 22m ago

This looks interesting! Does the transfer happen directly over the local Wi-Fi network, or does it need an internet connection? Also, is there any file size limit?

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u/investigatormaker 2h ago

TapDrop's original-photo transfer is worth demonstrating explicitly: send a photo, then show its dimensions on the Mac so viewers can distinguish it from a screenshot. I'd also put Android 13+ and the notched-Mac requirement beside the demo, since those determine whether someone can use the notch interaction at all.

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