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Install altersend with Homebrew Cask
Secure, peer-to-peer file transfer app. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Secure, peer-to-peer file transfer app
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
AlterSend is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted file-transfer application that normally sends data directly between devices without accounts, cloud uploads, or a peer-to-peer size limit. An encrypted relay can forward traffic when a direct connection is unavailable.
Project history
AlterSend was developed as a free, Apache-2.0-licensed application for sending files directly between devices. Its official implementation is a monorepo containing desktop, mobile, web, relay, and shared packages.
Adoption history
Official clients cover macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, while browser links let recipients download without installing the application. The project also distributes the macOS client through Homebrew Cask and documents Flatpak and AUR installation routes.
How it is used
Users pair their own devices with a QR code or join code, or create a browser link for another recipient. Transfers work on a local network or across the internet and can resume after interruption. Relay-routed and browser-link transfers have service limits, while direct transfers remain unlimited.
Why package nerds care
AlterSend is notable to package users as an open-source, cross-platform alternative to cloud-backed transfer services. Its package-manager story spans Homebrew, Flatpak, and the AUR, while its peer-to-peer design avoids making temporary cloud storage part of the normal transfer path.
Timeline
- Current distribution: Official builds are offered for desktop and mobile platforms, with Homebrew Cask documented for macOS.
Related projects
- LocalSend and Blip are comparable direct-transfer applications; WeTransfer, Dropbox, and Google Drive represent the cloud-upload workflow AlterSend explicitly contrasts with.
Sources
- Official README: https://github.com/denislupookov/altersend#readme
- Official website: https://altersend.com/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for altersend. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/denislupookov/altersend
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/denislupookov/altersendnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:altersend |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/altersend |
| Homepage | https://altersend.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/denislupookov/altersend |
| Upstream docs | https://altersend.com/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/denislupookov/altersend/releases/download/v2.0.0/AlterSend-2.0.0-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | cbca1e14c05bca7d5d9d4af45f1762b5e78d0e8b8a286afd92b6e4796d537c41 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | altersend |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
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