A Dropbox Transfer alternative with encryption in your browser
Dropbox Transfer is a clean way to hand someone a file without giving them access to your Dropbox. But Dropbox still holds the file in a form it can read. ShieldFive Send closes that gap: the file is encrypted before it leaves your device.
You get the same one-link simplicity, plus a guarantee Dropbox can’t make — that the provider moving your files has no way to open them.
Out of your Dropbox, and out of anyone’s reach
Dropbox Transfer keeps the recipient out of your account, which is a real improvement — but the file itself still rests where Dropbox can read it. Here it is encrypted on your device first, and the key travels in the link fragment we never receive.
The filename doesn’t leak either
The filename and any message you attach are encrypted alongside the bytes. What our storage holds is an opaque blob with an opaque name, which is the difference between a metadata leak and nothing to leak.
EU-hosted, no tracking
Ciphertext is stored in the EU, and there are no trackers on the send or download pages. Nothing readable is written to our servers at any point in the handover.
No account on either side
You need neither a Dropbox account nor a ShieldFive one to send, and your recipient needs nothing at all — any modern browser decrypts the link locally. Signing in just adds history and higher limits.
Send a file in seconds
Drop it, share the link, and it’s encrypted before it leaves your device — no account required.
Send files encryptedQuestions
- Do I need a Dropbox or ShieldFive account?
- No account is required to send a transfer. Signing in to ShieldFive adds history and higher limits, but anyone can send for free.
- Can ShieldFive read the files the way Dropbox can?
- No. Files and filenames are encrypted in your browser under a key that stays in the link fragment. We store ciphertext only.