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[[!meta title="Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using OnionShare"]]

[*OnionShare*](https://onionshare.org/) is a tool to share files of any size securely and anonymouslyallows you to create secure, anonymous, and disposable services that other people can connect to.

[*OnionShare*](https://onionshare.org/) allows you to create secure, anonymous, and disposable services that other people can connect to.

To start *OnionShare*, choose **Applications** ▸ **Internet** ▸ **OnionShare**.

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

- Share files

- Receive files

- Host a website

- Chat anonymously

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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.

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

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<p>Unlike most Internet services, people using your <i>OnionShare</i> 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.</p>

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These services become unavailable as soon as you close *OnionShare* or shut down Tails.

Sharing files

With the Share service of *OnionShare*:

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

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

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