Alternatives to Filemail
A service and set of apps for sending large files of any size by email or link. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Filemail
A service and set of apps for sending large files of any size by email or link.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Filemail.
WeTransfer
A web service for sending large files to other people by link or email.
WeTransfer is a free web service for sending large files by link or email without an account, but it lacks Filemail's UDP acceleration and password protection features.
Smash
A web service and mobile app for sending large files of any size as a download link.
Smash sends files of any size as a download link with no sign-up, adding iOS and Android apps, with some options reserved for a premium plan.
TransferNow
A web service for sending large files of up to 250 GB by email or shareable link.
TransferNow allows up to 250 GB per transfer on its free service without registration, compared with Filemail's 5 GB free limit.
SwissTransfer
A free web service for sending files of up to 50 GB by link or email, stored in Switzerland.
SwissTransfer is free for transfers up to 50 GB with no account, stores files in Switzerland, and keeps them for at most 30 days.
Wormhole
A web tool for sharing files with end-to-end encryption and links that expire automatically.
Wormhole adds end-to-end encryption and automatically expiring links, but caps transfers at 10 GB and depends on a hosted service.
Send Anywhere
A cross-platform file sharing service that sends files between devices using one-time keys or links.
Send Anywhere uses one-time keys or links and offers apps for phones, computers and the browser, rather than only Filemail's web service.
FilePizza
An open-source web app for peer-to-peer file transfers directly between two browsers.
FilePizza is open source and transfers directly between two browsers with no server storage, but the sender must keep the page open during the transfer.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
PsiTransfer
A simple self-hosted file sharing web app with resumable uploads and expiring download links.
Jirafeau
A simple self-hosted web app for uploading a file and sharing it through a link.
Plik
A self-hosted temporary file upload system with a web interface and a command-line client.
Gokapi
A lightweight self-hosted file sharing server, modelled on Firefox Send, without public uploads.
Sharry
A self-hosted web application for sharing files with others in both directions.
MediaFire
A long-running cloud storage and file hosting service for sharing files through links.
