USING CROSSPOINT

Share files

Files go straight from one of your computers to the other over your network, encrypted. No cloud, no size cap.

Four ways to send

Copy and paste. Copy files in Finder or Explorer, cross to the other computer and paste. They are sent first, then the app tells you “Files from … are ready to paste”.
Drag across the edge. Drag files and keep going past the screen edge, then drop them on the other computer.
From Devices. Click Send files… on a connected computer, or the folder icon to send a whole folder.
From Transfers. Pick the computer, then Choose files… or Folder…, or drop files and folders on the Crosspoint window.

Where received files go

Into a Crosspoint folder inside your Downloads: ~/Downloads/Crosspoint on a Mac and Downloads\Crosspoint on Windows. The Transfers page shows the path at the bottom, and Show in Finder or Show in folder on a finished transfer opens it.

Nothing is ever overwritten. A second report.pdf arrives as report 2.pdf on a Mac and report (2).pdf on Windows.
Every file is checked when it arrives and only kept if it matches what was sent.
Files you drag across the edge and drop where nothing accepts them are kept in the same folder, with a notice.

Pause, resume and cancel

The Transfers page lists everything moving and recently finished, with progress and speed.

Pause and Resume work on files you send.
Cancel works on either side.
If the connection drops, the transfer pauses and carries on when the computers reconnect.
Clear finished tidies the list.

Limits

There is no limit on file size.
Up to 1000 files in one transfer. For more, zip them first.
Folders up to 32 levels deep.
Speed depends on your network. Wi‑Fi is often several times slower than a cable.

Browser tabs

Tab sharing lets you drag a browser tab past the edge so it opens on the other computer. It works with Chrome, Edge and Brave (version 116 or later) through a browser extension, and isn’t in the browser stores yet. Safari and Firefox aren’t supported. Links you drag across the edge open on the other computer too.

Tab sharing is still being built, so how you install the extension will change. We’ll update this page when it is ready.

Four ways to send

Copy and paste. Copy files in Finder or Explorer, cross to the other computer and paste. They are sent first, then the app tells you “Files from … are ready to paste”.

Drag across the edge. Drag files and keep going past the screen edge, then drop them on the other computer.

From Devices. Click Send files… on a connected computer, or the folder icon to send a whole folder.

From Transfers. Pick the computer, then Choose files… or Folder…, or drop files and folders on the Crosspoint window.

Where received files go

Nothing is ever overwritten. A second report.pdf arrives as report 2.pdf on a Mac and report (2).pdf on Windows.

Every file is checked when it arrives and only kept if it matches what was sent.

Files you drag across the edge and drop where nothing accepts them are kept in the same folder, with a notice.

Browser tabs

Tab sharing is still being built, so how you install the extension will change. We’ll update this page when it is ready.