Instantly share macOS folders with any OS locally

UPDATE: See copyparty, a "portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps".

PocketServer (1.5MB) by Bao Nguyen enables easy cross-platform access to macOS directories over the local network. Here are some highlights from his reddit post:

• "You can browse, stream, download, copy, move, delete multiple items at once, drag and drop to add files and folders."

• "The free version has no limitations on transfer speed, file size, or number of files."

• "The Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase at $4.99 that enables thumbnail generation, Write Access, Extended background mode on iOS, Custom branding."

and from a follow-up comment:

• "Maybe no one would want to share a terabyte of files and folders, but I did optimize both the macOS and iOS versions of PocketServer for that scenario when writing the app. Both work well with folders containing a large number of subfolders and files, maintaining a minimal and consistent memory footprint. (tested with my 1TB and 2TB storages, plug into my iPhone and Macbook)"

iOS/iPadOS version (3MB) also available (above link resolves based on user agent).

❧ 2025-07-02