FilePizza
An open-source web app for peer-to-peer file transfers directly between two browsers.
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About FilePizza
FilePizza sends files straight from one web browser to another. You drop a file on the page and share the link; the recipient downloads it directly from your browser over a peer-to-peer connection, so the file is not stored on a server along the way.
Because the transfer is direct, the sender has to keep the page open until the download finishes. The source code is published on GitHub. It suits quick one-off transfers where neither side wants to install anything.
Strengths
- Direct browser-to-browser transfer with no server storage
- No install or account needed
- Open source
Limitations
- Sender must keep the page open during the transfer
- Both people need to be online at the same time
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Developer
- Alex Kern
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Quick one-off file transfers between two browsers
- Categories
- File sync, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to FilePizza
Compare allSoftware that can replace FilePizza for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Snapdrop
A browser-based tool for sending files and messages to nearby devices, inspired by AirDrop.
Snapdrop is also open source and browser-based with no install, adding automatic discovery of nearby devices and text messages, but devices generally need to share a network.
Instant.io
A browser-based WebTorrent tool for sharing and downloading files peer to peer.
Instant.io is open source and uses WebTorrent to share files by magnet link from the browser, streaming downloads as they arrive, but it lacks end-to-end encryption.
Wormhole
A web tool for sharing files with end-to-end encryption and links that expire automatically.
Wormhole is a web tool with end-to-end encryption and auto-expiring links up to 10 GB, so the sender need not stay online, but it is closed source.
Magic Wormhole
A command-line tool that sends files between computers securely using short one-time codes.
Magic Wormhole is open source under MIT with end-to-end encryption and short codes, but runs from the command line instead of the browser.
LocalSend
Sends files between nearby devices over your own network, with no account, server or internet connection.
LocalSend is open source and needs no account, but requires installing an app and both devices on the same local network.
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 across browsers, phones and computers, but is closed source rather than open source like FilePizza.
WeTransfer
A web service for sending large files to other people by link or email.
WeTransfer stores files on its servers so recipients can download later by link, removing the need for both people to be online, but it is closed source.
Smash
A web service and mobile app for sending large files of any size as a download link.
Smash sends large files as links with password protection and expiry, keeping them on its servers until downloaded, and adds iOS and Android apps.
FilePizza as an alternative
Listings that name FilePizza as an alternative.
Blip
An app for sending files and folders of any size directly between devices and people.
FilePizza is open source and runs in the browser with no install, but the sender must keep the page open and both people must be online.
Filemail
A service and set of apps for sending large files of any size by email or link.
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.
sendme
A command-line tool that sends files and folders directly between computers using iroh.
FilePizza transfers files directly between two browsers with no install, but the sender must keep the page open throughout.
SwissTransfer
A free web service for sending files of up to 50 GB by link or email, stored in Switzerland.
FilePizza sends files directly between two browsers with no server storage, so both people must be online and the sender must keep the page open.
TransferNow
A web service for sending large files of up to 250 GB by email or shareable link.
FilePizza is open source and sends files browser to browser with no server storage, so both sides must be online during the transfer.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
IPFS Desktop
A desktop app that runs an IPFS node for sharing files over the peer-to-peer IPFS network.
PsiTransfer
A simple self-hosted file sharing web app with resumable uploads and expiring download links.
