# BurnBin

> Share a file. Get a link. Let it burn away.

Canonical page: https://pyrosoft.pro/software/burnbin

Status: active
Platforms: macOS, Windows

BurnBin turns your own Mac or Windows PC into a temporary file host. Add a file, pick a link and send it: recipients get a clean public download page, while the file is served straight from your computer and never moved into a cloud drive. Every share offers up to three routes, each with a green, yellow or red status light: a managed BurnBin link that rotates (every six hours by default) and drops the old route, a Cloudflare Tunnel fallback that needs no router changes, and Direct IP for the fastest path when you can open your router. The host dashboard tracks access and downloads per file, shows image thumbnails and plays video, and visitor uploads stay off until you allow them. BurnBin began as a small Python tool that shared files through a Cloudflare Tunnel. Today it is a notarized Apple-silicon Mac app (26.8.31.1) and a portable Windows x64 build (26.8.30.13) that share one backend and interface. The source is MIT-licensed, but its repository isn't public.

Price: Free.

## Requirements

macOS on Apple silicon; Windows 10/11 x64. Packaged builds bundle their runtimes and a pinned cloudflared

## Features

- Managed BurnBin link that rotates and removes the old route
- Cloudflare Tunnel fallback that needs no router changes
- Direct IP route, with router setup attempted when possible
- Green, yellow and red status light on every link
- Access and download tracking per file
- Optional return uploads, off by default
- Image thumbnails, previews and in-app video playback
- Notarized Apple-silicon Mac app and portable Windows x64 build

## How to get it

No download is available right now: the itch.io page that hosted BurnBin is offline.

- [Project website](<https://burnb.in/>)
- [Visit burnb.in](<https://burnb.in/>)

## Recorded details

- Version: macOS 26.8.31.1; Windows 26.8.30.13
- License: Source MIT (repository not public) · official builds: PyroSoft Productions Commercial License
- First release: Earliest build listed: Windows 25.12.9
- Tech: Electron, Python and Flask, Cloudflare Tunnel

## Screenshots

![BurnBin host dashboard in grid view: four hosted files with image and video previews, Download and Unshare buttons, a Links panel showing Cloudflared, BurnBin and Direct IP status, and Share a file and Visitor uploads panels](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/7c2bb20061-960.webp)
![BurnBin public share page titled Available downloads: four shared files in grid view with Download buttons, a Send a file back upload form, and a DMCA takedown contact in the sidebar](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/ff7ea04db3-960.webp)
![BurnBin host dashboard in a macOS window, showing one hosted file in list view and the Links panel](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/b686c0be62-960.webp)
![BurnBin host dashboard with hosted files, share controls, and link status](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/403c79aca8-960.webp)
![BurnBin viewer page with return upload controls enabled](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/2eda792d86-960.webp)
![A shared video named BurnBin-demo.mp4 playing in BurnBin's built-in preview player](https://pyrosoft.pro/store-assets/media/03ed3a5ee3-960.webp)

## Questions

### Where are my files stored?

On your own computer. BurnBin serves them straight from your Mac or PC while it's running and doesn't move them into a cloud drive.

### What happens when a link burns?

The managed BurnBin URL rotates (every six hours by default) and the old route is removed, so the previous link stops working. Unsharing a file, or closing BurnBin, stops it being served at all.

### Do I need to change my router settings?

Not for the managed BurnBin link or the Cloudflared fallback. Only Direct IP may need router or firewall access, and BurnBin shows it in yellow until it's ready.

### Can people send files back to me?

Only if you allow it. Visitor uploads are off by default; switch on Allow uploads from viewers and the public page shows a Send a file back form.

### Which platforms does BurnBin support?

macOS on Apple silicon (a notarized build) and Windows 10/11 x64 (a portable build). There's no packaged Linux build.