metopeDownload
Metope’s limestone Android figure holding a file

Android file transfer.
Built for the Mac.

A small, native Swift app for your Android files.
Browse, organize, and move them over USB.

Download for Mac

macOS 26+ · Apple Silicon · v0.1.0

Free and open source. View on GitHub

Metope’s native Mac file browser with Android folders, sidebar favorites, and transfer controls.

Made with Swift & SwiftUI

A proper Mac app.
About 5 MB.

Native controls, Quick Look, Finder drag and drop, and familiar keyboard shortcuts. Everything you need to manage files, in a small download.

5MB

The whole app, installed.

Around 3 MB to download.

Your files, within reach.

From a single photo to a folder of recordings.

Find the file you need.

Switch between list and icon views, search the current folder, and preview files with Quick Look.

Folder search · Quick Look · File inspector

Put things in order.

Create folders, rename files, and delete what you no longer need. Work with your Android storage from your Mac.

New folders · Rename · Delete

See what’s transferring.

Send a folder to your phone or save it to your Mac. Queue the next transfer, follow progress, and cancel when needed.

Transfer queue · Progress · History

Existing files stay intact. Metope won’t overwrite them, and checks downloaded file sizes before saving.

An open project

Free to use.
Yours to build on.

Metope’s Swift app and MTP engine are open source under the MIT license. Read the code, build your own copy, or help make it better.

No accounts. No tracking. Just your Mac, your phone, and a USB cable.

Explore the project on GitHub

Getting connected

One cable.
Three steps.

  1. Connect your Android.

    Use a USB cable that supports data.

  2. Select File Transfer.

    Unlock your device, open its USB settings, and allow file access.

  3. Open Metope.

    Browse your storage. Drag in files from Finder, or select files to save to your Mac.

A little help.

Which devices are supported?

Metope uses MTP, the USB file-transfer protocol supported by Android phones and many other Android devices. You need an Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 26 or later.

My device isn’t showing up.

Check that the cable supports data, unlock your device, and select File Transfer in its USB settings. Quit other Android file-transfer apps, then refresh Metope.

Can I try it without a device?

Choose Help → Show Sample Files to browse read-only sample data.

Keyboard shortcuts
Quick Look
Space
Send to phone
⌘ U
Save to Mac
⌘ S
Inspector
⌥ ⌘ I
Transfer history
⌘ J
Refresh
⌘ R

Metope for Mac.

Native Swift. Small download. Android file transfer.

Download v0.1.0