Software · Internet & communication

OnionShare

Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends.

Completely free
Windows, macOS, Linux and Android
Open source
No account

Ad-supported exit link (Clictune): an intermediate page may show for a few seconds before the official website. Direct link to the website, no intermediate page

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), F-Droid
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux and AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid · Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: Micah Lee
Latest version: 2.7.1 (29 October 2026)
Latest activity: 7 November 2026
Source code: github.com/onionshare/onionshare

Overview

Features described in its F-Droid listing, in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: file sharing and Tor network support.

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

“OnionShare is a tool for anonymous peer-to-peer file sharing, chatting, and web hosting.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Securely and anonymously share files using the Tor network” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of OnionShare is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

About

OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 8 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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