Dhara — Local Wi-Fi File Share

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About this app

Dhara turns your phone or Mac into a tiny file server. Pick a folder, hit Start, and anyone on the same Wi-Fi can download from you using just a browser — no app to install, no account to create, no cloud to trust.

If you've ever fought AirDrop between iPhone and Android, or uploaded a 4GB file to some sketchy WeTransfer clone just to send it two feet away, you already know why Dhara exists.

WHAT DHARA DOES
• Turns your device into a local HTTP server for a folder or a list of files
• Anyone on the same Wi-Fi opens the URL in a browser and downloads
• PIN-gated so random devices on the network can't access
• Works across iOS, Android, macOS — send from anything, receive on anything
• No accounts, no signups, no cloud upload — bytes go directly device-to-device
• Handles multi-gigabyte files at Wi-Fi speed

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
Cross-platform: send from iPhone to a Windows PC to an Android tablet to a Linux box. Anything with a browser is a valid receiver.

Works offline: no internet required. Runs over your phone's hotspot too — share files on a plane, on a train, in a basement.

Private by design: no cloud upload, no third-party server, no encrypted-in-transit-then-decrypted-in-their-datacentre. Your file goes phone → router → laptop. That's it.

Zero install on the receiver: they don't need Dhara. They just need a browser. Perfect for handing something to a colleague whose phone you don't want to touch.

Share whole folders: Dhara serves an entire directory tree, not just individual files. Your receiver browses like it's a file listing on a webserver — because it is.

Fast: no transcoding, no reupload. Transfer speed is capped only by your Wi-Fi throughput.

USE CASES
• Move photos, videos, or documents between your own devices in seconds
• Share a folder of files with a friend or colleague on the same Wi-Fi
• Hand a file to a client without them installing anything
• Send large files that email won't accept
• Airdrop alternative for Android ↔ iOS ↔ Windows ↔ Mac cross-platform sharing
• Transfer without internet — hotspot mode works too
• Local network file share for teams in offices without VPN gymnastics

FREE vs PRO
Free: serve folders and files, PIN protection, cross-platform, ads (banner + occasional interstitial). No features paywalled behind "must be Pro".

Dhara Pro ($2.99, one-time): DINOv2 visual image search, unlimited file selection, per-device transfer stats, priority updates. No subscription.

Dhara Pro + No Ads ($9.99, one-time): everything in Pro plus zero ads across the entire app forever. Family Sharing enabled — buy once, everyone in your Apple Family or Google Play Family gets it.

PRIVACY
No cloud backend. No analytics, no ad-tracking SDK outside of the entitlement-gated ad banner. The only external network calls are Firebase Crashlytics for crash reports. Everything else is your device serving files to browsers on your local Wi-Fi.

TAGS
wifi file share, local file transfer, airdrop for android, cross-platform file share, no cloud file transfer, private file sharing, offline file share, hotspot file transfer, local network file share, wifi direct alternative, share large files, folder sharing, browser-based file transfer, ios android file share.

What’s new

Dhara Pro is now easy to find — and easy to confirm.

• A Pro button in the top bar and a card on the home screen explain what Pro unlocks — no more hunting through Settings.
• Once you're on Pro, a PRO badge appears in the top bar and Settings shows your active plan.
• Buying or restoring Pro now shows a clear confirmation, and Restore Purchases tells you the result.
• Clearer, more accurate wording on the upgrade screen and in the intro walkthrough.