Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to curl.io

Share your files from your Terminal / SSH

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. curl.io launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nutty▲60

   SSH-Terminal sharing using Browser

   2014 · nutty.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   transfer.sh▲148

   Easy file sharing from the command line

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   file.io▲91

   Super simple file sharing

   2015 · file.io · its alternatives →

4. 4TS
   Terminal sharing using your browser▲55

   2014 · nutty.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Secure File Sharing▲139

   Share files from your terminal with end-to-end encryption

   2024 · rstream.io · its alternatives →

6. 6FI
   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 →

7. 7
   Embed Curl▲62

   Embeddable curl commands for your web site, blog or API docs

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Droplr▲139

   The easiest way to share files

   2014 · droplr.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SendSecure.io▲96

   Send and share files securely, directly and free

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    reep.io▲84

    Secure peer-to-peer file transfers between browsers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    CloudFuse▲58

    Simple file & link sharing

    2014 · xauras.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Curldrop – upload files from your terminal with curl▲9

    :arrow_double_up: web app for for easy file uploads via curl - kennell/curldrop

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    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 →

14. 14CI
    CryptSend.io – Share encrypted files with randomly generated links▲74

    2018 · cryptsend.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Uncurl.dev – Convert curl commands to a shareable, executable UI▲115

    Hey HN, I built uncurl.dev to scratch my own itch: I kept getting curl commands in API docs, bug reports, or Slack messages and wanted a quick way to visualize, run, and debug them without firing up Postman or writing code to dissect them. It was also sometimes painful to create a test page specifically for non-tech users to consume an API. I originally vibe-coded this over a weekend just to make it easier for myself to debug API requests shared as curl commands. It slowly grew into something I found surprisingly useful in my workflow, so I decided to clean it up and share it. uncurl.dev…

    2025 · uncurl.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Share your Unix shell with people you trust▲87

    Command line tool to share your UNIX terminal and forward local TCP ports to people you trust. - gravitational/teleconsole

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wormhole – Simple, private file sharing▲97

    Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires.

    2021 · wormhole.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Online curl builder▲6

    Easily generate curl command lines

    2015 · curlbuilder.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Yttr▲88

    File sharing service for temporary and non-important files

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20SS
    Station307 – Stream files between cURL, Wget and/or browser▲45

    2016 · station307.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sharelock▲94

    Allows you to share data easily and securely.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ShareDrop▲11

    Local P2P file transfer

    2015 · sharedrop.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Share Terminal▲4

    Share your terminal. Nothing in between.

    Jun 2026 · shareterminal.cloud · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sherlybox▲73

    Sync, share and backup your sensitive files

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →