QuickShare
Quick and simple file sharing between different devices.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 16% of tracked projects; popularity more than 27%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 637 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.11.4 · 30 Jan 2026 |
| Repo updated | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is QuickShare actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 37 commits, of which 6 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 2 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 54% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.11.4, is about 8 months old.
QuickShare ranks #23 of 33 tracked file transfer - single-click & drag-n-drop upload projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What QuickShare actually does
QuickShare provides a web-based mechanism for transferring files between distinct devices using a single-click and drag-and-drop interface. Written in Go and distributed under the LGPL-3.0 licence, it compiles into a standalone binary and is packaged as a container image. Its exact internal feature set is sparsely documented, but the application broadly addresses ad-hoc file distribution across local or remote networks.
Best fit: It suits users who need a lightweight, containerised utility to quickly bounce files between disparate hardware without configuring heavyweight cloud storage.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits an at-risk maintenance score, meaning updates and security patches may be infrequent. It also competes in a crowded space alongside mature alternatives like Nextcloud or Syncthing.
Deployment notes
As a containerised Go application, it typically requires persistent storage volumes mapped for any uploaded data and sits behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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