Simple HTTP Server Alternatives

Simple HTTP Server is described as 'Need to share some files with your colleagues or setup basic html website on your machine? It's very simple with Simple HTTP Server. Just click 'Start server' and choose a folder to share. The url already in your clipboard' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Simple HTTP Server for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Simple HTTP Server alternative is LocalSend, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Simple HTTP Server are nginx, OnionShare, Send and PairDrop.

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  1. elapp icon
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    Elapp let's you send files to mobile and desktop devices near you. Send photos and videos to friends nearby super fast without losing quality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. rDrop icon
     4 likes

    Send files from one device to another by scanning a QR code. No compression, No size limit, Secure and Fast! Like AirDrop, but works on any device, OS or platform!

    71 rDrop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. ShareMe icon
     7 likes

    ShareMe, previously Mi Drop, is an ad-free P2P file transfer tool that works without connecting to the internet

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. TinyWeb icon
     4 likes

    TinyWeb is an extremely small (< 100K), simple (no configuration other than through the command line) and lightweight (consumes a minimum of system resources) Web server for Windows. It supports CGI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. WebWormhole icon
     3 likes

    SEND FILES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  6. Jumpshare icon
     32 likes

    Jumpshare is fast file sharing built into the menu bar. Just drag a file to the Jumpshare icon in the menu bar and a link will be copied to your clipboard instantly, ready to be shared. If you’re looking for a more personal way to share your files, you can email them directly...

    153 Jumpshare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  7. LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement. LSWS is the 4th most popular web server on the internet and the #1 commercial web server. Upgrading your web server to LiteSpeed Web Server will improve your performance and lower operating...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Cherokee icon
     23 likes

    Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It is embeddable and extensible with plug-ins. It supports on-the-fly configuration by reading files or strings, TLS/SSL (via GNUTLS...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. ezshare icon
     3 likes

    ezshare is a simple file server that lets you easily share many big files like photos and videos with friends (or between your devices) over a local network without requiring an internet connection. It starts an HTTP server that lists all files and directories in the directory...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. StormGB.com icon
     3 likes

    StormGB is a secure file transfer service up to 50GB. With password protection, file destruction, and encrypted transfers, your files are kept safe and private. No registration required, and storage time of up to 90 days for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Wt icon
     2 likes

    Wt (pronounced as witty) is a C++ library for developing web applications.

    The API is widget-centric and uses well-tested patterns of desktop GUI development tailored to the web. To the developer, it offers abstraction of many web-specific implementation details, including clien.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Surfer is a Simple static file server. It comes with a command-line tool to upload files from your local folders and a web interface to manage files directly on the server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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