HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) Alternatives for Mac

HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Apache HTTP Server, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) and 17 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) are copyparty, HFS 3 (HTTP File Server), PHFS ~ Python HTTP File Server and FuguHub.

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  1. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. copyparty icon
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    Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps.

    72 copyparty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    • Termux
     
  3. HFS is a web file server to run on your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system. HFS is the best way via web to access or share files from your disk. You be the server, share files fresh from your disk, with unlimited space and bandwidth.

    49 HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. As it's father HFS, this is a software for easy file-sharing & customizable webpage (template), but also aims at cross-platform and stability.

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • BSD
     
  5. FuguHub icon
     7 likes

    FuguHub lets you set up and operate your own secure file-sharing site, even if you're not a techie. FuguHub is an easy-to-use server that runs either on your own computer/device or on your own private online cloud/VPS server.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  6. Miniserve icon
     2 likes

    🌟 For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!.

    6 Miniserve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Feem icon
     15 likes

    Share files offline. No servers. No cloud. No limits.

    150 Feem alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
     
  8. LanXchange icon
     19 likes

    Facilitates cross-platform file and folder transfers over local networks between Windows, Mac, Linux PCs, and Android, requiring no setup or accounts, with automatic device detection, real-time discovery of shared files, fast transfer speeds, and privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. Droopy icon
     7 likes

    Say you’re chatting with a friend on MSN Messenger (perhaps with the excellent pidgin ?). She wants to send you amazing photos she took last week-end, so she uses Messenger file transfer. Unfortunately, the zip file is over 50 MB and it’s painfully slow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Terashare icon
     7 likes

    A free service to send big files to your friends. Fast, secure and without file size limits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. weborf icon
     4 likes

    Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. TransferBigFiles.com allows computer users to send large files to anyone. Videos, pictures, documents or any other file that is too large to send as an email attachment can be sent through TransferBigFiles.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
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