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Pingvin Share X vs Jirafeau: catalog facts
Pingvin Share XJirafeau
Free

Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Reverse shares for receiving files from others
  • OIDC and LDAP sign-in
  • Very simple one-file upload and share workflow
  • Runs on your own server
  • A fork maintained by a single developer
  • Needs Docker or Node.js to host
  • You have to host and maintain it yourself
  • Focused on sharing files, not syncing folders
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License not stated
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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