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.

A Student's Guide to Moving Files Between School and Personal Devices

October 11, 2026

A school-issued Chromebook for class, a personal phone for snapping a photo of the whiteboard, a different laptop at home for actually writing the essay — it's a common setup, and moving your own work between them is often more annoying than it should be.

Why school devices make this harder than it should be

School-managed devices are often deliberately locked down: no admin rights to install anything, sometimes no ability to even plug in a USB drive, and a school Google or Microsoft account that frequently restricts sharing outside the school's own organization.

A browser tab sidesteps the lockdown

Since a direct transfer only needs an ordinary browser tab — not admin rights, not an installed app — it works within restrictions that specifically block software installation. There's nothing to ask IT to approve.

Working around account restrictions

School accounts often can't freely share files with a personal email or personal cloud account, by design — a real, intentional policy, not a bug. A direct device-to-device transfer doesn't route through either account at all, so it simply isn't subject to that restriction.

A common real workflow

Photograph handwritten notes or a whiteboard on a phone, then send them straight to a personal laptop for typing up — without the file ever touching the school-managed cloud account in between.

One honest caveat

School network firewalls occasionally block WebRTC's signaling or relay traffic outright, the same way they might block other real-time services. If a transfer won't connect on campus Wi-Fi, switching one device to mobile data is the reliable fallback.