KivoraSend — Transfer Files from iPhone to Android and Windows Without Internet

KivoraSend is a local, offline file-transfer app for sending photos, videos, documents, archives, and other files between iPhone, Android, and Windows. It works over a private Wi-Fi hotspot and does not require mobile data, cloud storage, an account, or an internet connection.

Use KivoraSend when you need to:

• transfer photos from iPhone to Android without internet;
• send files from Android to iPhone without mobile data;
• transfer videos from iPhone to Windows over local Wi-Fi;
• share files between Android and Windows offline;
• move files across platforms without uploading them to a cloud service.

How it works

The Android app creates a local Wi-Fi hotspot and runs the KivoraSend transfer server. An iPhone joins the hotspot by scanning a Wi-Fi QR code, then opens a local KivoraSend page in Safari. A Windows computer joins the same hotspot and connects through the native Windows app.

iPhone Safari  ─┐
                ├── Local Wi-Fi hotspot on Android ── KivoraSend
Windows app    ─┘

All transfer traffic stays inside the local Wi-Fi network. KivoraSend does not upload files to the internet.

Features

• Android ↔ iPhone file transfer
• Android ↔ Windows file transfer
• Direct iPhone → Windows file transfer without Android
• Photos, videos, documents, archives, and files up to 10 GB
• No internet, SIM card, mobile data, account, or cloud required
• QR-code Wi-Fi connection without manually typing the hotspot password
• Local Safari interface on iPhone with no iOS app installation
• Photo previews and local video playback
• “You received a photo/video/file” notifications
• Circular AirDrop-style progress indicator
• Verified 100% sent and delivery confirmations
• Automatic saving to KivoraSend folders on Android and Windows
• One-tap hotspot shutdown from the Android app
• Random six-digit session code for each local session

Quick start

1. Install the KivoraSend APK on a phone running Android 10 or newer.
2. Open KivoraSend and tap Create hotspot.
3. On iPhone, scan the first QR code to join Wi-Fi and the second QR code to open KivoraSend in Safari.
4. On Windows 10/11, join the same Wi-Fi network and open the KivoraSend Windows app.
5. Select or drag files and wait for the green 100% delivery confirmation.

An iPhone warning that the Wi-Fi network has no internet is expected. KivoraSend is designed to work completely offline.

Send directly from iPhone to Windows

Android is not required for this mode.

1. Connect the iPhone and Windows computer to the same Wi-Fi network. If no router is available, open Mobile hotspot in Windows and connect the iPhone to it.
2. Open KivoraSend on Windows.
3. Click Enable iPhone receiver.
4. If Windows Firewall asks for permission, allow KivoraSend on private networks.
5. Scan the large QR code with the iPhone Camera and open the suggested Safari link. The local address and six-digit session code are already included.
6. If the computer has several network adapters, select another address in the Windows list; the QR code updates automatically. Use 192.168.137.x only when the iPhone is connected to Windows Mobile Hotspot.
7. Tap Choose photos, videos or files, select the items, and wait for Sent to Windows: 100%.
8. Windows immediately shows what was received and saves it in Downloads/KivoraSend/Received.

The direct receiver listens only on the local network. Internet access and a cloud server are not used.

If Safari cannot open the page, confirm that iPhone and Windows are on the same network. KivoraSend 2.2.1 automatically removes stale Windows hotspot addresses from the QR-code list.

Where received files are saved

• Android: Downloads/KivoraSend
• Windows received files: Downloads/KivoraSend/Received
• Windows sent files: Downloads/KivoraSend/Sent
• iPhone: Safari downloads or the Files app, depending on the location selected in iOS

Download

Open GitHub Releases to download:

• KivoraSend-android.apk
• KivoraSend-Windows-2.2.exe
• source-code archives for Android and Windows

Older releases may still use the previous project name in their filenames. New builds use the KivoraSend name.

Build from source

Android:

cd android
.\gradlew.bat assembleDebug

Windows:

dotnet publish windows\KivoraSendWindows.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true

Project structure

• android — Android app, local HTTP server, hotspot controls, QR codes, and the iPhone web interface
• windows — native Windows WPF app
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md — local network and transfer architecture
• CHANGELOG.md — release history

Privacy and security

KivoraSend has no cloud server. Files are transferred over a local HTTP connection inside the temporary Wi-Fi network. Only connect trusted devices to the hotspot and do not share the session code publicly.

The current APK and EXE are test builds:

• the APK uses a debug signing key and is not a Google Play production build;
• the EXE is not commercially code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning;
• test the transfer flow on your specific Android, iPhone, iOS, and Windows versions before relying on it for important files.

Search keywords

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License

No open-source license has been selected yet. Copyright remains with the repository owner.