Ember keeps your Android phone and your Mac in sync. Your clipboard, images and files move both ways, and your phone's notifications show up on your Mac. It's end-to-end encrypted and works locally over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, with optional cloud sync for when your devices are apart.
Free, no ads. macOS 13+ · Android 11+ · end-to-end encrypted
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Every copy takes exactly one route, chosen automatically — the most private one available. Nothing touches the internet while your devices can reach each other directly.
Same room, no network needed. A direct BLE link — works fully offline.
Same network. Fast local transfers over your own Wi-Fi — big files fly.
Apart? An encrypted, zero-knowledge relay bridges you — with just a free account.
Text and images copy straight across, in both directions — the moment you hit copy.
Drag a file onto the Mac menu bar, or share from Android. Streams straight to disk.
Your Android notifications, quietly on your Mac — with per-app control.
Away from home? Sign in with your email and Ember bridges your devices over an encrypted relay.
X25519 key exchange, AES-256-GCM per message. Keys are made on-device and never leave.
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi need no internet and no account. The cloud is opt-in, never required.
Pair more than one Mac, give each a name, and choose exactly where things go.
Turn on optional Auto-copy to send what you copy on Android, or use the share sheet and a "Send to Mac" Quick Settings tile.
Get Ember from Google Play on your phone and from the Mac App Store on your Mac, where it lives in the menu bar.
Point your phone at the QR code on your Mac. Encryption keys are exchanged on-device — nothing is uploaded.
From then on, your clipboard, files, and notifications simply follow you between devices.
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi always work with no account at all. When your devices aren't on the same network, sign in with just your email and Ember bridges them over an encrypted, zero-knowledge relay that can't read a thing and stores nothing. Cloud sync is free for now. Paid plans may come later; local sync over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stays free.
KDE Connect's macOS app is an unofficial community port that's often flaky. Ember is a purpose-built, native menu-bar app — first-class on both Android and Mac.
| Feature | Ember | Apple Universal Clipboard | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android ↔ Mac | Yes | Apple only | Yes |
| Native, stable Mac app | Yes · menu bar | Built in | Unofficial · flaky |
| Clipboard text & images | Yes | Yes | Text only |
| File transfer | Both ways | No | Yes |
| Notification mirroring | Yes | No | Yes |
| End-to-end encrypted | Yes | Yes | LAN only |
| Works with no account | Local: yes | Apple ID | Yes |
| Cloud when apart | Yes · free for now | Same network | Same network |
Not for local sync. Over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, your data goes straight between your devices and never touches the internet. Cloud sync is optional and needs a free account. Even then, the relay is zero-knowledge: it forwards encrypted data it can't read, and it doesn't store it.
Keys are exchanged at pairing with X25519, and every message is sealed with AES-256-GCM. Keys are generated on your devices and are never uploaded — not even for cloud sync.
Only for cloud sync, and it's just your email — no password. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work with no account at all.
Yes. Ember is free, with no ads. Cloud sync is free for now too. Paid plans for cloud sync may come later, billed through the App Store or Google Play. Local sync over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stays free.
Ember is coming soon to Google Play for Android and to the Mac App Store for Mac.
A Mac on macOS 13 or later and an Android phone on Android 11 or later.