Only Once Share

Why Only Once Share?

The only secret sharing tool with encrypted image, PDF, and archive support, truly zero-knowledge architecture, and no limits — completely free and open source.

True Zero-Knowledge

Encryption happens entirely in your browser. The server never sees your data — not even briefly. The decryption key lives only in the URL fragment, which browsers never send to servers.

Text, Image & PDF Sharing

Share passwords, API keys, screenshots, documents, sensitive PDFs, and ZIP archives in one encrypted link. No other secret sharing tool offers encrypted file support.

Free & Unlimited

No artificial limits, no paid plans, no account required. Share up to 50,000 characters of text and 10 MB files (images, PDFs, or archives) — as many secrets as you need.

Open Source & Self-Hostable

Every line of code is public on GitHub under MIT license. Audit the encryption yourself or deploy on your own infrastructure with Docker.

How We Compare

FeatureOOShareOneTimeSecretPrivnoteScrt.linkPassword.link
Client-side encryptionYesNoNoYesYes
Encrypted file sharing (images + PDF + archives)YesNoNoNoNo
Free & unlimitedYesLimitedYesLimitedLimited
Open sourceYesYesNoNoNo
No account requiredYesOptionalYesYesYes
Self-hostableYesYesNoNoNo
Zero-knowledgeYesNoNoYesYes
Auto-expiry (TTL)YesYesYesYesYes

What Sets Us Apart

Client-Side Encryption vs Server-Side

Most secret sharing tools — including OneTimeSecret and Privnote — encrypt your data on the server. This means your plaintext secret travels over the network and is briefly visible to the server before encryption. Only Once Share encrypts everything in your browser using AES-256-GCM via the Web Crypto API. The server only ever handles encrypted blobs it cannot read.

Encrypted File Sharing — A First

No other secret sharing tool supports encrypted image, PDF, and archive sharing. With Only Once Share, you can securely share screenshots, photos of documents, signed contracts, sensitive diagrams, and any file up to 10 MB. Files and text are packed into a single encrypted payload — the server cannot even tell what type of content a secret contains.

No Paywalls, No Limits, No Lock-In

Many competitors restrict free users to a handful of secrets per month, limited expiration times, or reduced payload sizes. Only Once Share is completely free with no artificial limits. And because it's open source under the MIT license, you can self-host it on your own infrastructure — your data, your rules.

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