Droid Transfer

New in 2.6.0: Apps, Logcat and screen recording, like Android Studio

Android files on your Mac.Plug in and drag.

Choose File transfer on your phone and Droid Transfer opens with your photos, videos and folders. Copy either way, over USB or Wi-Fi.

Download for MacFree, 5.3 MB, macOS 13 or later
Internal Storage
NameSize
6 items, 5.9 GB available

Click a folder to open it, or switch to icons.

Two ways to connect. Both just work.

Start with File transfer, the mode every Android phone already has. Turn on USB debugging when you want more, and Droid Transfer switches over by itself.

What you can do

File transfer

USB debugging

Browse, search and sort
Copy to and from the Mac
New folder, rename, move, delete
Battery and free storage
Install APKs and take screenshots
Mirror and control the screen, with sound
Manage apps, read Logcat, record the screen
Connect over Wi-Fi

More than drag and drop.

Mirror and control your phone

Open the phone's screen in a window as smooth, full-resolution video at up to 60 fps, with its sound. Click to tap, drag to swipe, type or paste from your keyboard, and copy on the phone to paste on the Mac. Power, volume, rotate, screenshot and record sit on a rail beside the screen, one click each. It only runs while that window is open. Needs USB debugging.

Pixel 9 Pro

Any file, any size

A 15 GB video copies the same way a photo does, with live progress and a Stop button.

USB or Wi-Fi

Pair like Android Studio: scan a QR code or pick the phone and type its pairing code. Paired phones reconnect by themselves.

Apps

Every installed app with its version. Open, force stop, clear data, uninstall, or save the APK to your Mac.

  • com.example.notes4.2.1
  • com.example.maps11.80
  • com.example.camera9.3.0

Logcat

The phone's live log, colour-coded by level. Filter by level, text or app; pause, clear and save.

  • IActivityManagerStart proc 4182
  • DNotesSyncsynced 12 notes
  • WBatterytemperature high
  • ECameraopen failed

Record the screen

Record the phone's screen to an MP4 on your Mac, up to three minutes, shown in Finder when done.

Recording 0:42Stop
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Opens when you plug in

Connect your phone and the window comes up on its own, right where you left off. Turn it off in Settings.

In the menu bar

Send files to Downloads, check the battery or open the app from the top of the screen.

APKs and screenshots

With USB debugging on, drop an APK to install it, or grab the phone's screen straight to your Mac.

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Keyboard first

Copy in, copy out, new folder, delete. The shortcuts you'd guess.

Set up in a minute.

  1. 1

    Download and drag into Applications

    Open the disk image and drag Droid Transfer onto the Applications folder.
  2. 2

    Open it the first time

    Droid Transfer isn't notarized by Apple. If macOS blocks it, open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway. Or run this once:
    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DroidTransfer.app
  3. 3

    Plug in and choose File transfer

    Unlock the phone, tap the USB notification and pick File transfer. Your files show up straight away. Only one app can use the phone at a time, so quit Android File Transfer if it opens too.
  4. 4

    Optional: turn on USB debugging for the extras

    For mirroring, Wi-Fi, apps, Logcat, screen recording, APKs and screenshots, install Google's adb:
    brew install --cask android-platform-tools

    Then on the phone, open Settings, then About phone, and tap Build number seven times. Turn on USB debugging in Developer options and tap Allow.

Your Android phone, one drag away.

Free for macOS. One download for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Works with any Android phone that offers File transfer, and Android 6 or later over USB debugging.

Download for Mac
Version
2.6.0
Requires
macOS 13 or later
Size
5.3 MB
SHA-256
b3f8fdf9231f00dc52e2999910b1ccdce77981faef412f1c34e225277fc87ea3