Preview · Local-first
Your phone and PC, one secure bridge.
Scan a QR code once, confirm a 6-digit code, and move files, clipboard text and links directly between your own devices. No account, no cloud in the middle, end-to-end encrypted.
Preview builds for Windows and Android are available to testers. Public downloads will be announced on this website.
- No account needed
- No server in the data path
- End-to-end encrypted
How it works
Connected in four simple steps
Pairing is explicit and happens once. After that, your devices recognise each other on your network.
Install
Run Personal Device Bridge on both devices. It creates a private key that never leaves the device.
Scan the QR code
One device shows a one-time QR code. It expires after 120 seconds and works only once.
Approve
Both screens show the same 6-digit code. Approve only if they match, so no one can sit in the middle.
Connected
The devices are now trusted. Send files, clipboard text and links directly, encrypted end to end.
Features
Everything moves directly between your devices
We label every feature honestly: what works in the preview today, and what is still on the roadmap.
Available in previewWorking in the preview
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Available in preview
QR pairing with code check
A one-time QR code plus a matching 6-digit code on both screens. No passwords, no accounts.
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Available in preview
End-to-end encryption
Every connection is authenticated and encrypted with the Noise protocol, and each stream gets its own key.
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Available in preview
Resumable file transfer
Files move in 1 MiB chunks with BLAKE3 integrity checks. Interrupted transfers pick up where they stopped.
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Available in preview
Clipboard sharing
Send copied text and links from one device’s clipboard to the other.
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Available in preview
Open links on the other device
Send an http(s) link from your phone and open it on your PC, or the other way round.
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Available in preview
Continue
Hand over what you were doing, like the page you were reading, to your other device.
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Available in preview
My Drop
A personal drop box across your own devices. Items expire automatically and are never kept on a server.
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Available in preview
Discovery and permissions
Devices on your network are found automatically, but only paired devices are trusted, each with the permissions you allow.
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Available in preview
SmartPrint
Print from your phone using the printers connected to your PC.
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Available in preview
Notification mirroring
See your phone’s notifications on your PC. Only the app name by default; you choose per app what else may be shared.
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Available in preview
Remote input
Use your phone as a touchpad and keyboard for your PC — only after you approve each session on the PC.
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Available in preview
Camera
View your phone’s camera on your PC. You approve every time, and an indicator shows while it is in use.
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Available in preview
File browser
Browse folders your PC shares, read-only, and download just the files you need.
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Available in preview
Android and Windows apps
A native Android app and a Windows desktop app on the same Rust core, plus a command-line tool.
Architecture & security
Change the transport, keep every feature
Features never talk to the network directly. They only see an authenticated, encrypted session, so new ways to connect can be added without rewriting them.
Transport abstraction
QUIC and TCP connect devices on your local network, and WebRTC connects them across the internet. USB plugs into the same interface later, without changing a single feature.
Noise-based end-to-end security
Devices authenticate each other with a Noise_XX handshake, and every stream is encrypted with its own derived key. Protection is identical on every transport.
Discovery is not trust
Devices found on your network appear as unknown until you pair them with a QR code and a matching 6-digit code.
Least privilege
Each device gets only the permissions you grant. Sensitive capabilities like remote input or camera are denied by default, and removing a device ends its sessions immediately.
Features
- Files
- Clipboard
- Links
- Continue
- My Drop
Secure session
Noise_XX handshake · per-stream keys
Transport abstraction
One interface for every way of connecting
- QUICLocal networkAvailable in preview
- WebRTCInternet P2PAvailable in preview
- USBCableComing soon
- RelayEncrypted fallbackComing soon
Privacy
Private by design, not by promise
Personal Device Bridge is local-first software. Your content stays between your own devices.
No account
No sign-up, email or phone number. Devices recognise each other by keys created on the device.
No server in the data path
On your local network, data goes straight from one device to the other.
No telemetry by default
The app does not send usage analytics by default.
Your content stays yours
We never collect your files, clipboard contents or links.
Keys stay on your device
Private keys are stored locally and protected by the operating system where available.
Cookie-free website
This website uses no tracking cookies, no analytics and no third-party scripts.
Roadmap
Where we are, and where we’re going
No dates we can’t keep. Items move up when they are built and tested.
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Core and apps Preview
Rust core, Windows desktop app, Android app and command-line tool: QR pairing, encrypted connections, files, clipboard, links, Continue and My Drop.
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SmartPrint and extended features Preview
Printing on your PC’s printers, notification mirroring, phone as touchpad, phone camera and a read-only file browser — sensitive features off by default.
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Beyond your local network Preview
Internet peer-to-peer connections via WebRTC. Our rendezvous service only passes short, end-to-end encrypted connection offers and never sees your content.
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Testing, USB and 1.0 Planned
Testing on real phones and networks, USB connections, an external security audit and public releases.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up. Devices pair directly with a QR code, and the list of trusted devices is stored only on your devices.
Does my data pass through your servers?
No. Your content goes directly from one device to the other, end-to-end encrypted — on your local network or over the internet. To connect over the internet, the devices only exchange short, encrypted connection offers through our rendezvous service, which cannot read them and deletes them within 120 seconds.
Which platforms are supported?
Windows (desktop app and command line), Android and Linux (command line).
How can I try it now?
Preview builds are currently shared with testers. Public installers will be announced on this website.
How does pairing stay secure?
The QR code carries a one-time secret that expires after 120 seconds and works only once. Both devices then show a 6-digit code derived from the encrypted handshake, and you approve only if the codes match.
What if I lose a device?
Remove it from your trusted devices on another device. Its permissions are revoked and any live connections are closed immediately.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Devices on the same local network connect without an internet connection. When they are apart, they can also connect over the internet; you can turn that off.
Do you collect analytics?
No usage analytics are sent by default, and we never collect your files, clipboard contents or links. The Privacy Policy explains the details.