AirDrop AirDrop on macOS. Developer(s) Apple Inc. Initial release July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20) Operating system iOS 7 and later OS X 10.7 Lion and later Platform iPhone 5 and later iPad (4th generation) and later iPad Mini (1st generation) and later iPod Touch (5th generation) and later MacBook Pro MacBook Air MacBook iMac iMac Pro Mac Mini Mac Pro Type Utility software License Bundled proprietary software Website AirDrop on iOS AirDrop on macOS