Beam vs WinDrop

Beam puts your Mac's screen and sound on your iPhone or iPad. Watch a render finish from the couch, keep a film going in bed, or play a Mac game with a controller from across the room. When something on the Mac needs you, tap the stream to click, drag, scroll and type. • Your whole Mac display, or just one window, with Mac audio • Up to 4K and your display's native resolution, up to 120 fps on ProMotion screens • Picture in Picture, crop and zoom • Click mode: tap to click, hold to right-click or drag, two fingers to scroll • Live keyboard with esc, tab, arrows, function keys and ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ • A bar of up to eight buttons you design on the Mac: shortcuts, media keys, macros • Game controllers paired with your phone show up on the Mac as a real gamepad • Encrypted end to end with the secret from pairing. No account, no Beam servers in between • Open source (AGPL-3.0) Free: • Unlimited streaming for your first 3 days • Then 30 minutes in every 24 hours, with every feature, on your home Wi-Fi Beam Unlimited (one-time purchase): • Stream as long as you like • Stream from anywhere over your own Tailscale network Needs the free Beacon app on your Mac (macOS 14 or later): beamscreen.app

WinDrop is the fastest and easiest way to transfer photos, videos, and documents between your iPhone and Windows PC. No more cables, no more cloud storage limits, and no more emailing files to yourself. WinDrop works directly over your local network. Key Features: Wireless Freedom: Transfer files via Wi-Fi with zero quality loss. Background Task Support: WinDrop keeps working even when minimized, ensuring your transfers complete without interruption. Privacy First: Your data never leaves your local network. No internet connection or servers involved. No Clouds, No Subscriptions: Direct device-to-device transfer. No storage fees, no waiting for uploads. High-Speed Transfers: Experience lightning-fast speeds limited only by your Wi-Fi router.