Intel Unison alternative
The Intel Unison alternative for iPhone and Windows.
Intel shut Unison down in 2025. If you used it to tie your iPhone to your Windows PC, BridgeSync covers the files and notifications you relied on, and then keeps going: a shared clipboard, live screen mirroring, and control of the PC itself. All of it directly between your devices, none of it through anyone's servers.
What went away when Unison shut down
Unison was one of the few tools that treated an iPhone and a Windows PC as a pair. It moved photos and files between them, pushed your phone's notifications to the desktop, and let you text and call from the PC. Microsoft's built-in Phone Link now covers calls, messages, notifications, and basic file sharing for iPhone, but there is still no shared clipboard, no screen mirroring, and no control of the PC. That is the gap BridgeSync fills.
Unison vs BridgeSync
| Capability | Intel Unison | BridgeSync |
|---|---|---|
| Local file and photo transfer | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone notifications on your PC | Yes | Yes |
| Shared clipboard | No | Yes |
| Live screen mirroring | No | Yes |
| PC control (power, media, volume) | No | Yes |
| Text messages from your PC | Yes | No |
| Calls from your PC | Yes, audio on the PC | Answer or decline, audio stays on iPhone |
| Still supported | Discontinued 2025 | Yes |
Local by design, not by accident
Your files move straight from your iPhone to your PC across the network you already own. They are never uploaded to a server and pulled back down, and every transfer is end-to-end encrypted. There is no middle to slow it down, meter it, or hold onto your files. That is the part that makes it fast, and the part that makes it private.