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Dropbox

Access your files from any computer.

  • Limited free plan
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS

Overview

Features described on its official website: file sharing.

Services and protocols mentioned: Dropbox.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Discover Dropbox – secure, easy cloud storage for file sharing and collaboration.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Dropbox offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Plans and conditions

  • Paid subscriptions from 9,99 € per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

  • No credit card asked

Weaknesses

  • Account required
  • Limited free plan
  • Closed source

About

Need to safely store all of your important documents, photos, songs, and files? Easy! With this app you can use the internet to save everything that’s important to you. You can then access those files from any computer that has an internet connection. Use this service to backup your files, share photos or collaborate on a project by sharing a Dropbox folder with whomever you’d like. Create a free account and start saving and sharing today!

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from dropbox.com (account, free status, platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (publisher, licence, platforms, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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