For macOS 13 Ventura – macOS 26 Tahoe

Your network drives,
always connected.

Tether keeps your NAS and file servers mounted in Finder automatically — over SMB, AFP or WebDAV, on any network. It just works, in the background, from the moment you log in.

Download for macOSSee how it works

Free forever · Premium one-time £6.99 · No account needed

Tether
All shares mounted
Home NAS
SMB · 192.168.1.10
Mounted
Studio
AFP · studio.local
Mounted
Backups
WebDAV · Nextcloud
Mounted
Syncing · Projects47%
How it connects

Reach your files from anywhere

Tether mounts standard file-sharing protocols, so it works with the gear you already own — no agent to install on the server.

On your network

Point Tether at a .local name or IP and it mounts. Nothing to install on the server — it speaks the protocols your NAS already does.

From anywhere

Pair with a mesh VPN like Tailscale or WireGuard (recommended) and your shares follow you — coffee shop, office, on the road.

Any SMB/AFP/WebDAV server

Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Windows, Linux Samba, Nextcloud/ownCloud, or another Mac. If it serves files, Tether mounts it.

Security tip: use a mesh VPN for remote access — never port-forward SMB to the open internet.

Features

Set it once. Forget it’s there.

Everything you need to keep drives mounted is free. The power-user extras are Premium.

Auto-mount & self-healing

Tether mounts your shares the moment you log in, and quietly reconnects on wake, network change, and VPN up/down. Stale or dropped mounts are detected and recovered — you just see your files.

Reconnects on wakeRecovers stale mountsVPN aware
Auto-mount & self-healing

SMB, AFP & WebDAV

One app for every protocol. Modern SMB for NAS and Windows, AFP for legacy Macs and Time Capsules, WebDAV for Nextcloud/ownCloud and cloud file servers.

SMBAFPWebDAV
SMB, AFP & WebDAV

Browse & mount

List a server's shares, drill into folders, and mount exactly what you need. No more remembering paths or typing smb:// URLs.

Share browserFolder drill-down
Browse & mount

Connect multiple servers

Premium

Keep every NAS box and file server mounted at once — home, studio, office, backup. Tether manages them all from one menu.

Unlimited servers
Connect multiple servers

Menu-bar status & launch at login

A calm menu-bar panel shows exactly what’s mounted and syncing at a glance. Launches at login and stays out of your way.

Launch at loginFinder shortcuts (~/NAS)
Menu-bar status & launch at login
Offline SyncPremium

Take it offline.

Keep the folders you care about on your Mac and in sync with your server — so they’re there on the train, on a plane, or when the Wi-Fi drops.

  • Make available offline. Pull folders from the server to your Mac (server → Mac).
  • Back up. Push local folders to the server (Mac → server).
  • Two-way, newest-wins. Edit anywhere; the most recent change wins.
  • Safe by design. Deletes are off by default. Opt-in delete propagation is change-tracked and recoverable.
  • Scheduled. Runs a live progress bar on a schedule whenever you’re connected.
Offline SyncOn schedule
ProjectsTwo-way
Photos 2024Available offline
InvoicesBacking up
Pricing

Fair by design.

Essential tools should be free. Keeping your drives mounted costs nothing, forever. Pay once for more servers and Offline Sync.

Free

Keep your drives mounted.

£0forever
  • Auto-mount SMB, AFP & WebDAV
  • One server
  • Browse & mount shares
  • Reconnect on wake / network change; stale-mount recovery
  • Menu-bar status, launch at login, ~/NAS shortcuts
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Premium

Premium

Everything in Free, plus more servers and Offline Sync.

£6.99one-time
  • Connect multiple servers (unlimited NAS & file servers)
  • Make folders available offline (server → Mac)
  • Back up local folders (Mac → server)
  • Two-way “newest wins” sync
  • Safe, change-tracked delete propagation
  • Scheduled background sync
  • Licence covers up to 3 Macs; free updates within the current major version
Buy Tether Premium
How licensing works. Buy once → get a license key by email → paste it into Tether under Settings → License → Premium unlocks (multiple servers + Offline Sync) on up to 3 Macs. Moving to a new Mac? Free a seat from the License tab any time.

Download Tether for macOS

Universal build for Apple silicon & Intel. macOS 13 Ventura or later. Free to use — unlock Premium any time from Settings → License.

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