file transfer and sharing tools
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
These products facilitate quick peer-to-peer file transfers, local tunneling, and lightweight storage or deployment workflows. They are primarily used by developers and technical teams seeking friction-free ways to share assets, host prototypes, or synchronize data across devices. Unlike enterprise cloud storage or formal CDN platforms, this cluster centers on ad-hoc sharing, browser-based transfers, and developer-first data transport protocols.
Metrics
- Stage
- crowded
- Recent count
- 142
- Prior count
- 24
- Total count
- 184
- Momentum
- 300.00
- Attention
- 0.31
- Crowding
- 0.75
- Concentration
- 0.80
- Opportunity
- 0.44
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.31
- Low crowding
- 0.25
- Momentum (normalized)
- 1.00
- Low concentration
- 0.20
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 9 (0.06)
- hn
- 25 (0.18)
- ph
- 107 (0.75)
- yc
- 1 (0.01)
Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.75
Similar themes
- AI-powered developer and workflow automation (0.49)
- networking, tunneling, and proxy tools (0.43)
- self-hosted infrastructure and security tools (0.43)
- digital media and web utilities (0.42)
- document and PDF utility tools (0.42)
- ai video creation and repurposing (0.42)
- cross-device control and OS utilities (0.41)
- iOS and iPhone utility apps (0.40)
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| I wrote a ~2KB executable file HTTP file downloader without Libc | HN | 9 | 2026-03-29 |
| BamBuddy | HN | 9 | 2026-03-19 |
| I made a dual-bootable NixBSD (NixOS and FreeBSD) image | HN | 9 | 2026-01-29 |
| Hidetext.sh | HN | 7 | 2026-07-11 |
| psp-iso-compressor | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-11 |
| ae2lt | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-15 |
| Gat | HN | 7 | 2026-09-27 |
| CLI for internet speed test via Cloudflare with optional TUI | HN | 6 | 2026-01-06 |
| Wormhole.page | HN | 6 | 2026-03-22 |
| HushOS Drive | PH | 6 | 2026-09-18 |
| Agam Space | HN | 6 | 2026-01-18 |
| tltv | HN | 6 | 2026-05-08 |
| ttyd | HN | 5 | 2026-07-07 |
| Bench on Your Network | HN | 5 | 2026-08-16 |
| ZipSee | HN | 5 | 2026-04-04 |
| React-mediadrop | HN | 5 | 2026-08-04 |
| Use-Fs | HN | 5 | 2026-08-25 |
| ShipMD.app | HN | 5 | 2026-07-19 |
| Shellbox | HN | 5 | 2026-01-12 |
| Pygantry | HN | 5 | 2026-02-05 |
| RocketShare | HN | 5 | 2026-02-25 |
| aero.zip | HN | 5 | 2025-12-14 |
| Scansgallery | PH | 4 | 2026-09-25 |
| Shareboxed | PH | 4 | 2026-09-15 |
| Kept | PH | 3 | 2026-09-09 |
| Postdate | PH | 3 | 2026-09-24 |
| Crossposter | PH | 3 | 2026-09-09 |
| Drive Share | PH | 3 | 2026-09-10 |
| Fileloom: 200+ file types + handoff | PH | 3 | 2026-09-18 |
| Encoder | PH | 2 | 2026-09-29 |
| Save Anything | PH | 2 | 2026-09-06 |
| CMDrop | PH | 2 | 2026-09-08 |
| Tether Link Utility | PH | 2 | 2026-09-10 |
| divvi | PH | 2 | 2026-09-08 |
| VidSmaller | PH | 2 | 2026-09-11 |
| BulkoPin | PH | 2 | 2026-09-12 |
| linqlo | PH | 2 | 2026-09-13 |
| Form2Lead | PH | 2 | 2026-09-14 |
| Quickshares.online | PH | 2 | 2026-09-16 |
| Local Transfer | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| SubSync | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| FileSnap — file format converter | PH | 2 | 2026-09-18 |
| RocketDrop | PH | 2 | 2026-09-18 |
| Sendhit | PH | 2 | 2026-09-19 |
| Klinky | PH | 2 | 2026-09-20 |
| get direct link | PH | 2 | 2026-09-24 |
| Octopus | PH | 2 | 2026-09-25 |
| Fylo - File manager | PH | 2 | 2026-09-25 |
| Thawdrop | PH | 2 | 2026-09-25 |
| Drive | PH | 2 | 2026-09-25 |