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

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

en	To start *OnionShare*, choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Internet**&nbsp;▸ **OnionShare**.

en	From the welcome screen of *OnionShare*, you can choose between 3 different services:

en	- Share files

en	- Receive files

en	- Host a website

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.

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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.

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

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*.

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

en	Receiving files

en	With the Receive service of *OnionShare*:

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

en	Received files are stored in a folder with today's date as name (for example *2024-02-06*) inside the *Downloads* folder.

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*.