📤 AltSendme — Send 100GB to Anyone Without WeTransfer, Dropbox, or a Signup

[SRZ]

Stop Renting Storage to Send Files — This Free App Cuts Out the Middleman

Drop file → copy code → friend pastes → done. No cloud. No signup. No cap.

100GB. Encrypted. Laptop → laptop. Zero middleman. Zero bullshit.

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🧠 The 10-second pitch — what this thing actually is

Free open-source app. Install → drop any file → get a one-time code → friend pastes code into their AltSendme → file flows direct from your machine to theirs.

Phone call vs voicemail. Old way (WeTransfer/Dropbox) = upload to a stranger’s server, friend downloads later. New way = two laptops, one direct line, nobody in between.

Official tagline: “AirDrop for everyone” — works any OS, any country, any distance. Not stuck behind Apple’s walled garden.

🎟️ How to use it — 3 stupid-simple moves

Step	What you do
	Drop file or folder into AltSendme → it spits out a one-time code (the ticket)
	Send the ticket via Discord / WhatsApp / SMS / email — it’s just text, safe to share
	Friend pastes ticket → transfer starts. Direct. Live. Done.

Ticket = Uber pickup code. Single-use. Dies after the transfer.
Connection drops mid-transfer? Resumes from where it stopped — no restart-from-zero.
Friend gets a preview (file name, size, type) before committing to download.

🔧 Under the hood — every tech word, translated

Tech word	Normal-human meaning
iroh	The engine inside the app. You drive the car, you don’t tune the carburetor. Free + open source.
TLS 1.3 + QUIC	Encryption + a fast lane. Same lock your bank uses. Faster delivery truck.
BLAKE3	A fingerprint check. If even 1 byte got flipped, the app yells. No corrupted files.
Hole punching	Both laptops knock on their routers at the same moment → direct pipe opens. Same trick Zoom & FaceTime use.
Relay (fallback)	If hole-punching fails → courier mode. Courier can’t open the envelope (still encrypted).
Cryptographic identity	Your install IS your password. No accounts, no signup, nothing to leak.

You don’t need any of this to USE it. This is for the “but how does it actually work” crowd.

⚔️ AltSendme vs WeTransfer vs Dropbox — the brutal table

Round	AltSendme	WeTransfer / Dropbox
Account?	None	Yes. Email + password + verify.
File size cap	Unlimited (yes, your 100GB game backup works)	2GB free / 200GB paid
Where the file sits	Direct, never stored	On their server, indexed
Privacy	E2E encrypted — only your friend has the key	“Encrypted” — they hold the key
Speed	Up to 4 Gbps (saturates your pipe)	Capped by their throttle
Cost	$0 forever	$0 with limits → $12/mo to unlock
Company dies tomorrow?	Self-host the source code, app keeps running	Files gone, account gone, GG

The math: WeTransfer = TWO trips (upload, then download). AltSendme = ONE trip. Half the wait. Zero snooping.

📥 Download for your OS — every build, every flavor

OS	Grab it
Windows	AltSendme.exe
macOS	AltSendme.dmg
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)	.deb
Linux (Fedora/RHEL)	.rpm
Linux (universal)	.AppImage
Android (beta)	APK

Windows + Scoop one-liner:

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/altsendme

Main repo: github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme — star it if it saved you a Dropbox bill
All releases + SHA256 checksums: releases page
Terminal-only CLI version: Sendme CLI — same engine, scriptable

🚨 Windows won't launch it? — The WebView2 fix

Symptom: Double-click .exe → nothing happens. No window, no error, nothing in Task Manager.

Cause: Missing Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime — the picture frame the app draws inside.

Fix (3 min):

1. Settings → Apps → search WebView2. Missing or old? That’s it.
2. Grab the Evergreen Standalone Installer straight from Microsoft.
3. Right-click → Run as Administrator → install → reboot.
4. Relaunch AltSendme. Pops open.

Still broken? Fully uninstall WebView2 first → reinstall fresh as Admin. Half-broken installs are worse than no install.

🛣️ Roadmap — what's cooking next

Coming	Why you care
Polished mobile (iOS + Android)	Same ticket trick, smaller screen
Phrase tickets	horse-battery-staple-correct instead of a random string — readable over the phone
Self-hosted relays	Your transfers never touch a public middleman, even on corporate wifi
Web version	Send from a browser tab, zero install
Transfer insights	Speed graphs, peer info, why-is-this-slow diagnostics

Drop your email on altsendme.com for ship notifications, or just watch the GitHub repo.

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Simple-pimple: install → drop file → send code → friend pastes → file lands. Unlimited, encrypted, $0, no signup. Cancel your WeTransfer.

Saved you a Dropbox subscription. Your move on the WeTransfer one.

[LaurentSP]

If you don’t mind using a third party server for storage, use this one

Transfer.it

[kakaballi]

after 1st august 2026, it would put limitations. however, still a good option

[LaurentSP]

That’s right, but the last time they announced a previous date for limitations, it didn’t happen and they added a new date.