Slingshot
Free · Private · No account

Send files between any computers.

Windows, Mac or Linux. Share up to 5 GB with a link, or send straight to a computer on the same Wi-Fi with the free app.

  • End-to-end encrypted
  • No sign-up
  • No ads or tracking
  • Up to 5 GB per link
Get the desktop app

Send by link

Anyone with the link can download. No account needed.

Drag files or folders here
or choose them:

Files are locked (encrypted) in your browser before upload. We can't open them.

How it works

Three steps. No account, no app needed for links.

  1. Add your files

    Drop in files or whole folders, up to 5 GB in total.

  2. Get a link

    Your files are locked on your device, then uploaded. You get a link to share.

  3. They download

    Anyone with the link can download on Windows, Mac, Linux or a phone. It deletes itself when it expires.

Desktop app

Same Wi-Fi? Skip the upload.

Open Slingshot on both computers and they find each other. Drag files in and they go straight across, without passing through the internet.

  • No size limit, and usually much faster than a link
  • Encrypted between the two computers
  • The other person clicks Accept before anything arrives
  • Windows, Mac and Linux, in any direction
Download the app

Private by design

We built Slingshot so that we couldn't snoop even if we wanted to.

Locked before it leaves

Files and file names are encrypted on your device. The key is the part of the link after #, which browsers never send to our server.

Nothing to sign up for

No accounts, no email, no cookies, no ads and no analytics. There is nothing to track you with.

Gone when it expires

Links last from 1 hour to 7 days, or until the first download if you choose. You can also delete a link yourself at any time.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. There are no paid plans, no ads and no sign-up. Slingshot runs on low-cost infrastructure and is kept alive by donations.

How big can a send be?

Up to 5 GB per link, including whole folders. With the desktop app on the same Wi-Fi there is no limit.

Can you see my files?

No. Your files and their names are encrypted in your browser or app before upload, and the key never reaches us. We only store scrambled data, its size and when it expires. See the privacy page for exactly what we keep.

What if I lose the link?

We can't recover it, because we never have the key. Links you made in this browser are listed under "Your recent links" until they expire.

Why does it sometimes say it's full?

Slingshot stays inside a fixed amount of free storage so it never needs ads or fees. When it's full, try a smaller send or try again a little later as old links expire. The desktop app's Wi-Fi sending is never limited.

Does the person I send to need anything?

Just a web browser. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all work. They can also paste the link into the Slingshot app.