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Open source file transfer - single-click & drag-n-drop upload

Simplified file servers for sharing of one-time/short-lived/temporary files, providing single-click or drag-and-drop upload functionality. Repoly tracks 33 open-source single-click tools, each scored nightly from its repository activity and ranked by that score alone. PicoShare leads at 94/100 with 61 commits in the last 90 days and 3.1k stars, followed by Yopass (94) and Zipline (94). 18 of the 33 score 70 or above, 24 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 76. AGPL-3.0 is the most common licence, carried by 10 of them. Between them they stand in for WeTransfer. The score weighs commits in the last 90 days, release recency, stars, archive status and Docker support; a low number means low measurable activity, not low quality, so a finished, stable tool can legitimately sit lower down.

updated Oct 2026 33 tools ★ 56k stars 24 with Docker median 76

Best for…

  • Most starred

    transfer.sh

    15,905 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.

  • Most active

    ProjectSend

    606 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.

  • Most permissive

    Yopass

    Apache-2.0 licence with health 94/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.

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How the file upload tools compare

PicoShare and Yopass tie at 94/100. Yopass is the busier codebase, with 410 commits in 90 days to 61. transfer.sh has the largest following at 16k stars, yet ranks #28 of 33, held back mostly by commit activity (8 commits in 90 days).

The most recent release is OnionShare v2.7.1, published yesterday. PictShare, Jirafeau, GoSƐ and 2 more publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. transfer.sh, Picsur, Jirafeau and 3 more score under 40, so check recent activity before adopting them. By stack, Go (10), Nodejs (7) and PHP (7) are the most common. Yopass, Zipline, Plik and 14 more are permissively licensed; PicoShare, Slink, 015 and 13 more are copyleft.

File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: common questions

What is the best open source file upload tool?

By Repoly's GitHub health score, PicoShare at 94/100 (61 commits in 90 days, v1.5.4 from 5 months ago). Yopass is next at 94. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.

Which file upload tools are the most actively developed?

ProjectSend (606 commits in 90 days), Yopass (410 commits in 90 days) and OnionShare (179 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.

Which file upload tools can I run in Docker?

24 of 33 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by PicoShare, Yopass, Zipline, Plik, Slink and 19 more.

Which file upload tools have a permissive licence?

17 of 33: Yopass (Apache-2.0), Zipline (MIT), Plik (MIT), Safebucket (Apache-2.0), Pingvin Share X (BSD-2-Clause) and 12 more. 16 are copyleft.

Which paid products can open source file upload tools replace?

WeTransfer (PicoShare ranks highest here).

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