Every device
Mac, Windows, Linux and the browser, in any mix. iPhone, iPad and Android apps next.
Between devicesNow available
Move a window to another device.
Hop moves an open KolHive window to another of your devices. Drag the window to a device or choose it in the window menu, and the window closes here and opens there on the same item at the same place: the same second of a recording, the same page of a document, the same web address. When the other device is online the window usually arrives in about a second, and a device that does not answer gets a notification. It works between your devices signed in to the same account: Mac, Windows, Linux and the browser, on a phone or tablet too. A file that lives on only one device can be sent to another of your devices as a copy with Nearby. The KolHive apps for iPhone, iPad and Android come next.
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About a second
When the other device is online, the window usually arrives in about a second.
Same place
The same second, the same page, the same web address.
Free
Hop and Nearby are part of KolHive.
How to move a window
Three ways to start, and one way back.
Drag
Drag a window to a device at the top of the screen.
Window menu
Choose the device in the window menu.
On a phone
Tap the move button.
Undo and Send back
Undo is there for a few seconds, and Send back returns the window to the device it came from.
Send a file to another device
Nearby sends a copy straight from one of your devices to another.
Straight across
The file goes from device to device. It never passes through our servers.
Your own devices
Devices signed in to your account find each other. There is nothing to type or approve.
Same network first
On the same network the devices connect directly and fast. Otherwise a direct path over the internet is tried, never a relay.
Checked on arrival
Each file is checked when it arrives, so a broken copy is never kept.
What you can use today, and what is coming
Available now
- KolHive for macOS, Windows, and Linux, free, and in the browser at web.kolhive.com.
- Hop in KolHive on Mac, Windows, Linux and in the browser, with a switch in Settings › Devices.
- Nearby: sending files between your own devices.
Coming
- Hop and Nearby in the KolHive apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
- KolHive for iPhone and iPad: coming to the App Store.
- KolHive for Android: coming to Google Play.
Questions and answers
Which devices can I move a window between?
Your devices signed in to the same account: Mac, Windows, Linux and the browser, on a phone or tablet too. The KolHive apps for iPhone, iPad and Android come next.
What happens if the other device is asleep?
If it has not answered after a couple of seconds, we send it a notification, on devices that can show one. Tap it and the window opens. Otherwise the window waits there until the device is used.
What does the notification say?
That a window from your device, by its name, is waiting. It does not name the app, the file or the page.
What travels between the devices?
Only a small pointer to the item. The item itself is already in your account. Private browser windows stay where they are. Hop does not move a file kept on one device only, but Nearby can send a copy of it.
Can I undo it?
Yes, for a few seconds. After that you can send the window back.
Does it cost anything, and can I turn it off?
Hop and Nearby are part of KolHive and free. A switch in Settings › Devices decides whether a device takes windows from your other devices.
Is the window moved or copied?
Moved: it closes on the device you leave and opens on the other one.
How do I send a file to another of my devices?
In the Share menu of the file, choose Send nearby, then pick the device. A copy arrives on that device.
How does Nearby find the other device?
Over your internet connection, not Bluetooth. Our server only introduces the two devices, so both need to be online. The file and its name never reach our servers.
Is there a limit on file size?
Up to 2 GB per file in the apps. A browser receives up to 256 MB per file.
Keep exploring KolHive
- Every deviceThe same desktop, apps and files on computer, phone and browser.
- AI OSWhat an AI operating system is, and how KolHive works as one.
- Home computer filesOpen your computer's files from your phone.
Get KolHive.
Download it for your computer or open it in the browser. One free account for KolHive, KolChat and KolWrite.