# onionshare/onionshare

Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

Repository: https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/onionshare
Homepage: https://onionshare.org/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: tor, file-sharing, onionshare, onion-service, tor-onion-service, security, python, cross-platform, open-source
Last push: 2026-08-18T14:46:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4488, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": 259.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7068, forks 711 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.660170+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, file-upload, http-server, chat-interface
- domain: privacy, security, files, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, python
- tags: tor, onion-service, anonymous-file-sharing, onion-site-hosting, secure-drop, macos, linux, android, ios

## Member repositories
- onionshare/onionshare (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.660170+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 2026-08-29T17:40:28.048079+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.660170+00:00, sha 5784021d7709)
  - homepage: https://onionshare.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:09.014178+00:00, sha dacec63a7c51)
  - site_page: https://docs.onionshare.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:09.023527+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.