Now launching · iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+
Drop in any video and DropPlay serves it over your own Wi-Fi — scan a code to watch on any laptop, tablet, or TV. Or play it on your phone and AirPlay to the big screen. No cloud, no accounts.
What it does
Everything DropPlay does, shown on the screens you’ll actually use.
AirDrop a clip, open it from Files, or import from Photos. DropPlay picks it up and starts a local playback session instantly — no transcoding, no waiting, no setup.
Every video you open lands in a clean, monospaced library — name, date, and length at a glance. Pick up where you left off without digging through folders.
Keep it on your phone, pop it out as Picture-in-Picture, or send it to an Apple TV or AirPlay speaker. The same video, the screen you want it on.
Share to LAN spins up a tiny local server and a QR code. Scan it from a laptop, tablet, or smart TV on the same Wi-Fi and the video plays there — no upload, no link that leaves your network.
How it works
Three steps, and you never touch a cable or a cloud upload.
AirDrop it from a Mac or another iPhone, or pick it from Files or Photos. It’s ready the moment it arrives.
DropPlay saves a reference with its name, date, and length — your videos, neatly in one place.
Watch on the phone, AirPlay to the TV, or share to your Wi-Fi and scan to watch on any nearby screen.
Why DropPlay
Hit a container your phone can’t decode, like Matroska (.mkv)? DropPlay still ships the bytes to a device that can — via AirPlay or Wi-Fi — so the video plays anyway.
Your videos stay on your device. Streaming happens over your own Wi-Fi and shuts off the moment you stop sharing. No accounts, no cloud, nothing uploaded.
AirPlay to the big screen or float the video in Picture-in-Picture while you keep scrolling. Playback keeps going as you move around the app.
A QR code and a copyable link make it effortless to send a video to a laptop, tablet, or smart TV on the same network — no app required on the other end.
DropPlay is launching for iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 and later.
FAQ
AirDrop it from a Mac or another iPhone and choose DropPlay, open it from the Files app, or import it from Photos. It appears in your library right away.
Some containers — like Matroska (.mkv) — can’t be decoded directly on iPhone, even when the video inside is fine. DropPlay keeps casting and Wi-Fi streaming available so a device that can decode the file plays it for you.
No. Everything stays on your device. When you Share to LAN, the video is served only over your local Wi-Fi and only until you tap “Stop sharing.”
Just a browser on the same Wi-Fi network. Scan the QR code or open the link — no app or account required on the receiving end.
iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later.