One private system · every device
Your devices.
As one machine.
Send files, browse every drive, back up your whole photo library, message across the house, take full control of your PC from your phone, and turn any screen — even your car's — into another monitor. Everything you own, working as one — at local-network speed, never routed through anyone's servers but your own.
The problem
The "cloud" is just
someone else's computer.
Every upload to a big-tech drive copies your private files onto servers you don't own or control. Local Area Cloud flips it: your devices talk directly to each other over your own network, so your data never leaves your walls.
How it works
Three steps. Then it just works.
Install
Put LACloud on your Windows PC, Mac, and iPhone. A couple of minutes, no configuration to fuss over.
They find each other
Your devices discover one another automatically on your network, tied privately to your account.
Send instantly
Pick a file, pick a device, send. It travels at full local-network speed — no upload, no waiting.
Why Local Area Cloud
Built the way it should be.
Private by design
Transfers run device-to-device on your LAN. We keep a directory so your devices can find each other — never your files.
Local-network speed
No cloud round-trip. Move gigabytes as fast as your own network allows — the way it should be.
Every device
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iPhone — in sync. Your whole personal fleet under one account.
Yours to keep
Your files live on your devices. Cancel anytime — nothing of yours vanishes from someone's server.
Set it and forget it
Your whole photo library,
backed up to your own PC.
Point your phone's camera roll at your desktop and every photo and video lands there on a schedule — full quality, nothing downscaled, no storage tier to outgrow. It runs over Wi-Fi while the phone charges, so it simply happens overnight.
The first run copies everything. Every run after that sends only what's new — LACloud compares what's already on the other device and moves just the difference, so a nightly backup of a 100 GB library costs you the handful of photos you actually took that day. Any folder on any device works the same way.
Every device, one place
Every device's files,
right in your pocket.
Open the Files tab and browse the shared folders on any of your devices — your home PC from your phone, your laptop from the couch. Download, upload, or tidy up across your whole fleet, with per-folder permissions you set and enforce on each device.
Remote control most tools can't match
Your PC, run from
the phone in your hand.
Open Remote and the machine is on your screen — tap to click, drag as a trackpad, and type with your own keyboard. A magnifier makes the small targets reachable, so real work on a phone is practical, not just possible. The picture goes device to device: no relay, no cloud, nothing kept anywhere.
On Windows it goes further than most remote tools can: installers, Task Manager and elevated windows all answer to you, and a PC can be reached at its sign-in screen after a restart. Both are off until someone at that computer turns them on, with administrator approval there.
New · Displays
Any screen.
One more monitor.
Turn a tablet, a spare laptop, a phone — any screen with a modern browser — into another monitor for your PC or Mac. Extend your desktop onto it or mirror it, pair it once with a code, and it's ready whenever you are. Touch works like a tablet, with a keyboard and the PC's sound when you want them.
Every display is shared by all your computers: connect from another PC and the one using it is asked first. On iPhone, Show my screen puts your phone on any of your displays. The picture goes straight from your device to the screen over your own network — never through our servers.
New · Car screen · tested on Tesla
Your car's screen,
as a monitor.
Parked and charging? Turn on your laptop's hotspot, let the car join it, and open http://lac.hi in the car's browser. Your laptop's screen appears on the car's display — tap to control it, type with the on-screen keyboard, and hear the PC's sound through the car's speakers.
No dongle, no adapter: your laptop's own hotspot is the connection, so the picture never leaves the car. Bring your iPhone too — Show my screen puts it on the car's display through the laptop, with your music staying on the car's Bluetooth.
Works from a Windows laptop or a Mac. For use while parked. Tesla is a trademark of Tesla, Inc.; Local Area Cloud is not affiliated with Tesla.
Beyond the home
Away from home?
Reach every device.
LACloud includes a built-in WireGuard client. Save your connections and tap to bring your devices onto a secure tunnel to a server you control — your router, your UniFi, your own WireGuard box. Reach your files, backups, and messages from anywhere, still with no third-party cloud in the middle.
Talk, not just transfer
Message your devices,
straight across.
Send a note, a photo, or a file between your own devices — private, direct, and never through a server in the middle. It's your whole fleet in one conversation: no contacts to add, no cloud inbox, nothing to leak. If it's your device, it's already in the chat.
On your terms
Nothing lands
without a yes.
Only devices signed in to your account can reach each other — there's no public inbox and no stranger's link, so nothing arrives from outside your own fleet. You decide what each device will accept, so nothing lands on your machines without your say-so.
Simple, honest pricing
Every feature, free.
Pay only for more devices.
Home
Every feature we make, on two devices, forever
- 1 account · up to 2 devices
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android & iPhone
- Direct local-network transfers
- Remote control — administrator windows included
- Displays — any screen as another monitor, car screens included
- Reach your devices anywhere (WireGuard VPN)
- Automatic backups — only what changed
- Browse & manage files across devices
- Private device-to-device messaging
- Device-level accept/deny security
- Your files never touch our servers
Pro
or $1.50 / month · for families & power users
- Every feature in Home — nothing held back
- Unlimited devices
- Your whole household or team on one account
- Priority support
Lock in your price — multi-year Pro plans save up to 20%.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What is Local Area Cloud (LACloud)?
LACloud is a local-area cloud: it shares, syncs, and backs up files directly between your own devices — Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, and Android — over your local network or your own VPN. Your files move device-to-device and never pass through a third-party cloud.
Is LACloud free?
Yes. LACloud is free for up to 2 devices with every feature included. An optional Pro plan adds unlimited devices.
Does LACloud store my files in the cloud?
No. Files transfer directly between your devices over your own network — they are never uploaded to or stored on our servers. Only a lightweight device registry is kept so your devices can find each other.
Can I transfer files between my phone and my PC with LACloud?
Yes. Send photos, videos, and any files between iPhone or Android and your PC, Mac, or Linux machine over Wi-Fi at full local-network speed — no cables and no cloud.
Is LACloud like AirDrop?
It offers AirDrop-style device-to-device sharing, but cross-platform — it works between iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux — and adds automatic scheduled backups and device-to-device messaging.
Can LACloud back up my phone photos automatically?
Yes. Point your camera roll at one of your own computers and LACloud copies every photo and video there on a schedule, at full quality, while the phone charges on Wi-Fi. Backups are incremental: the first run copies the library, and every run after it sends only the files that changed — so a nightly backup of a large library moves just the day's new photos. There is no storage tier to buy, because the files land on a drive you already own.
Can I control my PC from my phone with LACloud?
Yes. Remote lets you see and control your Windows, Mac, or Linux machine from your iPhone or Android — tap to click, drag as a trackpad, and type with your own keyboard. On Windows you can also allow administrator access, so installers, Task Manager, and elevated windows work instead of being silently ignored, and you can reach a PC at its sign-in screen after a restart. The screen goes straight between your devices, never through our servers.
Can I use a tablet or another screen as a second monitor?
Yes. Displays turns any screen with a modern web browser — a tablet, a spare laptop, a phone — into another monitor for your Windows PC or Mac. Extend your desktop onto it or mirror it, control it by touch, and play the PC's sound there. Each display is shared by all your computers, and the picture goes straight from your PC to the screen over your own network, never through our servers.
Can I use my Tesla's screen as a monitor?
Yes, while parked. Turn on Car mode in LACloud on a Windows laptop or a Mac, share the computer's internet over Wi-Fi (Mobile Hotspot on Windows, Internet Sharing on a Mac), have the car join it, and open http://lac.hi in the car's browser. The laptop's screen appears on the car's display with touch control, a keyboard, and the PC's sound through the car's speakers — no dongle or adapter. You can show your iPhone's screen there too, through the laptop. Tested on Tesla. Tesla is a trademark of Tesla, Inc.; LACloud is not affiliated with Tesla.
Can I reach my devices when I am away from home?
Yes, optionally. Connect through your own WireGuard VPN and LACloud securely reaches your devices from anywhere, still without routing your files through any third-party server.
What platforms does LACloud support?
LACloud runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and there are native apps on the App Store (iPhone/iPad) and Google Play (Android).
Take your cloud home.
Install Local Area Cloud on your PC and start sending files across your own devices in minutes.
On Ubuntu/Debian the .deb installs like any app. On other distros use the portable AppImage — make it executable first: chmod +x LACloud_amd64.AppImage then run it.
Now on iPhone & Android