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OnionShare vs Send: catalog facts
OnionShare	Send
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the MPL. Hosting is separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Web, Self-hosted
No account and no third-party server ever holds your files Also hosts a static site or an ephemeral chat room over the same mechanism	Files are encrypted in the browser, so the server never sees the contents Links expire by time or download count automatically
Both sides need Tor, and transfers are slow Your machine must stay online for the whole transfer	Public instances come and go; self-hosting is the reliable option Upstream development is intermittent
Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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