Self-hosted File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload software

Simplified file servers for sharing of one-time/short-lived/temporary files, providing single-click or drag-and-drop upload functionality.

33 apps, ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

Alternatives to WeTransferAlternatives to Imgur

DashBeam

File transfer tool with peer-to-peer networking, letting you transfer any file with any size.

Actively maintained ★ 10.2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

OnionShare

Securely and anonymously share a file of any size.

Actively maintained ★ 7.2k GPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Zipline

Lightweight, fast and reliable file sharing server that is commonly used with ShareX, offering a react-based Web UI and fast API.

Actively maintained ★ 3.5k MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Yopass

Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.

Actively maintained ★ 3.2k Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

PicoShare

Minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files.

Actively maintained ★ 3.1k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

Gokapi

Lightweight server to share files, which expire after a set amount of downloads or days. Similar to the discontinued Firefox Send, with the difference that only the admin is allowed to upload files.

Actively maintained ★ 3k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

Chibisafe

File uploader service that aims to to be easy to use and set up. It accepts files, photos, documents, anything you imagine and gives you back a shareable link for you to send to others.

Actively maintained ★ 2.8k MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

transfer.sh

Easy file sharing from the command line.

Maintained ★ 15.9k MIT 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

ProjectSend

Upload files and assign them to specific clients you create. Give access to those files to your clients.

Actively maintained ★ 2k GPL-2.0 ~$5/mo

PsiTransfer

Simple file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection.

Actively maintained ★ 2k BSD-2-Clause ~$5/mo

Plik

Scalable and friendly temporary file upload system.

Actively maintained ★ 1.8k MIT 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

Slink

Image sharing platform designed to give users complete control over their media sharing experience.

Actively maintained ★ 1.6k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Sharry

Share files easily over the internet between authenticated and anonymous users (both ways) with resumable up- and downloads.

Actively maintained ★ 1.4k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$10/mo

XBackBone

Simple, fast and lightweight file manager with instant sharing tools integration, like ShareX.

Actively maintained ★ 1.2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Safebucket

File sharing platform with pluggable infrastructure, where uploads and downloads go directly between clients and S3-compatible storage.

Actively maintained ★ 995 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

PictShare

Multi lingual image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API.

Actively maintained ★ 951 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

QuickShare

Quick and simple file sharing between different devices.

Actively maintained ★ 639 LGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

Pingvin Share X

File sharing platform with support for logins, reverse shares, share expiry, S3 Buckets, advanced authentication, ClamAV for security scans and more (fork of Pingvin Share).

Actively maintained ★ 556 BSD-2-Clause 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

015

Temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services.

Actively maintained ★ 424 AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

goploader

Easy file sharing with server-side encryption, curl/httpie/wget compliant.

Actively maintained ★ 304 MIT ~$3.5/mo

Files Sharing

File sharing application based on unique and temporary links.

Actively maintained ★ 291 GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Uguu

Stores files and deletes after X amount of time.

Maintained ★ 1.2k MIT ~$5/mo

Local Content Share

Store and share text snippets and files within your local network.

Maintained ★ 493 MIT 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

snowshare

File and link sharing platform with URL shortening, code snippet sharing, and file uploads, featuring customizable expiration, privacy settings, and QR codes.

Actively maintained ★ 91 CC0-1.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

1time

Zero-knowledge one-time secret sharing. Create a one-time link for a password, API key, or file. Encrypted client-side in the browser, never reaches the server in plaintext, self-destructs after the allowed number of views (one by default).

Actively maintained ★ 84 MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Flare

Nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. Offers OCR search and more.

Maintained ★ 138 MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Shifter

Simple file-sharing web app.

Actively maintained ★ 42 MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Jirafeau

One-click-fileshare project. Select your file, upload, and share a link. That's it.

Maintained ★ 37 AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

sE2EEnd

End-to-end encrypted file sharing with password protection, download limits, and auto-expiration, integrated with Keycloak for authentication.

Actively maintained ★ 11 AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

elixire

Simple yet advanced screenshot uploading and link shortening service.

Maintained ★ 29 AGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Digirecord

Record and share audio files (documentation in French).

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

GoSƐ

Modern file-uploader focusing on scalability and simplicity. It only depends on a S3 storage backend and hence scales horizontally without the need for additional databases or caches.

Health unknown Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

pacebin

Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration.

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo