# AltSendMe: Send Big Files Like You’re Passing Notes in Class

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/altsendme-send-big-files-like-you-re-passing-notes-in-class/314417>\
**Category:** Tools & Scripts\
**Tags:** tools, programming, privacy, file-management\
**Created:** [December 6, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/altsendme-send-big-files-like-you-re-passing-notes-in-class/314417 "2025-12-06T13:55:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/altsendme-send-big-files-like-you-re-passing-notes-in-class/314417/1 "2025-12-06T13:55:45Z")

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## AltSendMe – One Click, One Link, Your File Teleports (Windows/macOS/Linux)

Tired of begging cloud sites to “please upload” your 8GB file while they judge your free plan?  
This one skips the drama and just sends stuff **straight from your device to theirs**.

Meet **AltSendMe** – tiny app, stupidly simple:

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme/main/assets/animation.gif)

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### 🧲 What It Does

- You pick a file or folder
- You click **Start Sharing**
- It gives you a **link**
- You send that link to your friend
- They click → the file starts downloading directly from you

No account. No signup. No storage limits. No “your file is too big 👹” pop-up.

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### 🔒 Why It Feels Illegal (But Isn’t)

- The file goes **device → device** , not via some random company’s server
- Everything is **fully encrypted** , so nobody in the middle can peek
- First time on Windows, it might ask in Firewall—just allow it and you’re done

You’re basically running your own tiny, private Dropbox… without actually using Dropbox.

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### 📂 Real-Life Stuff It Handles

- Whole folders, not just single files
- Massive project zips, games, family videos
- Long-distance sends without “cloud lag”
- Resumes if connection drops (no starting from 0% again 🤡)

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### 🖥 Works On Almost Everything

- Windows 7–11
- macOS
- Linux

So yeah, you can send from your old potato laptop to your shiny new machine and back.

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### 🚀 Grab It Here

- Dev’s GitHub (mad respect):  
[https://github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme](https://github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme)

- Official site (downloads + info):  
[https://www.altsendme.com/en](https://www.altsendme.com/en)

- Direct releases page (latest builds):  
[https://github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme/releases](https://github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme/releases)

Install it, send one big file to someone, and watch how fast you stop opening Dropbox out of habit.