Send text from Mac to Windows (or phone to PC) instantly

You copied something on your Mac and need it on your Windows PC. Or a link on your phone that you want on your laptop. Emailing it to yourself works, but it's slow and clutters your inbox. Here's a faster way that works between any two devices.

How to do it in 3 steps

1. On the first device, open notelive.app/new. You get a blank note with its own address, like notelive.app/xK2p9mQa.
2. On the second device, open the same address. Type it in, or bookmark the note so you can reuse it every day.
3. Paste or type on either one. The text appears on the other screen instantly, as you type. Copy it from there and you're done.

Tip: bookmark the note on both computers and keep it open in a tab. It becomes a shared clipboard between your Mac and your PC. Avoid easy-to-guess names like notelive.app/clipboard: anyone who guesses the address can read it.

Why not just email it to yourself?

• It's instant. No waiting for the email to arrive, no refreshing the inbox.
• No inbox clutter. No more "note to self" emails piling up.
• It works both ways. Edit on Windows and see it on your Mac, then reply from the Mac.
• It works across ecosystems. Apple's Universal Clipboard only works between Apple devices. NoteLive works between Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, because it only needs a browser.
• Nothing to install or sign in to. Useful on a work computer where you can't install apps or don't want to log in to your personal accounts.

What you can send

• Links you found on your phone and want to open on your computer.
• Code snippets, terminal commands and error messages.
• Addresses, tracking numbers, Wi-Fi details for a guest, or any text you'd otherwise type twice.
• Long texts: up to 100,000 characters per note.

Good to know

• Free notes are deleted after 24 hours. Perfect for quick transfers: nothing lingers. If you want a permanent note, for example as an everyday shared clipboard, NoteLive Pro keeps your notes forever.
• Anyone with the link can see the note. Use a random note address (the default) and don't paste passwords or sensitive data.