Open source on GitHub

Send any file.
Anywhere. Privately.

AlterSend pairs your devices with a QR scan. Files travel directly between them — encrypted, peer-to-peer. No accounts. No size limits. No middlemen.

AlterSend desktop
AlterSend mobile
How it works

Three steps.
That's it.

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Pair devices

Scan a QR code or paste a join code. No accounts, no sign-up.

Encrypted channel opens

Your devices find each other on the peer-to-peer network and open an end-to-end encrypted channel.

Files transfer

Drop files in. They travel device-to-device, end-to-end encrypted, without touching any server.

Why AlterSend

Others get close.
None go all the way.

Every tool people actually use has at least one dealbreaker. AlterSend was built to have none.

ToolWorks over internetNo accountNo serverNote
AirDrop
Apple-only, same Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
WeTransfer
Files uploaded to their servers
LocalSend
Same local network required
Magic Wormhole
CLI only, relay server touches files
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Internet-wide, all platforms, no caps
Under the hood

Built for transfers.
Not uploads.

Direct, peer-to-peer

Your files never touch our servers because there are none. End-to-end encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305.

  • End-to-end encrypted
  • Files never touch our servers
  • New encryption keys per session

No size limits

1 KB or 200 GB — same flow. You're not uploading, you're transferring.

No accounts

Open. Pair. Send. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to leak.

Cross-platform

Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android — one shared protocol.

Open source

Apache-2.0 licensed. Audit every line, fork it, or run your own.

FAQ

Common
questions.

Anything else? Open an issue on GitHub or reach us at hello@altersend.com.

Send your first file
in 10 seconds.

No account, no waitlist. Just pick your platform and go.