How to Open AirDrop on a Mac (and the Keyboard Shortcut)

With AirDrop, we can transfer files quickly and securely between our Apple products or with other Apple users. On the macOS operating system, we can activate this feature from the AirDrop window. How do you open the AirDrop window on a Mac? How do you turn on AirDrop on a Mac? What is the AirDrop keyboard shortcut on Mac? In this article, we showed you where and how to open the AirDrop window on macOS. Here are the details..

How Do You Open AirDrop on a Mac? 2023

You can open AirDrop on a Mac from Finder or with the Command + Shift + R shortcut. When we activate this feature on our Mac, we can quickly receive files from our other Apple products or from other Apple users. However, there is only one point we need to pay attention to when activating the feature. This is the option of who can find us (send us files) when sharing files with AirDrop. Before starting to receive files in the AirDrop window, depending on the device that will send the file, either the "everyone" or the "contacts only" option of this feature must be selected.

When the 'everyone' option is active in this feature, we are enabling file receiving from all Apple devices. When we choose the other option, 'contacts only', we can receive files only from people in our contact list. So where do you access the AirDrop window, through which file receiving with AirDrop is turned on, on iMac and MacBook devices running macOS?

On the macOS operating system, the AirDrop window can be displayed practically in two different ways. Users can access the AirDrop window in 2 different ways according to their preference. In this guide, we showed you how this is done. Below we show you where and how you can access the AirDrop window. You can also open the AirDrop window on your computer instantly with the methods below.

You can access the AirDrop window on a Mac in two different ways. They are;

Method 1

Opening the AirDrop window from Finder:

On the macOS operating system, you can access the AirDrop window in Finder.

To open the AirDrop window, first open Finder. Then click AirDrop among the options on the left side of the window. Then the AirDrop window will appear.

Method 2

Accessing the AirDrop window with a keyboard shortcut:

On the macOS operating system, you can access the AirDrop window instantly with a keyboard shortcut.

The key combination you apply on the keyboard to open the AirDrop window immediately with a shortcut is as follows;

Shortcut to Open AirDrop on Mac: ”Command + Shift + R”

To open the AirDrop window on macOS, hold the Command and Shift keys on your keyboard and press the letter 'R' on your keyboard. Then the AirDrop window will open instantly on your device's screen.

It is that simple.