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:mailbox_with_mail: Easily and securely share files from the command line. A fully featured Firefox Send client.

27 mentions on Hacker News by 12 people: 4 stories, 23 comments · first 2019-03-03 · latest 2026-04-28

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  1. …and share a URL via chat or whatever: https://github.com/timvisee/send With a CLI tool as well: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by zie · 2026-04-28 · in Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
  2. Firefox Send is still around in hobbyist land: send.vis.ee along with ffsend[0] maybe? 0: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend I love and use ffsend every day.
    comment by zie · 2026-02-26 · in Show HN: Terminal Phone – E2EE Walkie Talkie from the Command Line
  3. A command line version by the same author: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by leonry · 2024-10-19 · in Send: Open-source fork of Firefox Send
  4. Some might find `ffsend` useful to securely share files from your command line: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2022-04-13 · in New(ish) command line tools
  5. Send, E2E encrypted, originally by Mozilla: Public instance: https://send.vis.ee/ CLI: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend Other instances: https://github.com/timvisee/send-instances#instances
    comment by timvisee · 2021-07-05 · in Transfer.sh – Easy file sharing from the command line
  6. …it on the client. More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/lqegb5/reminder_th... And: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend#security
    comment by timvisee · 2021-05-05 · in Send: A Fork of Mozilla's Firefox Send
  7. There's also a CLI for Send (ffsend): https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by andredz · 2021-05-05 · in Send: A Fork of Mozilla's Firefox Send
  8. Definitely. But many still use it, partially because of `ffsend` ( https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend ), so it's nice to have around.
    comment by timvisee · 2021-03-12 · in Bitwarden Send - A trusted way to securely share information with anyone
  9. …on it's name, combining it with ffsend [1], would make it a fun quick screen sharing tool. /s [1] https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2021-01-24 · in ffscreencast – a screencast CLI-tool with video overlay and multimonitor support
  10. …donation-supported command-line-focused version of it here [1] for anyone who doesn't know! [1] https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by cbkeller · 2020-12-05 · in I accidentally built a spying app
  11. …great success! Thanks Mozilla, for building and providing this amazing service! For the interested: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend I'm currently hosting a public Send instance myself so ffsend keeps working. Let's see how long I can…
    comment by timvisee · 2020-09-18 · in What happened to Firefox Send?
  12. …great success! Thanks Mozilla, for building and providing this amazing service! For the interested: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend I'm currently hosting a public Send instance myself to ffsend keep working. Let's see how long I can…
    comment by timvisee · 2020-09-17 · in Update on Firefox Send and Firefox Notes
  13. Found this: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by pezdeath · 2020-06-26 · in Engineering Dropbox Transfer: Making simple even simpler
  14. Firefox Send has a CLI: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by pornel · 2020-06-26 · in Engineering Dropbox Transfer: Making simple even simpler
  15. For the tech savvy people, checkout ffsend as fully featured CLI tool for Send (shameless plug): https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2020-06-03 · in Sharedrop – Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC
  16. For the tech savy that like to use the CLI, checkout: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2020-04-29 · in WebWormHole: Send files quickly using WebRTC
  17. https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2019-12-28 · in Ffsend – Share Files from the CLI: A Firefox Send Client Written in Rust
  18. Shameless plug to Firefox Send ( https://send.firefox.com/ ) with ffsend ( https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend ). Crypto is done on the client. The key is in the share URL and is not sent to the server.
    comment by timvisee · 2019-11-04 · in ShareDrop – P2P File Transfer Using WebRTC
  19. …are lot smaller than GIFs in file size, and are even scalable. See one of my projects for example: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend#ffsend-wip
    comment by timvisee · 2019-05-31 · in Show HN: Switch from Medium to your own blog
  20. …projects. You are free to port the project to JS as long as you follow the applicable licenses: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend/blob/master/LICENSE
    comment by Sephr · 2019-03-12 · in Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service
  21. No, see the requirements here: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend#requirements Along with ffsend, you can use any browser to upload/download files through https://send.firefox.com/ as well.
    comment by timvisee · 2019-03-12 · in Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service
  22. …featured CLI tool for Firefox Send, supporting this new release. For anyone that is interested: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2019-03-12 · in Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service
  23. …I've been building a fully featured CLI tool for Firefox Send. Maybe someone is interested: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
    comment by timvisee · 2019-03-03 · in Show HN: A tool to upload/download files from command line