12 Best Free File Sharing App for Android

Here is a list of the best free file sharing app for Android. A file-sharing app allows you to easily transfer files among devices. You can connect two or more devices and share files from one device to another. Such apps work offline without any data or internet connection. These apps utilize the WiFi functionality of the device to offer a transfer speed ranging from 40 to 480 Mbps.

This post covers 12 free file sharing apps that you can use on Android. Most of these apps are compatible with iOS, Windows, and macOS as well. All you have to do is connect the devices. To do that, you have to install the same app on the devices. Once done, you can open the app and follow the on-screen instructions. The app can automatically discover the other devices nearby and you can just tap on the device to connect. Some apps also offer QR-code-based connectivity. Once the connection is established, you can simply select the files that you want to share and initiate the transfer.

My Favorite File Sharing App

Files by Google is my favorite file sharing app on this list. The first reason for it being my favorite is secure file sharing. It uses WPA2 encryption to offer a secure file transfer at up to 480 Mbps speed. The second reason is the file manager that makes it easy to find files and folders. It also offers suggestions and options to locate and delete duplicate and unwanted files. It can also clean junk and residue files to boost performance. Last but not least, all this comes with an ad-free free experience.

You can check out our other lists of the best free Photo Organizer App for Android, Android Duplicate File Remover Apps, and Android to PC WiFi File Transfer Apps.

Files by Google

Files by Google is a free file sharing app for Android. This is a 3-in-1 app that consists of a storage cleaner, a file manager, and file sharing. The storage cleaner feature offers different suggestions to remove the duplicate, unused, and larger files from the storage. The file manager feature helps you easily locate files by file types as well as folders. Now coming to the file-sharing feature, it has a dedicated section in the app. It uses Bluetooth to set up a secure connection and then transfer files over WiFi for faster speed. First, you have to pair the app with another device with the Files app. Then you can select and share Installed Apps, Photos, Music, Videos, Documents, and other files from the storage.

Highlights:

• This app comes with a storage cleaner and a file explorer along with file sharing.
• It works without the internet and can transfer files with up 480 Mbps speed.
• Supports sharing Installed Apps, Photos, Music, Videos, Documents, and other files.
• It uses WPA2 encryption providing a more secure file transfer.
• Option to remove junk or temporary files to boost the performance.
• No ads.

EasyShare

EasyShare is another free Android file sharing app. This app supports cross-platform sharing supporting Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows. There is a dedicated app for each platform. Once installed, you can easily share files between the supported devices with the highest speed up to 40 Mbps. The Android app lists the files in installed apps, photos, videos, music, and documents categories. On top of that, it comes with a file explorer that you can use to browse the store and share any type of file. Apart from that, there is a phone replicate feature that allows you to transfer your data from an old device to a new one.

Highlights:

• This app can transfer all types of files at a maximum speed of 40 Mbps.
• It can automatically reconnect and resume the transfer whenever there is an interruption.
• It sorts the installed apps, music, photos, videos, and documents into respective categories.
• There is a built-in file explorer to browse the storage and share files.
• Phone replicate feature to transfer data from an old phone to a new phone.
• Cross-platform file transfer: Share to Android, iOS, and PC.
• Offers an ad-free experience.

InShare

InShare is a free file sharing app for Android. This app uses WiFi to share files between devices. It has cross-platform file sharing that lets you share files to Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, etc. The app lists different types of files in the respective section including installed apps. It also comes with a built-in file manager that can help you with files that are not listed by the apps. This way, you can easily share any type of file at a transfer rate of up to 40 Mbps. This app also comes with a Smart replication feature that lets you easily transfer data from old mobile to a new one. Currently, it supports one connection at a time but a group sharing feature is coming soon.

Highlights:

• This app can share all types of files between two Android devices with a speed of up to 40 Mbps.
• Automatically reconnects if the transmission is interrupted and resumes the transfer.
• Supports sharing Installed Apps, Photos, Videos, Music, Ebooks, Documents, and other files.
• Built-in file explorer to easily find and manage files and folders.
• Smart replication feature to transfer data from an old phone to a new phone.
• Cross-platform file transfer: Share to Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, Mac, etc.
• Group-sharing and built-in video downloader. (Coming Soon)
• Contains ads.

Zapya

Zapya is a popular file sharing Android app. It is one of the oldest names in the WiFi-based file share. The app has evolved over time and now offers cross-platform file transfer. It lets you create public and private groups where multiple people can join. You can send and receive files from multiple people at a time. In the case of apps share,  there is an “Install All” feature that can help you install multiple received APKs with ease. It also comes with a phone replication option that lets you clone the data from an old phone to a new one.

Highlights:

• This app has cross-platform file transfer to share files to Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, Mac, etc.
• Supports sharing Installed Apps, Photos, Videos, Music, Ebooks, Documents, and other files.
• Install All feature to automatically install multiple apps one by one.
• Built-in file explorer to easily find and manage files and folders.
• Phone replication feature to transfer data from an old phone to a new phone.
• Group-sharing with public and password-protected groups.
• Turns a phone into a touchpad to control a connected PC.
• Contains ads.

Share Karo

Share Karo is another free file sharing app for Android. This app can transfer files to Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, Jio Phone, etc. This app connects through WiFi and offers a maximum transfer speed of 480 Mbps. The app sorts the files by categories and comes with a built-in file explorer. You can share the files by picking either from the gallery or from the file explorer. There is a lite version of this app on the Play Store. It offers almost the same features in a smaller size.

Highlights:

• This app can share all types of files between two Android devices.
• It can transfer installed apps, photos, videos, music, documents, and other files with a speed of up to 480 Mbps.
• Automatically reconnects after interruption and resumes the transfer.
• Comes with a built-in file explorer to search and manage storage.
• Cross-platform file transfer: Share to Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, Mac, etc.
• Contains ads.

Zender

Zender is another free file sharing Android app. This is a popular app for file sharing. It comes for Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, and Mac. After installing the app, you can connect any of these devices together. The app lists the installed apps and files by categories along with an explore to browse the storage. You can pick the files you want to share and initiate the transfer. It can offer up to 40 Mbps of transfer speed.

Highlights:

• This app can share all types of files between two Android devices.
• Offers up to 40 Mbps speed to transfer installed apps, photos, videos, music, documents, and other files.
• Share to Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, Mac, etc.
• Reconnects automatically after interruption and resume the transfer.
• Comes with a built-in file explorer to search the store.
• Contains ads.

ShareMe

ShareMe is a free file sharing app for Android. This app is available in 70 languages. It uses WiFe for connectivity and offers a P2P file share feature on Android. With this app installed, you can connect your device to Android, iOS, and PC. Once the connection is established, you can share installed apps, music, photos, videos, documents, and other types of files with ease. The app sorts the files by categories and offers a file explorer to browse all the stored files as well. With all that, you can easily pick the files you want to share and transfer them to other devices.

Highlights:

• This app allows you to share files between Android, iOS, and PC.
• In the case of interruptions, it automatically reconnects and resumes the transfer.
• It can share Installed Apps, Photos, Videos, Music, Ebooks, Documents, and other files.
• This app comes with a built-in file explore to easily share all types of files.
• Contains ads.

XShare

XShare is a free file sharing app for Android. This is a simple app to share all types of files between Android devices. The app uses WiFi to offer a maximum transfer speed of up to 40 Mbps. It lists all the stored data in installed apps, music, videos, photos, and other categories. You can easily pick files from any category and share them with others. In case if you can not find the files you want to share; you can use the file explorer to search those files and share them without any size boundation.

Highlights:

• This app can transfer any type of file between Android devices.
• It can resume the transfer in case there is an interruption or disconnection.
• Supports sharing Installed Apps, Photos, Videos, Music, Ebooks, Documents, and other files.
• Built-in file explorer to easily find and manage files and folders.
• Contains ads.

Smart Transfer

Smart Transfer is another free file sharing app for Android. This app uses WiFi to share files between Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac devices. You can connect the Android app with any of those devices. The app lists different types of files in the respective categories along with a built-in file explorer. With that, you can easily pick any type of file and share them with other devices. On top of that, this app has a phone replication feature. This app allows you to transfer all your data to a new device.

Highlights:

• This app supports cross-platform sharing allowing you to share files between Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac.
• Sorts the files in music, apps, photos, videos, and documents categories.
• Built-in file explorer to easily find and manage files and folders.
• Offers an option to copy all the data between devices.
• Contains ads.

MiniShare

MiniShare is a free file transfer app for Android. This is a lightweight app that lets you share files among Android, iOS, and PC. This app is compatible with many other sharing apps like Zapya, File Transfer, etc. This allows you to easily connect this app with other devices to share files. It comes with a group sharing feature. This feature allows you to create a group where multiple people can join. Then all the people in the group can share files with each other. Similar to other file sharing app, this all also sorts files into different categories. This helps you easily find and share the files.

Highlights:

• This is a lightweight app with a size around 2 MB.
• Offers group sharing to share files among multiple devices at once.
• Categorizes files by apps, photos, videos, music, documents, and others.
• Built-in file explorer to easily find and manage files and folders.
• The app is compatible with Zapya – File Transfer, Sharing on Android, iOS, PC, and Mac platforms.
• Contains ads.

Xdrop

Xdrop is another free file sharing app for Android. This app comes with a neat and clean user interface and can share files among Android, iOS, and PC. When you connect two devices, the Android apps show file categories on the screen. It lists apps, photos, videos, documents, and music in the respective categories. On top of that, it has one more option to browse the storage to find and share any file you want. The app uses WiFi to transfer the file that offers a maximum speed of up to 40 Mbps.

Highlights:

• This app can easily share files to Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
• It lists the videos, photos, music, documents, and apps in the respective categories.
• There is a built-in file explorer that lets you share any file stored on the device.
• Automatically reconnects if the transmission is interrupted and resumes the transfer.
• Dark mode.
• Contains ads.

Share

Share is yet another free file sharing app for Android. This is a simple app that lets you share files among Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, and Mac devices. The app comes with a simple interface. When you connect to a device, it lists the files by installed apps, photos, videos, music, documents, and others. This way, you can easily find the files and start the transfer. The app offers a maximum speed of up to 40 Mbps. With that, you can easily transfer a 1 GB file within a few seconds.

Highlights:

• This app can transfer files among Android, iOS, Jio Phone, Windows, and macOS.
• The Android app lists the files by apps, videos, photos, videos, music, and others.
• The other section allows you to browse the storage to share any file and folder.
• Contains ads.