Instead of WeTransfer

Send a large file to someone without an account.

Swap it

Expiring links with a password are a small problem and the self-hosted tools solve all of it. Send is the closest to WeTransfer; PsiTransfer is the simpler one.

You lose: The brand recognition when you send a link to a stranger.

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Send

MPL-2.0an eveningactive

End-to-end encrypted file links with expiry and a download limit. The Firefox Send fork that survived.

github.com/timvisee/send send.vis.ee

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

PsiTransferBSD-2-Clausea containeractive
Drop files in a folder, get a link. Very little to configure and very little to go wrong.
github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer
NextcloudAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
Sharing links with passwords and expiry, plus everything else Nextcloud does. Heavier for one file.
github.com/nextcloud/server nextcloud.com

What the desk has written

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.