PearDrop
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PearDrop, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from PearDrop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser limitation
- The browser beta has no transfer fallback; the site says same-network transfers are most reliable and some routers, VPNs, or firewalls may prevent a connection.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Desktop platforms
- Desktop downloads are offered for Windows 10 or newer, macOS on Apple Silicon or Intel, and Linux x64 or arm64.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Linux builds
- The Linux download is a tar.gz archive containing an AppImage, with x64 and arm64 builds listed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS builds
- The site offers a signed macOS DMG for Apple Silicon and Intel.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Native app behavior
- The site recommends native apps across different networks because they can keep transfers available in the background and open invite links directly.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Native apps
- Native apps keep transfers available in the background and open invite links directly; the site recommends them across different networks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows requirement
- The Windows app requires Windows 10 or newer.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Desktop implementation
- The desktop repository is described as an Electron shell with a workers transfer runtime and product UI in src.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- PearDrop is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and the desktop and web clients are in public repositories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Preparation
- The site says nothing uploads while the sender prepares a share.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- The site describes transfers as peer to peer and says transport is encrypted.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PearDrop sends files directly between people using an invite link, without an account, upload queue, or cloud folder.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release
- The site lists version 1.2.4 as the latest release, dated August 21, 2026.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Sharing flow
- The sender selects files or a folder, shares an invite link, and the recipient downloads directly from the sender.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and releases
- The site directs users to report issues and provides published desktop releases through GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and source access
- The site invites users to report an issue and links to the source code and published desktop releases on GitHub.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Transfer behavior
- The recipient downloads directly from the sender, who must keep PearDrop open during the transfer.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Transport
- The site describes transfers as peer-to-peer and says the transport is encrypted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Web beta limitation
- The browser beta has no transfer fallback, and some routers, VPNs, and firewalls may prevent a connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Web reliability
- The site says same-network transfers are most reliable for the browser beta.checked 12 Oct 2026
