# Install ffsend with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget Fully featured Firefox Send client. Version 0.2.77 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ffsend ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ffsend ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ffsend ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/ffsend/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ffsend ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffsend from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ffsend ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ff/ffsend/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ffsend ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ffsend.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id TimVisee.ffsend -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: TimVisee.ffsend from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ffsend - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.77 - **Source summary:** Fully featured Firefox Send client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ffsend (cli) - ffsend (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.77 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.77 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ffsend is a Rust command-line client for Firefox Send-compatible services. Its niche is simple terminal-driven upload, download, inspection, deletion, and history management for expiring encrypted file shares. ### Project history The project was created in 2018 and describes itself as a fully featured Firefox Send client. Its README emphasizes client-side encryption, expiring download limits, optional passwords, directory archiving, QR-code generation, custom Send hosts, and script-friendly behavior. The original Mozilla Firefox Send service was discontinued on September 17, 2020, which made ffsend more dependent on alternative or self-hosted Send-compatible servers. The README explicitly notes that the default Send host is provided by the maintainer and that the tool is not affiliated with Mozilla. ### Adoption history ffsend is packaged for command-line users across several ecosystems, including Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, winget, and Alpine Linux according to the package facts in this batch. That breadth is larger than the project's niche would suggest and reflects the appeal of a small CLI around a browser-originated encrypted sharing service. ### How it is used Typical usage is `ffsend upload FILE` to produce a share URL and `ffsend download URL` to retrieve it. The project also documents commands for inspecting a remote file, changing a password, deleting a share, viewing upload history, using custom hosts, and controlling expiry time and download limits. ### Why package nerds care For package users, ffsend is mostly interesting as a CLI wrapper around an otherwise web-first service model: it turns ephemeral encrypted sharing into a scriptable Unix-style command while preserving client-side encryption semantics. ### Timeline - 2018: GitLab project created and first release series published. - 2020: Mozilla discontinued Firefox Send, shifting practical ffsend use toward maintainer-run or self-hosted Send-compatible services. ### Related projects - ffsend is related to Mozilla Firefox Send and community Send-compatible server forks. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ffsend - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ffsend: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ff/ffsend/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - ffsend - 0.2.76-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffsend from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A fully featured Firefox Send client | https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend - apk - ffsend-bash-completion - 0.2.76-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffsend-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for ffsend | https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend - apk - ffsend-fish-completion - 0.2.76-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffsend-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for ffsend | https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend - apk - ffsend-zsh-completion - 0.2.76-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ffsend-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for ffsend | https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend - MacPorts - ffsend: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/ffsend/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/ffsend: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ffsend.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - TimVisee.ffsend: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: TimVisee.ffsend from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - 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[combined/ffsend.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ffsend.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph