Secure File Sharing Tools
For users that are privacy and security focused, these apps and services prioritize secure file transfer. Whether it’s by only facilitating file transfer in “burn after sending” peer-to-peer downloading, or services that focus on the best encryption possible to protect your data, these apps will surely come in handy!
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
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Chocolatey
+5Send lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. So you can keep what you share private and make sure your stuff doesn’t stay online forever.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Self-Hosted
Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Self-Hosted
RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and .
- Video Calling App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- OpenSSL
- OpenPGP
+2Tresorit is an end-to-end encrypted file synchronization and sharing solution for desktop and mobile platforms. It secures confidential data and doesn't have access to user's files for maximum confidentiality.
- Cloud Storage Service
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+5SwissTransfer is a data transfer service that lets you send up to 50 GB. It’s free of charge, free of ads and it respects your privacy.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
croc is a tool I built to easily and securely transfer stuff from one computer to another.
The only tool that is easily installed and used on any platform, and has secure peer-to-peer transferring, and has the capability to resume broken transfers.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Termux
Fast and secure file transfer via Magic Wormhole protocol.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
+3A Dropbox-like file manager that let you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, Google Drive.
- Cloud Storage Service
- Freemium • Open Source
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
+2Using WebRTC, FilePizza eliminates the initial upload step required by other web-based file sharing services. When senders initialize a transfer, they receive a "tempalink" they can distribute to recipients.
- Torrent Client
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
+5Lufi means Let's Upload that FIle. It's a E2E encrypted file sharing software.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Send files to tv is a simple application to connect your Smart Tv android, your android mobile device and your personal computer. It allows you to fastly and easily share movies, tv show or ANY files between these devices through your local network.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Proprietary
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Android TV
- Aptoide
- Fire TV
- Roku
+5Estonian company SendGB offers file transferring up to 5 GB for free! But you can share files up to 1 TB without signing up! You can keep files for up to 1 year.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Destiny is an end-to-end encrypted file transfer app. It allows people to securely send files without needing to reveal their identity to each other, or the service provider. No sign-up is needed.
- Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- F-Droid
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Tresorit Send brings secure file sharing to your fingertips. Encrypted sharing with links helps to replace attachments and unreliable file transfer sites.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Proprietary
- Online