About us

Free file hosting, the way it should be.

sourcemirrors.org exists to keep sharing a file simple, fast, and safe — for everyone, with no account and no surveillance. We believe moving a file from one person to another shouldn’t cost money, demand your identity, or put anyone at risk of malware.

Our mission. The open web runs on people freely sharing files. We keep that possible by hosting your uploads for free, refusing to track who you are, and scanning every single file so the link you share is a link people can trust.

What we stand for

No cost

Free, no strings

Upload files up to 512 MB and get a direct link. No account, no paywall, no “premium” tier gating your download speed.

Safety

Every file is scanned

Before a file is ever served, it’s checked with the ClamAV engine and cross-referenced against VirusTotal. Anything flagged is rejected, not hosted.

Privacy

Private by default

Uploads are anonymous. We don’t make you sign up, we don’t build a profile on you, and we keep only the minimum needed to fight abuse.

Integrity

Validated content

We verify each file’s real type against a safe allowlist. Web-executable and native-executable formats are refused, so our links can’t become an attack vector.

How we keep uploads safe

Safety isn’t a checkbox — it’s layered. Each upload passes through several independent checks before it earns a public link:

  1. Type validation. The file’s true MIME type (not just its extension) must match a curated allowlist of safe formats.
  2. Local malware scan. ClamAV inspects the file against a continuously updated signature database.
  3. Reputation check. The file is cross-referenced against VirusTotal’s multi-engine results, and rejected if too many engines flag it.
  4. Rate limiting. Per-IP throttling keeps automated abuse from overwhelming the service for everyone else.

Open-source mirrors

We’re also building free, fast download mirrors for popular open-source projects, so the software the world relies on stays easy to get — from anywhere, at no cost. See what’s coming →

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