Alternatives to OnionShare

Shares files, hosts sites and chats anonymously over Tor. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as OnionShare.

  • croc

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineWeb

    croc sends files with one command and a code phrase using PAKE encryption, faster than Tor, but may fall back to a public relay and is not anonymous.

  • PairDrop

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

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    PairDrop works in a browser with no install or account, but offers no Tor anonymity and may fall back to a relay when direct peer-to-peer fails.

  • Send

    Self-hostable encrypted file sharing, continuing Firefox Send.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Send encrypts files in the browser and shares expiring links, so your machine need not stay online, but it requires a self-hosted or public instance.

Also worth comparing

These listings name OnionShare as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • ffsend

    A command-line client for sharing encrypted files through Send-compatible servers.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    OnionShare shares files anonymously over Tor from your own machine, with no third-party server, but transfers are slow and your computer must stay online.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.