global-directory

Share files from your computer for free. One command. Anyone gets a link.

No account. No upload. No cost. Files stay on your machine — just a public link anyone can open from any device.

How simple is it?

cd /your/folder
global-directory start

That is it. A public link and QR code appear in your terminal. Share either one. Stop anytime.

Why people use it

Why it is different

• Free — no cost, ever
• No account — nothing to sign up for
• No upload — files served directly from your machine, nothing stored in cloud
• One command — literally just one
• Any device — phone, laptop, tablet, any OS, any browser
• Full control — Ctrl+C stops sharing instantly, link dies immediately

Install

pip install global-directory

Then install the free connector (one time only):

Mac      →  brew install cloudflared
Linux    →  https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases
Windows  →  winget install Cloudflare.cloudflared

No Cloudflare account needed.

Usage

cd /folder/you/want/to/share
global-directory start

A public link and QR code appear. Share either one.

To stop:

global-directory stop

How it works

1. Starts a local file server on your machine
2. Opens a free Cloudflare quick tunnel
3. Prints a public link and QR code in your terminal
4. Anyone with the link can browse and download your files

What people see

A clean file browser — grid or list view, search by name, filter by file type, sort by name or size, navigate into subfolders, download anything.

Limitations

• Free quick tunnels support up to 200 simultaneous connections
• Traffic routes through Cloudflare infrastructure — do not share confidential files
• Windows: cloudflared does not auto-update — check github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared for updates

GitHub

https://github.com/deevanshuguru/global-directory