# timvisee/ffsend

:mailbox_with_mail: Easily and securely share files from the command line. A fully featured Firefox Send client.

Repository: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffsend
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: firefox-send, cli, file-sharing, file-upload, encryption, rust, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-11-20T08:45:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 47/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 53, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3103, "days_push": 286, "days_rel": 575, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7394, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.618624+00:00)

## What it is
ffsend is a fully featured command-line client for the Firefox Send file-sharing service, letting users upload and download files and directories up to 1GB via encrypted links. All encryption happens client-side, with optional password protection, download limits, and expiry enforced so files don't stay online forever.

## Use cases
- share a file securely from the terminal
- upload a file and get an encrypted download link
- send large files with a password and download limit
- download a Send link from the command line
- generate a QR code for a shared file link
- delete or inspect a file I previously shared
- share a whole directory as an archive

## When to choose
- you want secure, client-side-encrypted file sharing without a web interface
- you need scripted or automated file sharing from CI or the shell
- you want recipients to download via browser or CLI with auto-expiring links

## When to avoid
- you need permanent file hosting rather than expiring links
- you depend on the public Send host being available (it's community-provided)
- you need a GUI-based sharing workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, cryptography, cli, compression
- domain: privacy, files, security
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: firefox-send, file-sharing, encrypted-file-transfer, rust, temporary-file-hosting, qr-code, command-line, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- timvisee/ffsend (main) score 47

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.618624+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:38:04.995375+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.618624+00:00, sha 71403e8f796f)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:28.714064+00:00, sha b697dd363251)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.