OnionShare

OnionShare 2.7

OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

  • By Micah Lee, et al.
  • Open Source
  • Updated Oct 16, 2026
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About OnionShare

OnionShare lets you securely and anonymously share files of any size.
It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor onion service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the files.
It doesn't require setting up a server on the internet somewhere or using a third party file-sharing service.
You host the file on your own computer and use a Tor onion service to make it temporarily accessible over the internet.
The other user just needs to use Tor Browser to download the file from you.

What's new in 2.7

  • Security fix：prevent sharing a single file that is a symlink (to a potentially sensitive file). This would require accidental action by the user or local compromise (which would mean bigger problems than just this). See GHSA-2pj7-hh2q-hjrh
  • New feature：'Download mode' which lets you download a share from another OnionShare, in your OnionShare (instead of via Tor Browser).
  • New feature：Webtunnel bridges
  • New feature：Ability to set an upload size limit in Receive Mode: either 'per upload' or for the entire runtime of that receive mode service.
  • Change：Use UNIX sockets for web server instead of TCP port, on Linux/MacOS.
  • Change：use XDG_CACHE_HOME for storing bundled Tor and OnionShare cache data (instead of ~/.config)
  • Change：localized strings for various UI buttons, as well as more locale-friendly auto-stop/start date/time fields.
  • Bug fix：Prevent exception when attempting to upload to a Receive Mode whose auto-stop timer has triggered but which is still receiving a large file.
  • Bug fix：Pressing tab on keyboard scrolls to the + (new tab) button after the last active tab.
  • Bug fix：Alert when a chosen Receive Mode folder is not writable
  • Bug fix：Moat circumvention settings API was crashing
  • Bug fix：Better dark mode detection
  • Bug fix：Fixe ZipProgressBar for large file sizes exceeding 32-bit integer limits
  • Other：simplify Flatpak PyQt dependency in packaging
  • Other：Various dependency updates, including Tor 0.4.9.14, new Tor signing key, etc
  • Other：rename meek-azure to just meek per upstream deprecation of the former name
  • Other：Make pyproject.toml mostly PEP 621 compliant

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Technical details

PublisherMicah Lee, et al.
AuthorMicah Lee
Version2.7
Release date2026-10-16
LicenseGPL-3.0
Installer typewix
Architecturex64
Package IDOnionShare.OnionShare

Links & install command

Install OnionShare from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=OnionShare.OnionShare -e

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Older versions

  • 2.6.5
  • 2.6.3
  • 2.6.2
  • 2.6.1
  • 2.6
  • 2.5
  • 2.4.0
  • 2.3.3
  • 2.3.2

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