Beam
Open Beam

Phone → PC

Send it. It lands.
Then Beam forgets.

Beam moves a link or photo from your phone to your PC in real time — over the real internet, not just shared Wi-Fi. No accounts, no sign-in, no history. Just a 2-minute window to send, then the relay wipes the slate clean.

Open Beam Download for Windows

Free·No account required·Works over cellular data

  1. Step 1

    Open Beam on both

    Your phone and your PC — or any two devices.

  2. Step 2

    Scan or type the code

    One device shows it, the other enters it. No login, ever.

  3. Step 3

    2 minutes to send

    Then the relay forgets everything. Pair again anytime.

How it works

Three steps, no learning curve

Beam is one button, not a settings menu. Pair, send, and let the 2-minute clock do the cleanup for you.

01

Pair

Open Beam on both devices. Scan a QR code or type a 6-character pairing code — no login, ever.

02

Send

Drop a photo, paste a link, or type a note. It's on the wire and landing on the other device before you can second-guess it.

03

Forgotten

Your 2-minute window closes and the relay deletes both devices, every item, every upload. Pair again next time you need it.

Ephemeral by design

Built to forget you

Most tools want to remember everything about you, forever. Beam does the opposite. Two devices pair, get exactly two minutes to send and receive, and then the relay deletes every device, every item, and every uploaded file it was holding — no persistent link between your phone and your PC survives the session.

  • No accounts to create or passwords to remember
  • Capped at exactly two devices per pairing
  • Nothing left behind for the relay to leak
Read the full threat model

Cross-platform reach

One app. Every screen. Zero setup.

Beam isn't picky about what you're holding. It's a small, always-on tray app on Windows, an installable app that works instantly in any phone's browser with zero app-store friction, and on iOS it shows up right inside the native Share Sheet.

See every platform

Real internet, not just Wi-Fi

Not AirDrop with extra steps

AirDrop-style tools only work when both devices share the same Wi-Fi network. Beam relays over the real internet, so your phone on cellular data can reach your PC across the house, across town, or across a conference room you're not even connected to.

Private by design

Private by design, not by promise

Every device is authenticated with a long random token scoped to its own pairing — a stranger can't read your items, drop into your pairing, or make it a threesome. The source is public, so you don't have to take our word for any of this.

Browse the source on GitHub

Get Beam

Wherever you are, Beam's there too

Pick the device in front of you — there's no wrong way in.

Windows

A small tray app that's always ready. Get a notification and an auto-saved file the moment something lands.

Download for Windows

Any phone, any browser

An installable PWA that works instantly with zero install — add it to your home screen for one-tap access.

Open Beam

iOS Share Sheet

A free Apple Shortcut puts Beam right in your Share Sheet, alongside AirDrop — no App Store, no account. Takes about 5 minutes to set up once, in the Shortcuts app.

Setup guide

Open source

MIT-flavored hobby project, source and all. Read the code, self-host your own relay, or send a pull request.

View on GitHub

Got something to send?

Open Beam and you're paired in about five seconds flat — no account, no setup, no strings attached.

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