ffsend
A command-line client for sharing encrypted files through Send-compatible servers.
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About ffsend
ffsend shares files from the command line using the Send protocol that started with Firefox Send. You upload a file and get a link that someone else can use to download it, with the file encrypted before it leaves your machine.
It is a full-featured Send client, and the default Send host is run by the developer, who asks for donations to keep it running. It suits people who want to share a file quickly from a terminal or script.
Strengths
- Shares files from the terminal with a single command
- Files are encrypted before upload
- Works with any Send-compatible server
Limitations
- Command line only
- Default host depends on the developer keeping it running
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source; the default host is funded by donations.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Tim Visée
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Terminal users who want to send an encrypted file as a download link
- Categories
- Encryption tools, File transfer
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to ffsend
Compare allSoftware that can replace ffsend for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Send
Self-hostable encrypted file sharing, continuing Firefox Send.
Send is the self-hostable web service that ffsend talks to, encrypting files in the browser instead of the terminal and expiring links by time or download count.
croc
Sends a file between any two computers with one command and a short code phrase, end-to-end encrypted.
croc sends files directly between two machines with a code phrase and PAKE encryption, rather than uploading to a server for a download link.
OnionShare
Shares files, hosts sites and chats anonymously over Tor.
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.
PairDrop
Browser-based device-to-device file transfer with no install or signup.
PairDrop moves files between devices in the browser with no install or account, but both devices must have the page open at the same time.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
