Phone and PC guides
Step-by-step answers for the things people want to do between an Android phone and a Windows or Linux PC, each one based on what the app does today.
Move files and text
Files, photos, clipboard, links and folders between phone and PC.
- Transfer files from Android to PC without a cableSend photos, videos and documents from your Android phone to a Windows PC over Wi-Fi, end-to-end encrypted, with no account and no size limit.
- Send files from PC to Android phone wirelesslyDrag files onto your phone in the Windows app or right-click them in File Explorer. They arrive in Download/Personal Bridge, verified and encrypted.
- Transfer files between Android and LinuxPair your Android phone with a Linux PC using the pdb command-line tool, then send files both ways over Wi-Fi, end-to-end encrypted.
- Transfer large video files from phone to PCMove multi-gigabyte videos between Android, Windows and Linux with no size cap. Transfers resume after drops and every piece is verified.
- Back up phone photos to your PC without a cableCopy new photos and videos from your Android phone to your own Windows PC, sorted by year and month, even automatically while charging on Wi-Fi.
- Copy and paste between Android phone and PCSend copied text from your PC to your phone with Ctrl+Shift+B, or from the phone with one tap, and keep snippets the same on every device.
- Send a link from your phone to your PCOpen a web page from your Android phone in your PC’s browser in one tap, or hand over the PDF page you were reading with Continue.
- Sync a folder between your phone and PCKeep one folder identical on your Android phone and PC, or two PCs, in both directions. Old versions are kept 30 days and conflicts lose nothing.
Use your phone with your PC
Notifications, webcam, touchpad, printing, scanning, locking and finding.
- Reply to text messages from your PC (Android)Mirror Android notifications to your Windows PC and answer SMS, RCS and chat messages from the keyboard. No SMS permission, nothing stored.
- Use your Android phone as a webcam for your PCTurn your Android phone into a webcam for Zoom, Teams or Meet through OBS Virtual Camera. Video only, local to your PC, off until you allow it.
- Use your phone as a touchpad and keyboard for PCControl your Windows PC’s pointer and type from your Android phone, handy for presentations or a PC on the TV. Every session is approved on the PC.
- Print from your Android phone on your PC’s printerSmartPrint sends a PDF, photo or text file from your phone to a paired PC and prints it there, suggesting duplex, 2-up and color settings.
- Scan documents with your phone straight to your PCScan paper with your Android phone and get a straightened PDF plus recognized Korean and English text on your PC, ready to search or edit.
- Lock your Windows PC from your Android phoneLock your PC with one tap from your phone, or let it lock itself when your phone has been away for a set time. Unlocking stays on the PC.
- Find your lost Android phone from your PCRing your Android phone at full volume for 30 seconds, even on silent, and see where it is from your PC, with no account or cloud tracking.
Made for Korea
공동인증서 and HWP documents, explained for everyone.
- Move a Korean 공동인증서 between phone and PCCopy a Korean certificate (공동인증서, formerly 공인인증서) between Android and Windows, end-to-end encrypted and approved on the receiving device.
- Print HWP files from your phoneSend an HWP or HWPX document from your Android phone to your PC’s printer, and preview its text and thumbnail even without Hancom software.
Any network, anywhere
Over the internet, without a router, or to someone without the app.
- Transfer files between phone and PC over the internetSend files to your PC at home while your phone is on mobile data. Paired devices connect directly over the internet, end-to-end encrypted.
- Transfer files without Wi-Fi using your phone’s hotspotNo router around? Your Android phone opens a local-only hotspot, your Windows PC joins it, and files move directly without using mobile data.
- Send large files to anyone with a one-time linkShare a big file with someone who doesn’t have the app: they open a one-time link in any browser and the file comes from your PC, encrypted.
Work and teams
Browser extension, company policies and scripting.
- Send a browser tab from Chrome or Edge to your phoneRight-click any page, link or selection in Chrome or Edge and send it to your phone, or press Alt+Shift+S to send the current tab.
- Control phone and PC transfers in your companyAdmin-signed policies that every device enforces locally: switch features off, block file types, guard the clipboard, allow LAN only. No accounts.
- Automate phone and PC transfers with scriptsUse the pdb command line, or the TypeScript and Python SDKs, to send files, text and links to your paired devices from your own scripts.
Alternatives
Honest side-by-side looks at other phone–PC apps.
- Phone Link alternative for Android and WindowsMicrosoft Phone Link vs Personal Device Bridge: accounts, transfers across networks, encryption, clipboard, iPhone support and more, side by side.
- KDE Connect alternative for Android, Windows and LinuxKDE Connect vs Personal Device Bridge: platforms, open source, transfers across networks without a VPN, encryption and Korean features compared.
- LocalSend alternative with clipboard and notificationsLocalSend vs Personal Device Bridge: open source, platforms, transfers across networks, clipboard sync, notifications and touchpad, side by side.
- AirDroid alternative without an accountAirDroid Personal vs Personal Device Bridge: accounts, file size limits, transfers across networks, encryption and remote features, side by side.