PicoShare
Minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 25% of tracked projects; popularity more than 58%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 3k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.5.4 · 26 May 2026 |
| Repo updated | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Go, Docker |
Is PicoShare actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 79 commits, of which 35 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 12 commits a month.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 59% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v1.5.4, is about 4 months old.
Of the 33 projects we track in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload, PicoShare ranks #9 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What PicoShare actually does
PicoShare is a lightweight, self-hosted web service designed for uploading and sharing individual files or images. It provides a straightforward interface that allows users to transfer assets quickly without complex configuration.
Best fit: It suits individuals or small teams needing a private, no-frills file drop utility running on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence places copyleft requirements on your deployment if you modify and distribute the source code, and feature depth is intentionally minimal compared to full enterprise cloud storage.
Deployment notes
As a containerised Go application, it typically requires a persistent volume mounted for stored files and a standard reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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