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Pingvin Share X vs Lufi: catalog facts
Pingvin Share XLufi
Free

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

Free

Free and open source under the GNU AGPLv3.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Reverse shares for receiving files from others
  • OIDC and LDAP sign-in
  • Files are encrypted in the browser before upload
  • Long-running project, developed since 2015
  • A fork maintained by a single developer
  • Needs Docker or Node.js to host
  • Requires running a Perl application on your own server
  • Fewer management features than larger file-sharing platforms
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License: AGPL-3.0
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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