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PicoShare

Minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files.

Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Still maintained? Yes: 61 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.5.4 (May 2026).

Also an alternative to WeTransfer.

Docker #1 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload

At a glance

PicoShare quick facts

Health score
94/100 GOOD
Stars
3,068
Last commit
2 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v1.5.4, May 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View mtlynch/picoshare on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "PicoShare is a minimalist, self-hosted web app that makes it easy to share files on the web without restrictions on size, file type, or media format."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

PicoShare scores 94/100, #1 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 61 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.5.4, 5 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,068 stars add 13.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Health 94 on 11 Sep, 94 nowSteady at 94 since 11 Sep, no release for 5 months
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    61 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v1.5.4 released 5 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 13.9 / 20

    3.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

106 commits over the last 12 months
61
Last 90 days
106
Last 12 months
2 days ago
Last push

Ranked #1 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , just above Yopass (#2) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsGo, Docker
Latest releasev1.5.4 · 5 months ago
Stars3,068
Open issues25
DockerYes
Repositorymtlynch/picoshare ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

PicoShare vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with PicoShare (File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
PicoShare (this tool) 94 3.1k AGPL-3.0 2 days ago
Yopass 94 3.2k Apache-2.0 today
Zipline 94 3.5k MIT 2 days ago
PsiTransfer 58 2k BSD-2-Clause 6 days ago
PrivyDrop 55 145 MIT 20 days ago
Picsur 32 1.2k AGPL-3.0 1 years ago

PicoShare: common questions

What does PicoShare replace?

Repoly lists PicoShare as an open-source alternative to WeTransfer. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where PicoShare stands against the others.

Is PicoShare still maintained?

PicoShare had 61 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.5.4, is from 5 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.