onionshare/onionshare
Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 259.0
- age_days: 4488
- days_rel: 36
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
7068 stars · 711 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OnionShare is an open-source desktop and mobile application that lets users securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat over the Tor network using ephemeral onion services. It requires no accounts or third-party servers, running as a self-hosted service accessible via Tor Browser.
Use cases
- send large files to someone anonymously without a cloud account
- host a temporary website only reachable through Tor
- set up a private ephemeral chat room
- create a secure anonymous dropbox for receiving files
- share documents with journalists without metadata leaks
- publish censorship-resistant content as an onion site
When to choose
- you need anonymous, end-to-end file sharing without trusting a third party
- you want to host a temporary onion website or receive files securely
- both sender and recipient can use Tor Browser or the OnionShare apps
When to avoid
- you need fast transfers without Tor's latency
- recipients cannot or will not use Tor
- you need persistent, high-traffic website hosting rather than ephemeral sharing
Facets
application · maturity active
security privacy file-upload http-server chat-interface privacy security files self-hosted cross-platform windows cross-platform python tor onion-service anonymous-file-sharing onion-site-hosting secure-drop macos linux android ios
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5784021d7709
- homepage: https://onionshare.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · dacec63a7c51
- site_page: https://docs.onionshare.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| onionshare/onionshare | main | 86 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="onionshare/onionshare")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem