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24 alternatives to Craft: a CLI tool to share files over HTTP easily

Instantly transfer files locally over HTTP. Contribute to ashisha/boat development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Craft: a CLI tool to share files over HTTP easily launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CLI tool for saving web pages as a single file▲640

   ⬛️ CLI tool and library for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file - Y2Z/monolith

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Endpoints.dev – Pastebin for HTTP Requests▲201

   Endpoints.dev is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.

   2020 · endpoints.dev · its alternatives →

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   file.io▲91

   Super simple file sharing

   2015 · file.io · its alternatives →

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   File.io – Ephemeral file sharing▲155

   Sharing files with file.io is convenient, anonymous and secure. Just upload files and share the links via email, SMS, Slack, Discord, etc. Easy-to-use REST API.

   2015 · file.io · its alternatives →

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   Flipflop, iroh-powered persistent tunnels for filesharing▲148

   filesharing for the meatspace era. Contribute to andunieee/flipflop development by creating an account on GitHub.

   8d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Architect 7.0 (Chupacabra)▲92

   The easiest way to ship serverless HTTP APIs

   2020 · arc.codes · its alternatives →

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   curl.io▲132

   Share your files from your Terminal / SSH

   2014 · curl.io · its alternatives →

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   A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

   First HTTP programming language

   2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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   pbcopy/pbpaste across machines via Gitlab Snippets▲55

   copy and paste across machines. Contribute to bradwood/glsnip development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ProjectSend▲75

    Securely share files with your team and clients

    2023 · projectsend.org · its alternatives →

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    Pipe To Me – Stream data over HTTP using curl▲39

    Stream data over http using curl. Contribute to jpschroeder/pipe-to-me development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I built open source file sharing solution using AWS S3▲63

    I created a 100% Open source Company-wide Self-hosted File Sharing Solution for Teams Recently, I wanted to share HD images and video files with my graphic designer. She’s exceptional at her craft but isn’t familiar with AWS S3 So, I got an idea and built this. Github Repo: https://github.com/rohitg00/s3-file-share-for-free Detailed Guide: https://ghumare64.medium.com/i-built-a-company-wide-self-hos...

    2024 · s3-file-share-for-free-35n2u.kinsta.app · its alternatives →

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    Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.▲47

    HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An SSH based utility to transfer pipes across machines – beam▲28

    Hey HN, At work, I was annoyed about having to download logs by writing them out to files and transferring them over to my local over HTTP (admittedly, this is because of a rather novel architectural situation). So, I built a tool in Go that lets you pipe contents into an SSH server for sending and reading them out on another connection. You can also use this tool to transfer files. Just cat the file on the sender end and redirect the output of the receiver end to a file. Please note that the transfer rate is heavily dependent on your connection and proximity to the public ssh.beam.camp…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Github Action for deploying files to the any cloud storage▲32

    A static file deployment tool that supports multiple platforms. - bonaysoft/uptoc

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tap curl in your editor before it gets to sh▲60

    tap curl in your editor before it gets to sh it. Contribute to awalgarg/curl-tap-sh development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Wave-share – serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound▲49

    Serverless, peer-to-peer, local file sharing through sound - ggerganov/wave-share

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59

    2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →

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    Ship Local▲51

    Scrap and build local directories in minutes.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    deploying a website just to transfer a file▲13

    Hi HN! My name is Lio. I'm the author of the article and CTO of Defang: a CLI tool to deploy Docker Compose projects to the cloud(s). This story on how I deployed a website just to transfer a file got many chuckles in my friend circle and it was suggested I blog about it, so here it is. Yes, it's ridiculous, but it got the job done, and hopefully you'll enjoy the story, and perhaps the tool, too. AMA

    2024 · lunesu.com · its alternatives →

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    A CLI that lets you execute HTTP requests from static YAML files▲11

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Surfer – Simple file server with sync cli and webui▲7

    Simple static file server with cli and webinterface. This is just a mirror repo - cloudron-io/surfer

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ShareNow▲11

    Simple CLI to instantly share any local file

    2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate Database Driven Web Apps and API's with Fields from a YAML File▲13

    Use . Contribute to LeoJavaAI/Flask-Skeleton development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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