File Sharing

Whether it’s sending an email to your friend, attaching a photo to a message for your beloved on WhatsApp, or transferring a lengthy presentation to multiple team members across the globe, file sharing is an integral function of modern technology that we all use every day.

The applications and services found on this page all focus on different parts of the wide spectrum of file sharing, whether that’s hosting a File Transfer Protocol server or enabling users to download photo albums with ease.

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Most popular File Sharing apps

qBittorrent icon
 1704 likes

Advanced open-source torrent client with search engine, ad-free interface, OS compatibility, magnet link support, and remote control through Web UI.

  • Torrent Client
  • FreeOpen Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • AppImageHub
  • Snapcraft
  • Flathub
  • PortableApps.com
  • Haiku
qBittorrent screenshot 1
Alternative to  Transmission iconTransmissionandDeluge iconDeluge
LocalSend icon
 265 likes

LocalSend is a free, open-source, cross-platform file-sharing tool designed to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over your local network without needing an internet connection. Here are some of its key features:

  • Large File Transfer Service
  • FreeOpen Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • AppImageHub
  • Snapcraft
  • Flathub
  • F-Droid
  • Chocolatey
LocalSend screenshot 1
Alternative to  KDE Connect iconKDE ConnectandPairDrop iconPairDrop
Transmission icon
 1545 likes

Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

  • Torrent Client
  • FreeOpen Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Flathub
  • PortableApps.com
  • Haiku
  • Cloudron
  • Xfce
Transmission Windows
Alternative to  qBittorrent iconqBittorrentandDeluge iconDeluge
FileZilla icon
 1904 likes

Open-source FTP client supporting FTP, FTPS, and SFTP with features like large file transfers, site management, and cross-platform because of FileZilla Server.

  • FTP Client
  • FreemiumOpen Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • PortableApps.com
  • ReactOS
FileZilla screenshot 1
Alternative to  WinSCP  iconWinSCP andCyberduck iconCyberduck
µTorrent icon
 2683 likes

Desktop client for large-scale torrent downloads, offering simultaneous downloads, bandwidth optimization, and scheduling. Supports RSS downloads.

  • Torrent Client
  • FreemiumProprietary
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • PortableApps.com
  • Wine
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Alternative to  qBittorrent iconqBittorrentandTransmission iconTransmission
Deluge icon
 702 likes

Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server...

  • Torrent Client
  • FreeOpen Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • libtorrent
  • Flathub
  • Python
  • FreeBSD
  • Flatpak
  • MacPorts
  • Docker
Deluge screenshot 1
Alternative to  qBittorrent iconqBittorrentandTransmission iconTransmission


New File Sharing App Releases

Air Delivery icon
 3 likes

Instant peer-to-peer file transfers using unique flight codes with no login, no ads, cross-platform support, strong privacy, and no size restrictions.

Air Delivery screenshot 1
Alternative to  LocalSend iconLocalSendandOnionShare iconOnionShare
Droppable icon
 5 likes

Send large files to single recipients or groups & teams

Droppable screenshot 1
Alternative to  Send iconSendandWormhole iconWormhole
vanish.so icon
 14 likes

A vanishing note service supporting aes-gcm 256, custom passwords via pbkdf2, and one-time pads.

  • FreeOpen Source
  • Online
vanish.so screenshot 1
Alternative to  Retriever iconRetrieverandOne-Time Secret iconOne-Time Secret
Varia icon
 7 likes

Varia is a download manager based on aria2 that utilizes GTK4 and Libadwaita to provide a easy to use interface that integrates well with the GNOME desktop.

Varia screenshot 1
Alternative to  JDownloader iconJDownloaderandDownThemAll iconDownThemAll
FliQR icon
 2 likes

FliQR allow you to upload a file and share it using a QR Code

Drop your file
Alternative to  ForwardQR iconForwardQRandHonQr iconHonQr
Rymdport icon
 9 likes

Cross-platform application for easy encrypted file, folder, and text sharing between devices.

Send
Alternative to  Syncthing iconSyncthingandKDE Connect iconKDE Connect

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