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Instant.ioPrivyDrop
Free

Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.

 Free

Free to use and open source under the MIT licence.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • No installation or account
  • Drag-and-drop sharing with a magnet link
  • Direct browser-to-browser transfers with no account
  • No file size or speed limits
  • Files are only shared while the browser tab stays open
  • No end-to-end encryption
  • Unlimited size and resume depend on Chrome's direct-to-disk feature
  • Interrupted transfers need both pages refreshed to restart
Web application Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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