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OnionShare
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- Access control
- OnionShare services are protected by a private key by default, according to the security documentation.docs.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Anonymous chat
- OnionShare can create private chat rooms that do not log chat history.docs.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Bundled distributions
- The official site says OnionShare comes preinstalled in QubesOS, Tails, and ParrotOS.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Chat
- OnionShare includes a chat feature.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yesonionshare.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Desktop platforms
- OnionShare is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Download tracking
- Yesonionshare.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- File sharing
- The site describes OnionShare as a tool for privately sharing files.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Included with operating systems
- The site says OnionShare comes preinstalled in QubesOS, Tails, and ParrotOS.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- License
- OnionShare is open source and released under the GPLv3.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Local hosting
- OnionShare starts web servers locally on the user's computer and makes them accessible as Tor onion services.docs.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Lockdown Systems describes itself as a worker-owned collective building freedom and privacy technologies.lockdown.systems · read 10 Oct 2026
- Mobile partners
- OnionShare's mobile applications are developed with Guardian Project and The Calyx Institute.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Mobile platforms
- The site links to OnionShare apps for Android, de-Googled Android through F-Droid, and iOS.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy
- OnionShare says its desktop and mobile apps collect no analytics or behavioral tracking, and its website logs are retained for two weeks without IP addresses.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Private dropbox
- The site says OnionShare can create a private dropdown.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Project and license
- OnionShare is a project of the Lockdown Systems collective and is released under GPLv3.onionshare.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project organization
- OnionShare is a project of the Lockdown Systems collective.onionshare.org · read 10 Oct 2026
