transfer.sh
Easy file sharing from the command line.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.6.1 (Dec 2023).
Comparisons in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: WeTransfer alternatives.
At a glance
transfer.sh quick facts
- Health score
- 36/100 STALE
- Stars
- 15,905
- Last commit
- 1 month ago (Sep 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.6.1, Dec 2023
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Easy and fast file sharing from the command-line. This code contains the server with everything you need to create your own instance."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
transfer.sh scores 36/100, #28 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.6.1, 2.9 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 15,905 stars add 16.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 0.0 / 25
v1.6.1 released 2.9 years ago
- Stars 16.8 / 20
16k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 10
- Last 12 months
- 1 month ago
- Last push
Ranked #28 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , between Uguu (#27) and Picsur (#29) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Go |
| Latest release | v1.6.1 · 2.9 years ago |
| Stars | 15,905 |
| Open issues | 49 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | dutchcoders/transfer.sh ↗ |
transfer.sh vs its top 5 alternatives
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transfer.sh: common questions
Is transfer.sh still maintained?
transfer.sh had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 1 month ago; the latest tagged release, v1.6.1, is from 2.9 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.