WeTransfer
LocalSendPick
App95.6k
Sends files and text to nearby devices over your own Wi-Fi, encrypted, with no internet or account needed.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Wormhole
Service in File transfer
Browser-based file sending with end-to-end encryption; links expire after 24 hours.
Privacy passport
4 of 5 checks- No trackingYesNo ads and no third-party trackers or analytics.
- Open sourcePartlyThe apps are open source; the server or some parts are not.
- Only you can read itEncryptedSynced with end-to-end encryption: the provider can't read it.
- No accountYesWorks without signing up.
- FreeYesFree to use.
Where it stands among 12 file transfer tools
No tracking
Yes
Partly
Not stated
Open source
Yes
Partly
No
Only you can read it
Yes
No
No account
Yes
Free
Yes
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Syncthing
App89.7k
Keeps folders in sync directly between your own devices, encrypted in transit, with no cloud in the middle.
- Minimal tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
SwissTransfer
Service
Free Swiss service from Infomaniak for sending files up to 50 GB without an account.
- Tracking not stated
- Closed source
- Provider can read it
- No account
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Web
Tresorit Send
Service
Free end-to-end encrypted file sending from Tresorit, up to 5 GB per transfer, no account.
- Tracking not stated
- Closed source
- End-to-end encrypted
- No account
- Free
- Web
Send
Service5.9k
Community-run successor to Firefox Send: files encrypted in your browser, links that expire.
- Tracking not stated
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- No account
- Free
- Web
PairDrop
Service11.7k
AirDrop-style sharing in any browser, sent peer to peer between devices you pair.
- No tracking
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- No account
- Free
- Web