Install PhoneMount

Download PhoneMount

Free · macOS 26 Tahoe or later

On a phone? Open phonemount.app on your Mac to install

  1. 1

    Open the download and drag PhoneMount into Applications

    Open PhoneMount.dmg from your downloads. In the window that opens, drag the icon onto the folder.

  2. 2

    Open it from Applications

    Press ⌘ Space, type PhoneMount and press Return. If macOS asks whether you are sure, click Open.

  3. 3

    Follow the setup window

    It opens by itself and walks you through switching PhoneMount on in System Settings. macOS asks for this once.

    System Settings, File System Extensions, with PhoneMount switched on
  4. 4

    Plug in your device

    Connect it with a USB cable and unlock it. On Android, tap the USB notification and pick File transfer. If it asks “Allow access to phone data?”, tap Allow.

  5. 5

    Find it in Finder

    Your device appears in the Finder sidebar under Locations. PhoneMount itself lives in the menu bar.

    The Mac menu bar with the PhoneMount eject icon on the left
    ↖ PhoneMount is this icon

Done? Eject the PhoneMount disk in Finder and delete PhoneMount.dmg. Stuck? See support.