Best self-hosted file transfer - single-click & drag-n-drop upload
Simplified file servers for sharing of one-time/short-lived/temporary files, providing single-click or [drag-and-drop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_and_drop) upload functionality.
We track 33 self-hosted file transfer - single-click & drag-n-drop upload projects. The median health score in this category is 50, against 4 projects rated healthy or better and 7 showing little recent activity. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.
| # | Project | Health | Activity | Stars | Built with | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yopass Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files. | Thriving · 83 | 3.2k | Go, Docker | 18 Sept 2026 | |
| 2 | ProjectSend Upload files and assign them to specific clients you create. Give access to those files to your clients. | Healthy · 75 | 2k | PHP | 25 Sept 2026 | |
| 3 | OnionShare Securely and anonymously share a file of any size. | Healthy · 69 | 7.1k | Python, deb | 28 Jul 2026 | |
| 4 | Slink Image sharing platform designed to give users complete control over their media sharing experience. | Healthy · 69 | 1.6k | Docker | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| 5 | Zipline A lightweight, fast and reliable file sharing server that is commonly used with ShareX, offering a react-based Web UI an | Steady · 66 | 3.4k | Docker, Nodejs | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| 6 | Safebucket File sharing platform with pluggable infrastructure, where uploads and downloads go directly between clients and S3-comp | Steady · 62 | 964 | Go, Docker | 3 Sept 2026 | |
| 7 | Sharry Share files easily over the internet between authenticated and anonymous users (both ways) with resumable up- and downlo | Steady · 60 | 1.3k | Scala, Java | 18 Sept 2026 | |
| 8 | Pingvin Share X File sharing platform with support for logins, reverse shares, share expiry, S3 Buckets, advanced authentication, ClamAV | Steady · 60 | 462 | Docker, Nodejs | 16 Sept 2026 | |
| 9 | PicoShare Minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files. | Steady · 58 | 3k | Go, Docker | 26 May 2026 | |
| 10 | snowshare File and link sharing platform with URL shortening, code snippet sharing, and file uploads, featuring customizable expir | Steady · 57 | 87 | Nodejs, Docker | 25 Sept 2026 | |
| 11 | Plik Scalable and friendly temporary file upload system. | Steady · 53 | 1.8k | Go, Docker | 31 Mar 2026 | |
| 12 | XBackBone Simple, fast and lightweight file manager with instant sharing tools integration, like ShareX. | Steady · 53 | 1.2k | PHP, Docker | 27 Jun 2026 | |
| 13 | 015 A temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharin | Slowing · 51 | 410 | Docker | 5 Sept 2026 | |
| 14 | 1time Zero-knowledge one-time secret sharing. Create a one-time link for a password, API key, or file. Encrypted client-side i | Slowing · 50 | 64 | Docker | 26 Sept 2026 | |
| 15 | goploader Easy file sharing with server-side encryption, curl/httpie/wget compliant. | Slowing · 49 | 300 | Go | 12 Mar 2026 | |
| 16 | Gokapi Lightweight server to share files, which expire after a set amount of downloads or days. Similar to the discontinued Fir | Slowing · 43 | 2.9k | Go, Docker | 10 Mar 2026 | |
| 17 | Shifter A simple, self-hosted file-sharing web app, powered by Django. | Slowing · 42 | 42 | Docker | 8 Feb 2026 | |
| 18 | sE2EEnd End-to-end encrypted file sharing with password protection, download limits, and auto-expiration, integrated with Keyclo | Slowing · 40 | 9 | Docker | 24 Sept 2026 | |
| 19 | Files Sharing File sharing application based on unique and temporary links. | Slowing · 39 | 287 | PHP, Docker | 29 Jun 2026 | |
| 20 | PsiTransfer Simple file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection. | Slowing · 36 | 2k | Nodejs | 2 Jun 2026 | |
| 21 | PictShare Multi lingual image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API. | Slowing · 36 | 951 | PHP, Docker | — | |
| 22 | transfer.sh Easy file sharing from the command line. | At risk · 32 | 16k | Go | 4 Dec 2023 | |
| 23 | QuickShare Quick and simple file sharing between different devices. | At risk · 32 | 637 | Docker, Go | 30 Jan 2026 | |
| 24 | Flare A nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spect | At risk · 24 | 137 | Docker, Nodejs | 6 Jul 2025 | |
| 25 | Chibisafe File uploader service that aims to to be easy to use and set up. It accepts files, photos, documents, anything you imagi | At risk · 22 | 2.8k | Docker, Nodejs | 5 Jul 2025 | |
| 26 | Local Content Share Store and share text snippets and files within your local network. | At risk · 22 | 494 | Docker, Go | 28 Jan 2026 | |
| 27 | Uguu Stores files and deletes after X amount of time. | At risk · 20 | 1.2k | PHP | 6 Dec 2025 | |
| 28 | Picsur Simple imaging hosting platform that allows you to easily host, edit, and share images. | At risk · 13 | 1.2k | Docker | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| 29 | Jirafeau One-click-fileshare project. Select your file, upload, and share a link. That's it. | Unrated | — | PHP, Docker | — | |
| 30 | elixire Simple yet advanced screenshot uploading and link shortening service. | Unrated | — | Python | — | |
| 31 | Digirecord Record and share audio files (documentation in French). | Unrated | — | Nodejs, PHP | — | |
| 32 | GoSƐ Modern file-uploader focusing on scalability and simplicity. It only depends on a S3 storage backend and hence scales ho | Unrated | — | Go, Docker | — | |
| 33 | pacebin Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration | Unrated | — | C | — |
Which one should you run?
If you want the safest bet on longevity, Yopass is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 83/100. ProjectSend is the closest runner-up (75/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.
A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.