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Copy text from iPhone to PC

Paste on your iPhone, tap Copy on your PC. A shared clipboard that works in any browser.

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Clips are visible to devices on your Wi-Fi for 30 minutes. Avoid sending passwords.

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Apple doesn’t make AirDrop for Windows, so the usual routes from an iPhone to a PC are a cable with a “Trust this computer” prompt, or syncing everything through iCloud. For a link, an address, a code or a paragraph, emailing yourself is a lot of steps for something you want to paste in five seconds.

The quick way, with fdrop

  1. 1

    Open fdrop.cc on both devices

    Safari on the iPhone, Edge or Chrome on the PC. Same Wi-Fi, no login.

  2. 2

    Paste on the iPhone

    Copy the text, open fdrop.cc in Safari and tap Paste, or type it in and tap Send.

  3. 3

    Copy on the PC

    The text appears under Clipboard within a few seconds. Tap Copy and paste it wherever you need.

fdrop clipboard on a Windows PC showing text sent from an iPhone, with a Copy button
Text pasted on the iPhone shows up on the PC with a Copy button.

Other ways, and their catch

Apple Notes on iCloud.com

Paste into a note on the iPhone, then open icloud.com/notes on the PC.

Good: Keeps the text around after you’ve pasted it. Catch: You sign into your Apple ID in a browser, and iCloud.com is clunky on phones.

WhatsApp or Telegram to yourself

Send it to your own chat (Message yourself in WhatsApp, Saved Messages in Telegram) and open WhatsApp or Telegram on the PC.

Good: You probably have the app already. Catch: Needs the app signed in on both devices.

Email it to yourself

Attach it (or paste it) in an email to yourself and open the email on the PC.

Good: Works on every device. Catch: Lots of steps for a quick copy, and it clutters your inbox.

Good to know

Questions

How do I copy text from iPhone to PC without a cable?

Open fdrop.cc on both, paste on the iPhone and tap Copy on the PC. Apple Notes on iCloud.com is the main built-in option, with the limits listed above.

Is there a length limit?

Up to 50,000 characters per clip, which is about 20 pages of text. Longer than that, save it as a file and send the file.

Do the iPhone and PC need to be on the same Wi-Fi?

Yes for the clipboard: clips show up on devices that share your internet connection, like home or office Wi-Fi.

Do I need to install an app?

No. fdrop runs in Safari on the iPhone and Edge or Chrome on the PC. Nothing to install and no account.

Who can see what I paste?

Only devices on the same internet connection with fdrop open. Clips are deleted after 30 minutes, and you can delete your own sooner.

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