List of Top Free Open Source & Self Hosted Application for File Transfer – Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload

Simplified file servers for sharing of one-time/short-lived/temporary files, providing single-click or drag-and-drop updload functionality.

• ass – The superior self-hosted ShareX server. For use with clients such as ShareX (Windows), Flameshot (Linux), & MagicCap (Linux, macOS). ISC Nodejs
• elixire – Simple yet advanced screenshot uploading and link shortening service.  AGPL-3.0 Python
• Files Sharing – Open Source and self-hosted files sharing application based on unique and temporary links. GPL-3.0 PHP
• FileShelter – FileShelter is a self-hosted software that allows you to easily share files over the Internet. GPL-3.0 C++
• Gokapi – Lightweight server to share files, which expire after a set amount of downloads or days. Similar to the discontinued Firefox Send, with the difference that only the admin is allowed to upload files. GPL-3.0 Go
• goploader – Easy file sharing with server-side encryption, curl/httpie/wget compliant. MIT Go
• GoSƐ – GoSƐ is a modern file-uploader focusing on scalability and simplicity. It only depends on a S3 storage backend and hence scales horizontally without the need for additional databases or caches. Apache-2.0 Go
• Jirafeau – Jirafeau is a web site permitting to upload a file in a simple way and give an unique link to it. AGPL-3.0 PHP
• Kleeja – File Upload/sharing application, used by thousands of webmasters since 2007. GPL-2.0 PHP
• lufi – Let’s Upload that FIle, client-side encrypted. AGPL-3.0 Perl
• OnionShare – Securely and anonymously share a file of any size. GPL-2.0 Python
• Pairdrop – Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple’s AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop. GPL-3.0 Docker
• PicoShare – A minimalist, easy-to-host service for sharing images and other files. AGPL-3.0 Go
• Picsur – A simple imaging hosting playtfom that allows you to easily host, edit, and share images. GPL-3.0 Docker
• PictShare – PictShare is a multi lingual, open source image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API. Apache-2.0 PHP
• Pingvin Share – A self-hosted file sharing platform that combines lightness and beauty, perfect for seamless and efficient file sharing. BSD-2-Clause Docker/Nodejs
• Plik – Plik is a scalable and friendly temporary file upload system. MIT Go
• Pomf – Pomf is a simple file uploading and sharing platform. MIT PHP
• ProjectSend – Upload files and assign them to specific clients you create. Give access to those files to your clients. GPL-2.0 PHP
• PsiTransfer – Simple open source self-hosted file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection. BSD-2-Clause Nodejs
• QuickShare – Quick and simple file sharing between different devices. LGPL-3.0 Go
• Share – Simple yet advanced uploader – upload files, images and text with moderation tools for admins. Can be used for friends and family or just for you. Integration with ShareX and more. MIT Nodejs
• Sharry – Share files easily over the internet between authenticated and anonymous users (both ways) with resumable up- and downloads. GPL-3.0 Scala/Java
• Shifter – A simple, self-hosted file-sharing web app, powered by Django. MIT Docker
• transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line. MIT Go
• Uguu – Stores files and deletes after X amount of time. MIT PHP
• Uploady – Uploady is a simple file uploader script with multi file upload support. MIT PHP
• Void – Lightweight, fast and elegant file hosting service for ShareX with Web UI and REST API.  MIT Nodejs
• XBackBone – A simple, fast and lightweight file manager with instant sharing tools integration, like ShareX (a free and open-source screenshot utility for Windows). AGPL-3.0 PHP
• Zipline – A lightweight, fast and reliable file sharing server that is commonly used with ShareX, offering a react-based Web UI and fast API. MIT Nodejs

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