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OnionShare is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sharing category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It has 7,190 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 16, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/onionshare/onionshare

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
7,190
Forks
740
Open issues
61
Commits, last 12 months
287
Last commit
Oct 16, 2026
Latest release
v2.7Oct 16, 2026
Created
May 20, 2014
License
GPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 16, 2026, 287 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 16, 2026
Commits, last 12 months287
Latest releasev2.7 (Oct 16, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months3
Releases, all time38
Open issues61
Open pull requests7
Good first issues0
Contributing guideNo
Security policyNo
CreatedMay 20, 2014

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About OnionShare

Securely and anonymously share a file of any size.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/onionshare/onionshare.

Topics

  • tor
  • file-sharing
  • onionshare
  • onion-service
  • tor-onion-service
  • security
  • python
  • cross-platform
  • open-source

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FAQ

OnionShare FAQ

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Is OnionShare free and open source?

Yes. OnionShare is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run OnionShare with Docker?

OnionShare does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to OnionShare?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to OnionShare include qBittorrent, transfer.sh and Transmission.

Is OnionShare actively maintained?

The most recent commit to OnionShare was on Oct 16, 2026 with 287 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.7, published Oct 16, 2026. It had 61 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.