Yes, for personal use: send and receive with no size limit, at up to 5 MB/s from a Mac or a PC. Work for clients and companies takes elevo Business, which also sends at full speed. elevo for iPhone and iPad is free for everyone.

Big files. No space to rent.

Q: Do my files pass through your servers?

Not their content. Files go from one device to the other and are never kept on our servers. Peer-to-peer still uses servers to connect: address lookup and, when the two devices cannot reach each other directly, a relay run by a third party, which passes the encrypted traffic without being able to read it. Licenses, Studio teams and notices of new versions use our own servers, which never carry the files.

Q: Which devices does it run on?

elevo is made for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad. The download section of this page shows which of them are ready today.

Send files and folders of any size straight between devices, encrypted end to end. No account. Never stored in the cloud.

Free download

Free to download and to use. No account to create.

Your device

Heavy Files. Light Work.

Send Drop files or folders here

Receive

Paste the code you got Receive

Theirs

Heavy Files. Light Work.

Send Drop files or folders here

Receive

Paste the code you got Receive

Device to device. Never stored in the cloud.

What happens between the two devices

It goes straight there.

elevo connects the two devices to each other and the file travels between them, as fast as that connection allows. When a direct path cannot be found, the encrypted traffic passes through a relay that cannot read it.

It picks up where it stopped.

Close the lid, lose the Wi-Fi, restart the computer. What has arrived stays on disk, and the transfer goes on from there by itself.

Every block is checked on arrival.

Each piece is verified against the fingerprint of the original before it is kept. What you receive is what was sent, bit for bit.

As big as it is.

elevo sets no size limit, and a folder arrives as the folder it was, with everything in its place. The only ceiling is the free space on the other side.

Change the work, keep the code.

Fixed three images and replaced a track? Publish an update under the same code. Whoever received it before is told, gets only what changed, and keeps the earlier version beside the new one.

One folder. Everyone on it.

Share a folder with your team or a client. Whatever anyone adds, changes or removes reaches everyone else, straight between the computers.

Anyone addsAna drops a new cut in. It reaches Bruno and Carla, checked like any transfer.
Nobody loses workBruno and Carla change the same script at once. Both versions are kept, side by side, named after who made them.
Nothing just disappearsCarla removes a draft. For the others it goes to the folder’s bin, where it stays for 30 days.

Shared folders are part of elevo Business and Studio. Whoever you invite joins free, with the code you send them.

Sending something takes three moves

Drop it on the elephant.

Files or folders, on the elephant icon or in the panel that opens from it.
Send the code.

It is already copied. Paste it in a message, an email, wherever you talk to them.
They paste it and receive.

elevo on their side fetches the files straight from your device. You both see them arrive.

The rest of it

A code is all it takes: No address book, no pairing. Whoever has the code can receive, for as long as you offer the files.
Encrypted end to end: Only the two devices can read what travels between them.
Nothing gets replaced: If a name is already taken on the other side, the new arrival gets a name of its own.
The same code after a restart: What you were offering comes back when the computer does, under the code you already sent.
Keep Awake: One switch stops the computer from sleeping for as long as you choose. During transfers it looks after itself.
Always one click away: elevo stays out of the way, behind the elephant icon. One click opens it; there is no window to manage.
No account: Nothing to sign in to and no password. An e-mail address is asked for once, when you download.
In 15 languages: elevo speaks 15 languages, from English and Português to 日本語 and 한국어.

elevo on iPhone

Send photos, videos and folders of any size.

The same code works between iPhone, Mac and Windows.

Coming soon to the App Store

Questions

Is elevo like AirDrop for Windows?

It does the same job and more: elevo sends files between iPhone, Mac and Windows, in any combination, with a code instead of a list of nearby devices. The two devices can be on the same Wi-Fi or on opposite sides of the world.

How do I send a large video from my iPhone to a computer?

In elevo on the iPhone, tap Send, then Photos and videos, and choose the video. On the Mac or PC, paste the code under Receive. The video arrives as it was recorded, at full quality, however long it is.

Is elevo free?

Yes. The app is free to download and to use. If paid plans ever exist, nothing you already use starts charging by itself: the Terms say so.

Do my files pass through your servers?

No. Files go from one device to the other and are never stored anywhere in between. When the two devices cannot reach each other directly, the encrypted traffic passes through a relay run by a third party, which cannot read it.

Is there a size limit?

None set by elevo. The limit is the free space on the receiving device, and elevo checks it before filling the disk.

What if the connection drops halfway?

The transfer waits and tries again by itself, from where it stopped. It also survives closing elevo and restarting the computer.

Does the other person need elevo?

Yes. A send code opens in elevo on their device. Opened in a browser, the code leads to this site, to download it.

Does my device have to stay on?

Yes, while the other side is receiving. The files come from your device, so it has to be awake and online. Keep Awake looks after the awake part.

How long does a code work?

For as long as you keep offering the files, up to the time you choose in Settings: 7 days unless you change it. You can stop offering at any moment.

Which devices does it run on?

elevo is made for Mac, Windows and iPhone. The download section of this page shows which of them are ready today.

What does elevo know about me?

Not your files, their names, or who you send them to. To download, this site asks for an e-mail address and keeps it. Once you accept the Terms, the app reports a random installation identifier, the model and name of the device and the versions of elevo and of the system, so installations can be counted. In Settings you can turn off the details of the device; the installed version is still reported, so you can be told about updates.