Beam

Beam files with light

Move a file between two devices using only their screen and camera. No network, no Bluetooth, no account — the data crosses as a stream of QR codes. Works even in airplane mode.

Send a file Pick a file on this device. It becomes an animated QR code for the other device to film. Receive a file Point this device's camera at the sender's screen. The file rebuilds here as frames come in.

Best for small files — text, keys, configs, documents, photos. Hold the two devices steady and fairly close. Because nothing is transmitted over any network, this is useful precisely when there is no shared Wi-Fi, or when you don't want the data to touch one.