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When we need to send files to someone there is always a doubt: which service to use? The most famous and used of all, the one that has become the transfer of large files par excellence, is probably this WeTransfer. For what reason then to search alternatives to WeTransfer?
We are not always against the service most used by everyone regardless, the problem is that we often have the upper hand in daily use it's the one with one of the worst privacy policies! WeTransfer in fact it contains an embarrassing amount of tracers, just pop in with Brave or with Firefox to realize it. There are the classics tracers of Facebook, those of Amazon for advertising and to make sure you don't miss anything they are also there those of Google.
Practically anyone will know that you are using WeTransfer.
Why not use WeTransfer?
We find all this unacceptable and believe that most people accept all this because they believe it is unavoidable.
Also click on “I accept the terms and conditions” without reading absolutely what we are told has now become common practice. In their privacy policy we find the list of third-party cookies which will be installed on ours Browsers using their service: here she is.
In our opinion all of this it can no longer be tolerated as normality and this is why we will propose to you ethical alternatives is that they respect the users who use them. If you need to send a file to someone, of any size, do not use WeTransfer.
Also try to Don't use services like Dropbox which are certainly not better, On the contrary.
Alternatives to WeTransfer
Furthermore, what makes us most angry is that there are no particular studies that confirm that all these advertising tracking leads really to a tangible result (On the contrary). There are realities like DuckDuckGo who earn and remain on the market despite I never track anyone. Also DuckDuckGo lives thanks to advertisingbut of superior quality. The one that doesn't pretend to know us better thanks to cookies and tracers (and then actually offer us the same coffee machine bought 2 days before, have you ever noticed?).
If you need to send instead private text only, and we will talk about it carefully later, we advise you PrivateBin. A project Open source, quick and safe. There is also one Instance Italian.
Which one to choose?
The last thing, but not least, is the alternatives that we will propose to you they offer much more than the free WeTransfer service which currently only provides 2GB of file sending and no other extras. For example with WeTransfer passwords cannot be set And Downloads cannot be allowed to expire unless you upgrade to the paid PRO version.
Also don't forget that if you already have a secure cloud you can very well use it to share the files you want with extreme simplicity and having full control over them.
So here are our alternatives to WeTransfer
Bitwarden Send
Open source
Amazon CDN (CloudFront) and Microsoft Azure servers are used 1
Zero-knowledge encryption
An interesting news! From mid-March 2021 2 who has an account premium Bitwarden can send files and texts to anyone with many settings. The attachment can weigh up to a maximum of 100MB. You can set an expiration date and an automatic cancellation date. A password and also a maximum number of accesses to the file.
Furthermore Bitwarden Send it is accessible to anyone with a free account but in this case it will only be possible to send text and no files.
It seems to us to be one of the best alternatives on the market at the moment also given the great trust it has earned Bitwarden During the years.
Service Send it is also available in the version hosted by Devol at vaultwarden.devol.it, allows you to send up to 500MB encrypted like on Bitwarden and stores a 5GB archive for up to a maximum of 12 months (instead of the 30 days of Bitwarden).
Internxt Send
independent audit
Zero-knowledge encryption
Internxt is a company that is increasingly trying to get noticed in the world of alternatives both with their own drive that with the temporary emails. Many of its products are Open source and has recently passed an independent security audit regarding its services including file sending 3. Internxt Send works like most services of this type: it will allow you to send files up to 5GB for free via link or via email. The interesting thing is that the files are encrypted end-to-end. There are no other options available for now and the links remain active, by default, for 15 days and then disappear automatically.
Upload disroot
Open source
server in Holland
We already know the services of disroot, are one of the most famous ethical server projects. Indeed they deliver e-mail, cloud, forum and really much more. They also put up a server with the project Open source, called Lufi. 2GB maximum size for sending and several free options such as passwords and link expiration. Furthermore you don't need an email therefore it is also totally anonymous.
Send
Open source
It depends on the server you choose
As we know Firefox Send it was ingloriously abandoned by Mozilla. However, someone decided to revive the source code creating one Fork 4. There are several servers to use this service, find a complete list here. We remind you that the files sent through this service are end-to-end encrypted so it is a very safe method indeed.
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Horizon Send
Open source
Cloudflare is used
An interesting, completely free alternative to send zero-knowledge encrypted files up to 2GB. By logging in and paying approximately 5$ per month (which also includes other services) it is possible to send up to 10GB. We have had issues with the Brave active shield so if you use it for browsing please disable it for this site.
• •transfer.sh
Open source
Another interesting alternative is called transfer.sh and allows it to be used in two ways: with the Browsers by loading it normally or you can also use it via the command line. It has some extra features that you can find here.
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Chatons
Open source
It depends on which server you connect to
THE chatons they are groups sponsored by Framasoft for the distribution of free software. On this page you will find instances of all types including file sharing. Furthermore, with each refresh of the page, there will be a different site to which you can entrust your files. Advised!
SwissTransfer
green servers
Infomaniak offers a free service for sending files. It is not Open source but there are many interesting features. For example, the file can have a duration up to 30 days, you can give him a download limit (up to 200) and you can too protect with password. For greater confidentiality you will not be obliged to use the email but you can also just create a link. Truly a great service from a company you can trust. Only note: during the writing of this article, Google tracking was present.
Tresorit Send
servers in Europe
they use Microsoft Azure servers and Akamai CDNs
We have already known Tresorit because he is one of ours favorite clouds. Unfortunately its services they are not Open source, but they are encrypted end-end-end and they use gods server in Switzerland. You can send up to 5GB for free and protect your downloads with a password. You can also be notified when someone downloads your files. Furthermore, other options are unfortunately reserved for those registered with Tresorit Your email address is mandatory to be used.
Wormhole
Open source encryption Open source
Zero-knowledge encryption
Wormhole, the creators of WebTorrent and of Instant.io have created this very promising and interesting application. The client and the server is not Open source but encryption used instead it is. For files up to 5GB Wormhole will keep the files on its server for up to 24 hours. For files over 5GB it will instead use peer-to-peer so you will have to keep the Browsers open until the file is downloaded.
• Open source
uses the Tor network
If you have to send important files and want to be really safe this is the service for you. To use it you must download a program available for Windows, Linux And macOS. The program is very simple to use, you just have to upload your files, press start sharing and send the link to the interested person.
In order for the other person to download the file will have to use necessarily Tor Browsers but it is not necessary to also have OnionShare installed. Why all this? Why OnionShare will create a real onion web server on your computer. It will generate a random url And impossible to predict. Sharing will stop when you close OnionShare or when you press the “stop sharing” button. The simplest way to send files using the Tor network.
Jirafeau devol
Unfortunately, Devol's Jirafeau service has been suspended indefinitely for abuse of the service.
Framadrop
Other alternatives to WeTransfer
- Instant.io, other application Open source 5. Private file sharing thanks to the protocol WebTorrent. The concept is different from the previous ones and in this case you will have to keep the sharing page open until the files are actually downloaded;
- GrosFischiers, a Swiss company with servers in Switzerland and France that earns through advertising banners or premium packages (€5 per month or €20 every six months) 6. Interesting and usable without any registration and allows you to send files up to 10GB in the free version.
Firefox Send
ATTENTION: the Firefox Send project has been ABANDONED by Mozilla. However, let's keep the article alive for future reference: blog.mozilla.org
- All uptime, scalability, security updates, and guarantees are backed by Microsoft and their cloud infrastructure[↩]
- Introducing Bitwarden Send for secure one-to-one information sharing[↩]
- Internxt Successfully Passes Independent Security Audit[↩]
- Send to GitLab[↩]
- Instant on GitHub[↩]
- Method of use[↩]
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