Tired of the AirDrop Hassle – Any Tips to Make It Quicker?

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I’ve been relying on AirDrop for years to share files between my Apple devices, but I’m getting a little frustrated with how many steps it takes. Every time, I have to:

Open Finder → click AirDrop → wait for devices to show up → drag files in.

It’s not terrible, but when you do this multiple times a day, it adds up.

I’m wondering:

Are there keyboard shortcuts or Automator workflows to trigger AirDrop instantly?

Any hidden tricks (Terminal commands, scripts, etc.) to streamline this?

Or… is there a better alternative that’s just as seamless?

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If you’re into automation, try this Automator Quick Action:

  1. Open Automator → New Document → Quick Action.

  2. Set “Workflow receives files/folders in Finder.”

  3. Drag in “Get Specified Finder Items” → Add your frequent files (or leave blank to prompt for selection).

  4. Add “Open Finder Items” → Choose AirDrop as the app.

Save it, then right-click any file → Quick Actions → Your workflow!

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Here is a new guide, How to Turn on AirDrop on Mac.

Or if you love Terminal! Run this to blast files to AirDrop without clicking:

open -a Finder “airdrop://”

Save it as a shell script and trigger it via Spotlight.

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Try iBoysoft MagicMenu～ It adds AirDrop directly in your right-click context menu.
Just right-click the folder or file, and choose AirDrop, saving time and effort to open Finder over and over again.