The Breakdown

  • Free, open source, no ads or telemetry
  • Actively maintained since 2006, hackable
  • One-time install, no subscriptions ever
  • Cross-platform, solves real file-sharing need
  • Default interface looks dated to some users

Side Effects

ancestors nod, no data harvest, pure utility

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