# Move a window to another device. > Hop moves an open window to another of your devices, usually in about a second. On Mac, Windows, Linux and in the browser; phone apps next. Last updated: 2026-11-12 · HTML: https://www.kolhive.com/en/continue-on-another-device/ Between devices Now available 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. [Download](https://www.kolhive.com/en/download/) [Open in browser](https://web.kolhive.com/) Free for macOS, Windows, Linux and the web. [Start demo](https://demo.kolhive.com/?lang=en) ### Every device Mac, Windows, Linux and the browser, in any mix. iPhone, iPad and Android apps next. ### 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 device](https://www.kolhive.com/en/cloud-storage-sync/)** The same desktop, apps and files on computer, phone and browser. - **[AI OS](https://www.kolhive.com/en/ai-operating-system/)** What an AI operating system is, and how KolHive works as one. - **[Home computer files](https://www.kolhive.com/en/home-computer-files/)** Open 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. [Download](https://www.kolhive.com/en/download/) [Open in browser](https://web.kolhive.com/)