Android File Transfer App for Mac free download?

The practical route is installing a free FTP server app from the Play Store—something like WiFi FTP Server or Material Files . The process is simple:

1. Connect your Android phone and Mac to the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Open the app and tap "Start."
3. It displays an address like ftp://192.168.1.5:2121.
4. On your Mac, open Finder, press Command + K, paste that address, and connect .

This works well as an android file transfer mac alternative for pulling media and files off your phone.

One limitation to know: macOS Finder gives you read-only access to FTP servers, so you can download from Android to Mac fine, but you can't upload back through Finder alone—you'd need a client like FileZilla for two-way transfer. For your backup goal, though, this android file transfer mac route works perfectly.