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OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network. Share files, host websites, and chat anonymously via a new tabbed interface for maximum productivity.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
OnionShare
onionshare.org 5.0 (7)
File Sharing & Sync Whistleblower Tools Open Source No account Tor Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Free
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Threat level
Targeted
A targeted-tier tool. Built for a real, capable adversary. Overkill for everyone below. Threat levels
Our take
Sharing files or hosting a site directly over your own Tor onion service, with no third party in the middle, is about as private as file transfer gets. The cost is in convenience and speed: the recipient needs Tor, your machine has to stay online for the duration, and transfers crawl compared to a normal link. The right tool when nobody should be able to see that a transfer happened; the wrong one for sending a big file to a non-technical friend in a hurry.
GitHub at a glance
onionshare/onionshare cross-platformfile-sharingonion-serviceonionshareopen-sourcepythonsecuritytortor-onion-service
Stars
7,209
+18 this week
Forks
742
179 watching
Last commit
1d ago
healthy
Latest release
v2.7.1
5d ago, 39 total
Star history
Issues
95% closed
53
open
1,005
closed
+8 / -23
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
215 commits, active 20 of 26 weeks
215 contributors since May 2014
Languages
- Python 95.5%
- JavaScript 1.6%
- HTML 1.3%
- Other 1.6%
Updated daily from the GitHub API. Star tracking since Jun 10, 2026.
Website at a glance
onionshare.org
A+ score 120
Strong website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 1d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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