Do my files pass through or get saved on any server?

No. Nearsend is strictly a peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. The signaling server is only used to exchange temporary session tokens and WebRTC handshake coordinates. Once connected, your files, text, and clipboard stream directly between your devices via WebRTC DataChannels in 64KB encrypted chunks.

How does the Voice Pairing work securely?

When you generate a voice pairing phrase, the host device creates an ephemeral 3-minute token. When spoken on the guest device, browser speech recognition converts the acoustic phrase into the token. The server validates the match and immediately triggers an explicit confirmation prompt on the host device before any connection is allowed.

Does Nearsend work across different operating systems?

Yes! Nearsend works seamlessly across any modern web browser — Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, iPadOS, and ChromeOS. No native apps or software installations are required.

Is there a file size limit on Nearsend?

Because transfers stream directly via WebRTC without hitting a central server memory limit, you can send files ranging from kilobytes to multi-gigabyte videos. Nearsend incorporates backpressure flow control to ensure smooth transmission without exhausting device RAM.

How to Send Files to Multiple Devices at Once

September 27, 2026

Sharing the same set of files across several devices — conference slides with a small group, or your own files across your phone, tablet, and laptop — is a common real scenario that most one-to-one transfer tools don't have an obvious answer for.

Why one-to-one is the default

A direct, peer-to-peer connection is inherently a link between two specific devices, so "send to five people" doesn't map onto a single connection the way uploading once to a shared cloud link does.

The straightforward approach: pair and send in sequence

The most reliable method with a peer-to-peer tool is exactly what it sounds like: pair with each device in turn and send. It's slower than a single broadcast, but every transfer gets its own direct, encrypted connection and its own confirmation that the file actually arrived.

When a shared link makes more sense instead

It's worth being honest about the trade-off here: if the real goal is "many people, not all known in advance, grabbing the same file over time," a cloud-hosted shareable link is genuinely the better-suited tool for that job — that's the client-server model's actual strength.

For your own devices specifically

Sending the same folder to your own phone, tablet, and laptop is the most common real case for "multiple devices." Pairing with each in turn, while slower than a single click, keeps every copy coming directly from the source instead of through a store-and-forward link.

A practical middle ground

For a small, known group, sequential direct transfers often finish faster overall than the wait-for-everyone-to-download pattern of a shared link, since there's no upload step to sit through first before anyone can start receiving.