Last updated: 21 June 2026
DropBeam is private by default. It does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information.
DropBeam runs a small web server on your Mac so a phone or other device on the same local Wi-Fi network can send files to your Mac, and download files your Mac chooses to share. Files transfer directly between your devices over your local network.
None. DropBeam has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no tracking, and no telemetry. We do not operate any server that your data passes through. Nothing is sent to us or to any cloud service.
Files you receive are saved only on your Mac, in the folder you choose. Files you send from your Mac are read only to transfer them to the device you pick. DropBeam does not copy, upload, or keep your files anywhere else.
Transfers use a direct connection between your devices over your local Wi-Fi. No transfer data leaves your local network.
When the access code option is on, only a device that scanned the QR code or entered the code can connect. The code is generated fresh each session and is never sent to us.
If you buy DropBeam Pro, the purchase is handled entirely by Apple. We do not receive or store your payment details.
DropBeam is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone.
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.
Questions and data requests: use the DropBeam contact form. Messages reach us directly; we usually reply within a day or two.