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Send vs OnionShare: catalog facts
Send	OnionShare
Free Free and open source under the MPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Files are encrypted in the browser, so the server never sees the contents Links expire by time or download count automatically	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
Public instances come and go; self-hosting is the reliable option Upstream development is intermittent	Both sides need Tor, and transfers are slow Your machine must stay online for the whole transfer
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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