SideMount · Office #61,489

What it is

Calls itself “app”.

• Calls itself: app

“A small app that puts your Android phone in Finder as a regular drive.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Android File Transfer. Claims “only”. Rules out “account”, “cloud” and “telemetry”.

• Alternative to: Android File Transfer
• Superlative claim: only
• Says it will not: account · cloud · telemetry

“The alternative is MTP, the path Android File Transfer uses, and it cannot present a phone as a real volume.”

“Nothing to install on the phone, and no Android File Transfer.”

What it costs

One-time purchase and monthly subscription. Free for a trial period. Prices quoted: $1.99 per month, $19 once.

• One-time: yes
• Monthly: yes
• Free plan: free for a trial
• Price: $1.99 per month · $19 once

“$19 once”

“Free for seven days, no card.”

“Choose monthly -> https://sidemount.app/buy-monthly”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. Available in 7 languages.

• Sells to: consumers
• Languages: 7 languages

“Free for seven days, no card. Version 1.0.1, 11.0 MB, for macOS 26.”

“Deutsch”

How it runs

A desktop app for Android and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. No API.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: Android · macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• API: no

“A small app that puts your Android phone in Finder as a regular drive.”

“Any Android phone that can turn on USB debugging, which is effectively all of them. It has been tested on Android 8 through 15”

What it works with

Names Android File Transfer, Apple and 5 more on its pages.

• Names: Android File Transfer · Apple · Finder · +4

“The alternative is MTP, the path Android File Transfer uses, and it cannot present a phone as a real volume.”

“SideMount is not affiliated with Google or Apple.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes a blog.

• Instant signup: yes
• Trial asks for: nothing

“Download for macOS”

“Free for seven days, no card.”