en	[[!meta title="Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using OnionShare"]]
ru	[[!meta title="Обмен файлами с помощью OnionShare"]]

en	[*OnionShare*](https://onionshare.org/) allows you to create secure, anonymous, and disposable services that other people can connect to.
ru	[OnionShare](https://onionshare.org/) — безопасное и анонимное средство обмена файлами (расшаривания файлов).

en	To open *OnionShare*, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Internet&nbsp;▸ OnionShare**.

en	From the welcome screen of *OnionShare*, you can choose between 4 different services:

en	Share files

en	Receive files

en	Host a website

en	Chat anonymously

en	[[!img services.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
ru	[[!img onionshare.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	All these services are provided as Tor onion services and are only available through the Tor network. You can share the address of these onion services with other people to create temporary and anonymous communication channels.

en	People who know their onion addresses can connect to these services from *Tor Browser*, either in Tails or outside of Tails.

en	Unlike most Internet services, people using your OnionShare services connect directly to your Tails over the Tor network. Your data is never shared with or stored on any third-party server. Your Tails becomes a temporary and anonymous server.

en	These services become unavailable as soon as you close *OnionShare* or shut down Tails.
ru	Когда вы закроете *OnionShare* или завершите работу Tails, расшаривание файлов прекратится.

en	<div class="bug">
ru	<div class="tip">

en	OnionShare uses different onion addresses each time.

en	In the future, want to make it possible to store the onion addresses used by OnionShare to the Persistent Storage. ([[!tails_ticket 20136]])

en	Sharing files

en	With the Share service of *OnionShare*:

en	You select in *OnionShare* some files from your Tails that you want to share.

en	People with the onion address can download these files from their *Tor Browser*.

en	[[!img share.png class="screenshot" alt="" size="719x"]]
ru	[[!img onionshare.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Since Tails 6.0 (February 2024), the shortcut to share files via OnionShare directly from the Files browser is not available anymore.

en	Receiving files

en	With the Receive service of *OnionShare*:

en	You specify in *OnionShare* a folder of your Tails in which you want to receive files.

en	People with the onion address can upload files directly to this folder or send you text messages from their *Tor Browser*.

en	[[!img receive.png class="screenshot" alt="" size="719x"]]
ru	[[!img onionshare.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Hosting a website

en	With the Website service of *OnionShare*:

en	You specify in *OnionShare* a folder that contains HTML pages in your Tails.

en	People with the onion address can visit these HTML pages as a website from their *Tor Browser*.

en	[[!img website.png class="screenshot" alt="" size="719x"]]
ru	[[!img onionshare.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Chatting anonymously

en	With the Chat service of *OnionShare*:

en	You start a chat room from *OnionShare*.

en	People with the onion address can enter this chat room from their *Tor Browser* and chat with you or other people.

en	[[!img chat.png class="screenshot" alt="" size="719x"]]
ru	[[!img onionshare.png link="no" alt=""]]