Connect Android to Mac & Mac to Android

Seamlessly connect Android to Mac and Mac to Android — sync messages, notifications, calls, and files over local WiFi.

End-to-End Encrypted

No Cloud Required

100% Private

Connect Android to Mac

View and reply to Android SMS, mirror notifications, manage calls, and transfer files directly on your Mac.

Connect Mac to Android

Send files, sync clipboard, trigger notification actions, and control your Android phone from your Mac seamlessly.

Looking for a KDE Connect alternative? Bounce Connect provides a native, seamless experience for Mac users to connect wirelessly.

Everything you need, beautifully integrated.

Seamless integration that brings messages, calls, notifications, and files together across your devices.

  • iMessage-Style SMS
  • Smart Call Management
  • Unified Notifications
  • Universal Clipboard
  • Resume File Transfer
  • Native Contacts Sync
  • Encrypted Pairing
  • Continuity Links
  • Remote File Browser
  • Smart WiFi Lock
  • Manage App Notifications

A desktop SMS experience that feels native.

Send and receive SMS messages directly from your Mac without breaking your workflow. Designed to feel exactly like Apple's native Messages app, now with media staging support from Mac.

Full Dual-SIM support — select which SIM to send from.

Attach image/video from Mac into Android SMS composer flow.

Limitation (media only): Android SMS app still requires final manual Send tap.

Threaded conversation view with timestamp history.

Instant syncing without requiring an active cloud connection.

Take control of your incoming calls.

Don't reach for your phone when it rings. See exactly who's calling right on your Mac screen and decide how to handle it instantly.

  • Accept or decline standard Cellular calls instantly.
  • Full support for incoming WhatsApp calls.
  • Mute the ringer from your desktop if you're in a meeting.
  • Multi sim support, call from SIM1 or SIM2 directly from your Mac.

Never miss an important alert again.

Your Android notifications are securely mirrored to macOS Notification Center. They look, act, and feel like native Mac alerts.

  • Reply directly from the macOS notification popup (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.).
  • Dismiss an alert on your Mac, and it instantly clears on your phone.
  • Dismiss an alert on your Android, and it instantly clears on your Mac too.
  • Use "Manage App Notifications" to selectively block spammy or unwanted apps.

Copy here. Paste there.

The ultimate productivity hack. Unify your clipboard buffer across platforms so you never have to email yourself a link or snippet of text again.

  • Command+C on your Mac to instantly paste on your Android.
  • Share text from Android securely to your Mac's clipboard buffer.
  • Supports syncing both standard text strings and image data.

Ultra-fast binary transfers with Resume Support.

Beam files directly over local WiFi with 512KB binary chunking and optimized encryption for near-gigabit speeds (up to 900Mbps/120MBps) on WiFi 5 (5GHz) or WiFi 6 networks.

Seamless Resume: Disconnected? Transfers resume exactly where they left off.

Auto-Cleanup: Failsafes automatically clear temp files after 300 seconds.

Send multi-gigabyte 4K videos in seconds entirely locally.

Your entire address book, synced.

Bounce Connect automatically pulls your Android contact list into memory so you can easily identify callers and quickly compose new messages.

  • Displays names instead of just raw phone numbers.
  • Lightning fast local search to quickly find the right person.
  • Syncs changes automatically when you dial a new call.

Uncompromising privacy and security.

Your data is yours. Unlike competing apps, Bounce Connect does not rely on third-party servers. Everything stays strictly on your local network.

  • Bank-grade AES-256-GCM encryption for all transmitted data.
  • Zero cloud infrastructure — NO middleman servers handling your messages.
  • Requires secure, physical QR-code pairing to establish a trusted connection.

Continuity across operating systems.

Bridge the gap between macOS and Android. Instantly open web links or maps from one device natively on the other.

  • Send a URL from Mac to instantly open in Chrome on your phone.
  • Share a map location from Android to pop open on your large desktop.
  • Seamless integration with native OS sharing menus.

A window into your phone's storage.

Don't guess where files are saved. Use the native Mac interface to remotely browse the exact directory structure of your Android device.

  • Visually navigate the complex Android filesystem right from your Mac.
  • Quickly browse the DCIM/Camera folders to pull specific photos.
  • Download files wirelessly directly to your macOS Downloads folder.
  • One-click Folder Download now streams full nested folders to Mac (no zip prepack).

Total efficiency. Zero battery drain.

Unlike KDE Connect which constantly scans networks in the background, Bounce Connect is engineered to rest until you need it.

  • Smart WiFi Lock ensures the app only connects on your Home/Work network.
  • Deep sleep mode kills aggressive background pinging to save immense battery life.
  • Modern Android API integration specifically built to circumvent OS restrictions.

Granular control over your alerts.

Take complete control over which Android apps are allowed to push notifications to your Mac desktop, ensuring a distraction-free environment.

  • Selectively block noisy apps from reaching your Mac.
  • Instantly toggle alert syncing on a per-app basis.
  • A sleek iOS-style interface tailored for speed and efficiency.

Set up in seconds.

Three simple steps to connect your devices.

  1. Download Both Apps
    Install Bounce Connect on your Mac and Bounce Companion on your Android device.
  2. Scan QR Code
    Open both apps and scan the QR code shown on Mac with your Android device.
  3. Start Syncing
    That's it! Your devices are now connected and syncing automatically.

Android Companion App

A beautiful, lightweight app designed for seamless integration.

Smart WiFi Lock

Bounce lets you lock connections to specific WiFi. Making sure saving massive amounts of battery by stopping reconnections.

iMessage-Style SMS

A full desktop UI that mirrors your Android inbox. Dual-SIM support included.

Large File Transfer

Wirelessly drag & drop multi-gigabyte files instantly, completely bypassing the cloud.

Universal Clipboard

Unify your copy-paste history seamlessly across Android and macOS.

Smart Notifications

Mirror alerts, remote dismiss, and reply inline to WhatsApp & Telegram directly from Mac.

Call Management

Answer / Reject cellular and WhatsApp calls right from your Mac desktop.

Remote Media Controls

See what's playing on Android and control playback via the Mac menu bar.

Continuity Links

Bounce web links between Android and Safari using the native Share Sheet.

Dynamic Wallpaper Sync

A cosmetic continuity feature that aligns your macOS and Android background aesthetics.

Real-Time Telemetry

Monitor your Android hardware state, battery health, and connection status directly from macOS.

Bounce Connect vs KDE Connect

The best KDE Connect alternative for Mac — here’s exactly why Bounce Connect wins.

Pure Native Performance

Bounce is built entirely from the ground up in native Swift, not a ported framework. This guarantees vastly better battery life, memory usage, and UI fluidity on macOS.

Beautiful Call Management

Answer, reject, and mute regular or WhatsApp calls with a native macOS call screen. KDE Connect completely misses WhatsApp calls.

Ultra-Fast Binary Transfers

Optimized 512KB chunking delivers near-gigabit speeds (up to 120MB/s) on WiFi 5/6 networks.

Full Message Composer

Unlike alternatives that gray out the 'New Message' button, Bounce features a complete, native composer for SMS.

Remote File Browser

Navigate your entire Android filesystem from Mac-explore DCIM, Downloads, Documents, and custom folders with lightning speed. Download multiple files instantly or pull a complete folder in one click from Mac. Features Seamless Resume technology that recovers interrupted downloads till 5 mins and 5 mins Auto-Cleanup that purges temp files automatically.

Dual-SIM Call Support

Take full control of your phone lines. Choose exactly which SIM card to call or text from, directly from your Mac.

Clipboard Sync

We sync more than raw text. Bounce bridges clipboard images and beautifully mirrors your Android wallpaper right onto the Mac desktop.

Advanced Call Log Sync

Your entire Android call history, synced instantly to the Mac app. View missed calls and redial with one click—a feature KDE Connect lacks.

Native Contact Dialer

Search your Android contacts directly from our spotlight-like interface to instantly dial or SMS them.

Inline Replies

Reply directly from Mac notifications (including WhatsApp and Telegram). KDE Connect just mirrors them passively without interaction.

Smart mDNS

Bounce uses Apple's mDNS to effortlessly find your phone even when IP addresses change on WiFi. No more annoying dropouts.

Safari Extension

Transform your browsing workflow with our native Safari extension. Share any webpage, article, or video link instantly to your Android browser with one tap-pages open automatically on your phone within seconds.

Natural Clipboard

Utilizes Android's native share system. No manual triggers from annoying notification tiles required.

Notification Sync

A true cross-device bridge: use Android notification actions from your Mac, clear on either side, and Bounce auto-reconciles state after reconnect.

Proactive Media

Trigger and resume your favorite music app directly from the Mac menu bar.

Battery-Saving WiFi Lock

Unlike KDE Connect which constantly scans for networks, Bounce lets you lock connections to specific WiFi zones (like Home/Work).

Bounce Connect is also the top alternative to Pushbullet for Mac, AirDroid for Mac, and Microsoft Phone Link on macOS — bringing everything Windows users enjoy with Phone Link, natively to macOS with your Android.

Beautiful on every platform.

Designed with elegance and functionality in mind.

Contextual Dashboard

Provides a single pane of glass to monitor your Android phone's battery life, active network connection, and available storage.

  • Open the Bounce Mac app to instantly see your phone's live hardware status.
  • Toggle active features and monitor connection health.

Limitations

  • Battery readings may occasionally delay by a few seconds due to Android OS background optimizations.

iMessage-Style SMS

View and send SMS messages from multiple threads directly from your desktop.

  • Navigate to the Messages tab to view all existing SMS threads.
  • Compose new messages and natively select which SIM card to use for sending (Dual-SIM support).

Smart Call Management

Track incoming, active, and missed calls with granular caller ID integration.

  • Native macOS notification appears instantly for Cellular and WhatsApp calls.

Unified Notifications

All pushed Android notifications seamlessly centralized on your Mac desktop.

  • Reply inline to WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messages via a native input field.

Universal Clipboard

Access cross-device clipboard history with effortless native syncing.

  • Mac-to-Android: Copy text or images on Mac; it automatically appears in Android's clipboard buffer.

Ultra-Fast File Transfer

Send massive files back and forth rapidly with Seamless Resume support.

  • Binary Protocol: Uses 512KB chunks for near-gigabit speeds (up to 900Mbps/120MBps) on WiFi 5/6.

Native Contacts Sync

Directly interact with your address book synced securely from your phone.

  • Search seamlessly through your contacts via the Mac app sidebar.

Secure Encrypted Pairing

Frictionless connection handshake utilizing military-grade cryptography.

  • Mac app auto-generates a rapid QR payload. Snap the QR code using the Companion app.

Continuity Link Sharing

Pass live webpages directly between your desktop and mobile environments.

  • Mac-to-Android: Push current Safari/Chrome tabs via the macOS Share Extension.

Remote File Browser

Browse, fetch, and organize your raw Android filesystem securely from Mac.

  • Navigate Android directories like internal storage (DCIM, Downloads) directly from the Mac interface.

Call logs synced directly from Android

Access your complete call history on your Mac.

Call from any SIM

Professional dual-SIM management. Switch between personal and work lines seamlessly before placing a call.

Ready to get started?

Download Bounce Connect and experience seamless connectivity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a KDE Connect alternative for Mac? + Yes — Bounce Connect is purpose-built as the best KDE Connect alternative for macOS.

How do I connect my Android phone to my Mac? + Download Bounce Connect on your Mac and Bounce Companion on your Android phone. Open both apps, scan the QR code shown on Mac using the Companion app, and your devices pair instantly over local WiFi.

Can I send and receive Android SMS from my Mac? + Yes. Bounce Connect gives you a full iMessage-style interface to view SMS threads and compose messages from your Mac.

Does Bounce Connect work with WhatsApp calls? + Yes. You can accept, reject, or mute both regular cellular calls and WhatsApp calls directly from your Mac.

Does Bounce Connect send data to the cloud? + No. Bounce Connect is 100% local.

Can I transfer files wirelessly between Android and Mac? + Yes. Drag and drop files from Finder directly into the Bounce Connect Mac app to send them to your Android phone.

Why do my Android and Mac keep disconnecting? + The most common cause is Android's battery optimization killing the Bounce Companion app while the screen is off.

Why does my device reconnect slowly sometimes? + Bounce is designed to be extremely battery-efficient. When you first move away from your Mac, the app starts with frequent reconnection attempts.

Can I browse my Android phone files from Mac? + Yes. The Remote File Browser lets you navigate Android directories.

Does clipboard sync work both ways? + Mac-to-Android clipboard sync works automatically for both text and images. Android-to-Mac is limited to text only.

What are the system requirements? + The Mac app requires macOS 14.6 Sonoma or later. The Android companion app requires Android 8.0 Oreo or higher.

How much does Bounce Connect cost? + Bounce Companion for Android is a one-time purchase of $15.99 lifetime.

Pay once. Use forever.

All future updates included at no extra cost.