Alternatives to MASV

A hosted service for transferring very large files and media, used from the browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • MASV

    A hosted service for transferring very large files and media, used from the browser.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as MASV.

  • Smash

    A web service and mobile app for sending large files of any size as a download link.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Smash sends large files as a download link without sign-up and adds iOS and Android apps, with a freemium model instead of a paid-only service.

  • Send

    Self-hostable encrypted file sharing, continuing Firefox Send.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Send is open-source and self-hostable, encrypting files in the browser with expiring links, but public instances come and go and development is intermittent.

  • croc

    Sends a file between any two computers with one command and a short code phrase, end-to-end encrypted.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineWeb

    croc is a free open-source tool that transfers files directly between two computers with end-to-end encryption, requiring croc or its browser version on both ends.

  • PairDrop

    Browser-based device-to-device file transfer with no install or signup.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    PairDrop is free and open source, sending files device to device in the browser, but both devices must be online with the page open at once.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.