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PicoShareXBackBone
Free

Free to run on your own server.

 Free

Free and open source; you host it yourself.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Direct download links with no ads or sign-ups for recipients
  • No file type or size restrictions
  • One-click uploader configs for ShareX and other capture tools
  • Local, S3, FTP and SFTP storage backends
  • Cannot sync writes across multiple instances
  • Deliberately minimal feature set
  • Version 4 is a ground-up rewrite still under development
  • Needs a PHP server or similar setup to host
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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