Clipcroft vs Send Anywhere

Send Anywhere has been a popular cross-platform file-sharing service since 2011, with native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and a web client. Clipcroft is browser-only with a real-time clipboard model. They overlap on the "send a file across devices" problem, but they pursue it from different angles.

Send Anywhere vs Clipcroft

Note: feature details for third-party services change. The numbers above reflect what was publicly documented at the time of writing; check Send Anywhere's site directly for current limits.

Where Send Anywhere wins

• Async transfer to an offline receiver. When direct device-to-device fails or the receiver isn't online yet, Send Anywhere can stash a file on its servers so the receiver can grab it later. Real UX advantage for "leave a file for someone, they'll fetch it later" — but it's a trade-off: it requires the file to live on Send Anywhere's infrastructure for that window, with whatever trust assumptions that implies. Clipcroft's design rejects that trade-off — files travel browser-to-browser and are never stored on our servers. The cost is that both devices must be online during the transfer.
• Mature native apps. Decade-plus of polish on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.

Where Clipcroft wins

• Multi-file transfer queue in the browser. Drop any number of files; each one tracks its own status (Queued, Preparing, Connecting, Sending, Retrying, Sent, Failed, or Canceled). Cancel one without affecting the rest of the queue. Retry a failed file without re-selecting it. Send Anywhere has a polished queue in their native app, but the browser flow is closer to one-transfer-key-per-batch.
• No per-file or per-day size cap. Send Anywhere caps each free transfer at 10 GB via the sharing-link flow (the typical web flow most users hit) and at up to 50 GB via the direct device-to-device flow available in the native apps; Clipcroft has no per-file cap regardless of flow. For repeat heavy use (sending many large files in one sitting), Clipcroft is the unlimited option without a paid tier — free and ad-supported.
• Persistent clipboard history. Thousands of items per clipboard, automatically organised into Texts, Links and Files sections, with bulk operations per category. Send Anywhere is one-shot per transfer key.
• Zero install. No app on either side. Open the URL on both devices and you're connected.
• Cleaner privacy story. No file is ever stored on our servers — browser-to-browser via WebRTC. With an optional clipboard password, contents are also end-to-end encrypted before transmission.
• Real-time clipboard sync. Paste text on one device and it appears on the others. Send Anywhere is built around discrete file transfers; Clipcroft is built around a continuously synced clipboard.
• Items don't expire after 10 minutes. They stick around for 7 days by default — handy if you want to upload from one device and grab from another later.
• Up to 20 devices on the same clipboard simultaneously, with deletions synced live.
• AutoForget idle auto-lock on protected clipboards. Configurable idle timer (default 15 minutes, up to 1 hour) drops the encryption key when you step away; modal re-prompts on next interaction. Active transfers defer the lock cleanly and the window restarts when the transfer drains. Send Anywhere has no protected-session concept in either the web flow or the native app.
• Multiple clipboards per device. One browser holds many independent clipboards, each with its own history, password, retention, and device list. No account required. Send Anywhere is structured around discrete transfer keys, not reusable contexts.

How to use Clipcroft instead of Send Anywhere

1. On one device, open clipcroft.com in any browser and tap or click Create a new online clipboard. You'll get a clipboard name like "coolfox07".
2. On the other device, open clipcroft.com, enter the same clipboard name, and tap or click Open. Both devices are now connected.
3. Tap or click the icon to pick one or more files. They start transferring to the other device right away. Tap or click Save on each received file — or use the sidebar's Export content option to save them all at once.

No account, no app install, no transfer key to share. The same flow works in any direction, between any mix of devices.

Use-case recommendations

Use Send Anywhere when: you don't mind installing the app on at least one side, and you need to leave a file for an offline receiver to grab later.

Use Clipcroft when: you need real-time clipboard sync between multiple devices, you want zero install on either side, transfers that resume on disconnect, or a cleaner privacy guarantee with no server-side caching.

Frequently asked questions

Does Send Anywhere work without an app?

Send Anywhere has a web interface, but for the full experience — and for sending from many devices — it expects you to install the native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. Clipcroft is browser-only on every platform.

Which has the bigger free tier?

Different shapes of free. Send Anywhere's free tier caps each transfer at 10 GB when you create a sharing link (the typical web flow), or at up to 50 GB when you use the direct device-to-device flow in the native apps; the six-digit transfer keys expire after about 10 minutes. Clipcroft has no per-file cap and no per-day or per-month cap — the service is free and ad-supported. For repeat heavy use, Clipcroft is unlimited GB; for a single asynchronous send to someone who'll grab it later, Send Anywhere's cloud relay is the easier shape.

Is Send Anywhere end-to-end encrypted?

Send Anywhere documents end-to-end encryption for direct device-to-device transfers, but files routed via their cloud relay rely on transport encryption plus their server-side handling. Clipcroft transfers files peer-to-peer via WebRTC; if you set an optional clipboard password, contents are end-to-end encrypted before they leave the sending device.

Do Send Anywhere keys expire?

Send Anywhere's free six-digit transfer keys expire after about 10 minutes — if the receiver doesn't grab the file in that window, you have to start over. Clipcroft items stay accessible to all devices on the clipboard for 7 days by default, configurable in Settings.

Do I need an account to use Clipcroft?

No. Clipcroft has no account system — no Apple ID, no Microsoft account, no Google account, no email, no signup.

Which one should I use?

Send Anywhere is better when you don't mind installing an app and need to leave a file for someone who isn't online yet. Clipcroft is better for zero-friction multi-device clipboard sync where you want everything to live in the browser.