How to transfer files from a Mac to a Windows PC

Both directions, any size, no USB stick and no cloud account.

By Marius-Florin Cristian · 7 September 2026

KEIBIDROP runs on both a Mac and a Windows PC and connects the two directly. Install it on both, connect once with a switch on the same Wi-Fi or a code across the internet, then drop files in either direction. With the one-time driver the Windows PC's files show up as a folder on the Mac and the Mac's files as a drive letter on Windows.

The three steps

  1. Install on the Mac: download, drag to Applications, open. Install on the PC: download, Extract all, open keibidrop.exe.

  2. Connect once. Same Wi-Fi: the switch on both, then Connect. Anywhere else: Copy my code, send it in any chat, paste theirs, both press Connect.

  3. Drop a file onto the window on either side. The other side presses Save. See it.

As a folder

After the first connection the app offers their files as a folder. On the Mac it takes you to macFUSE, on Windows to WinFsp, one install each. Then the PC's files open in Finder and the Mac's files sit under a drive letter in Explorer, and a big video plays right away without a download. See it.

Get it

Download for MacApple Silicon. Intel Mac: see the install page Download for WindowsWindows 10 and 11 Download for LinuxUbuntu and Debian Get it on AndroidThrough F-Droid

Do file names and folders survive the trip?

Yes. Names, folder structure and sizes arrive as they are. Timestamps are kept when you turn on Keep original timestamps in Settings.

Can the Windows side start the transfer?

Yes. Either side drops a file in and the other side saves it. The connection is the same in both directions.

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