# mozilla/send

Simple, private file sharing from the makers of Firefox

Repository: https://github.com/mozilla/send
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/send
Homepage: https://send.firefox.com
Language: FreeMarker
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-05-21T21:29:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3390, "days_push": 1930, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13250, forks 1629 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:02.851644+00:00)

## What it is
Firefox Send was a web application for sharing files with end-to-end encryption and expiring links, built by Mozilla on Node.js. Mozilla discontinued the hosted service in 2021 and the repository is archived, though the code can be self-hosted under the MPL-2.0 license.

## Use cases
- send encrypted files to someone with a link
- self-host a private file sharing service
- share large files that expire automatically
- share files without an account
- run an ephemeral file drop for my team

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, end-to-end encrypted file sharing service and can maintain the code yourself
- you need links that expire or are protected by passwords
- you want a proven codebase to fork and rebrand

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained project with security updates and community support
- you want a hosted service - Mozilla shut it down in 2021
- you need modern Node.js compatibility without patching

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-upload, cryptography, http-server, web-framework
- domain: privacy, files, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: file-sharing, end-to-end-encryption, discontinued, firefox-send, temporary-files, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- mozilla/send (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.851644+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 2026-08-29T17:13:24.417339+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mozilla/send (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.851644+00:00, sha 16209ca8b11a)
  - homepage: https://send.firefox.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.035441+00:00, sha edbf1b8787eb)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.044646+00:00, sha 5fbafe1ac926)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about/manifesto (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.046662+00:00, sha eed7f23a75d7)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about/leadership (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.050177+00:00, sha f2b6153e91f2)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about/legal (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.052080+00:00, sha edbf79a2aeb0)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about/governance/policies/participation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.053775+00:00, sha ec8057123d54)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/about/this-site (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.055881+00:00, sha c028401769c2)
  - site_page: https://www.mozilla.org/sk/advertising (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:41.048611+00:00, sha 761e99ae3332)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.