From phone to computer.
No cable. No WhatsApp.
Scan a code and your files appear on the computer, in their original quality. Nothing to install, no account.
Free on your local network · No install on your computer
Why not WhatsApp?
Made for moving files, not for chatting.
Original quality
Photos and videos arrive exactly as they are. WhatsApp compresses them.
Saves your data
On the same Wi‑Fi, files go straight from the phone to the computer without using your data.
Nothing left in a chat
Your documents don't sit in a conversation for ever, and nobody needs your number.
Any devices
Phone, laptop — any combination.
Files go both ways, on any device with a browser. Nothing to install. Connect up to 3 devices to one computer at once for free — a whole class of 15 with Pro (coming soon).
Phone ↔ Laptop
Open Portal on the computer and scan the code with your phone's camera.
Phone ↔ Phone
Open Portal on one phone and scan the code with the other phone's camera.
Laptop ↔ Laptop
Open Portal on one computer, tap “Copy the link” and open it on the other — by email or WhatsApp Web.
How it works
Scan. Connect. That's it.
No cables, no IP addresses, no emailing files to yourself.
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Open Portal on your computer
A QR code appears. No account needed to try it on your own devices.
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Scan it with your phone
Your phone asks one question: allow this computer? Tap Allow.
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Browse, search and move files
Your phone's files appear in a real file explorer. Drag files in and out. It just works.
Drag and drop
Both directions, any size. Resumes if the connection drops.
Photo import
Import the last 7 days in one click. Duplicates skipped.
Shared clipboard
Copy a link on your phone, paste it on your laptop.
Feels like a drive
Folders, previews, keyboard shortcuts, multi-select.
Search
Google Search for your own files.
Type the way you think. Portal understands file names, folders, dates, sizes and where a file came from — and tells you why each result matched. It isn't a chatbot. It just finds things.
- invoice.pdfExact
- videos larger than 1GBFilters
- files from SeptemberDates
- the invoice I downloaded yesterdayNatural language
- photos of my carUnderstands images
- files I received from WhatsAppKnows where files came from
Anywhere
Same Wi‑Fi or across the world.
Portal finds the best path automatically. You never see an IP address.
Same Wi‑Fi
Files move directly over your local network at full speed. This is how the Free plan works.
Different networks
Phone on mobile data, laptop on home Wi‑Fi — Portal connects them directly when it can.
Strict networks
When firewalls block direct paths, an encrypted relay forwards packets it can't read.
For print shops
Print orders without WhatsApp.
Customers scan one code on your counter and send what they want printed. You don't get their number, they don't get a chat full of documents, and the files are deleted once the order is done.
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A code on the counter
Print the poster once. The code doesn't change.
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The customer sends from their phone
Files or pages scanned on the spot, with their first name, copies and black and white or colour. No app, no account.
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An order number, an organized queue
The customer gets a number. You see every order with its pages and copies, and print from the queue.
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Nothing kept
Files live only in the open tab and are deleted when you mark the order done, or after 3 hours.
Privacy
Your files don't go through our servers.
Files go straight between your devices, encrypted. When a direct path is impossible, an encrypted relay passes along data it can't read, and stores nothing.
- Your phone asks before anything connects.
- Codes work once and expire after two minutes.
- Search runs on your phone; AI is optional.
Pricing
Free on your own network. Simple after that.
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Teams and regulated organizations: see Business and Enterprise.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Can I use it between two phones or two computers?
Yes. Portal works between any two devices with a browser: phone to laptop, phone to phone, and laptop to laptop. Phones connect by scanning the code; between two computers, copy the link and open it on the other one. Files go both ways. On the Free plan, both devices need to be on the same Wi‑Fi.
Can several devices connect at the same time — say, a class?
Yes. One computer can be connected to up to 3 devices at once for free, and up to 15 with Pro (coming soon). Each device scans its own code (click “Add another device”). Share a folder once and everyone connected can download it — and what one phone shares, the others can see too, with each person's “Name only” and “Hidden” choices kept.
Can I share a folder but keep some files private?
Yes. When you share a folder, Portal asks what others can open. For each folder or file choose Can open, Name only (they see the name but can't open it) or Hidden (not shown at all, not even in search). Change it anytime from the lock next to the folder. It works for folders shared from a computer and from a phone.
Do my files go through Portal's servers?
No. When your phone and computer can reach each other — on the same Wi‑Fi or across most networks — files travel directly between them. When a direct path is impossible, an encrypted relay forwards packets it cannot read, and nothing is stored.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Portal runs in the browser on both devices: scan the code with your phone's camera and share the files you choose. You can add Portal to your phone's home screen for one-tap access. The upcoming Portal apps go further: on Android your computer can browse your whole phone like a drive; on iPhone, your full photo library.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes, in Safari: open sendviaportal.com/p and add it to the Home Screen. Pick photos, videos and files there to send them. To send straight from Photos with Share, add the Portal Shortcut (it works with Portal for computers, on the same Wi‑Fi).
Is the AI search sending my files somewhere?
Your file index lives on your phone. Standard search needs no AI at all. When you turn on AI search, only your search text — never your files — is sent to the model, and organizations can disable external AI entirely.
What happens if the connection drops mid-transfer?
Portal pauses, reconnects and resumes from the last verified piece of the file. Every piece is checked with SHA‑256, so nothing is corrupted or restarted.