Magic Wormhole
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Magic Wormhole, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Magic Wormhole's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Wormhole | Free | MIT-licensed software · public relay is intended for moderate traffic and may be best-effort |
The facts
Each one read from Magic Wormhole's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Connection codes
- The sender displays a short, human-pronounceable code for the receiver to enter, and codes are single-use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The protocol uses SPAKE2 password-authenticated key exchange to establish a shared secret, and peer-to-peer traffic is encrypted with keys derived from it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents installation through OS packages, Homebrew, Winget, Chocolatey, and pip.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include a tmux plugin for file transfers and termshark support for transferring pcap files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The documentation describes use cases such as sending a file to a friend, sharing a randomly generated password, or providing an SSH public key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and runtime
- The project is MIT-licensed and its Python library is compatible with Python 3.10 and higher.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Peer connections
- Peers connect directly when possible and can use a transit relay when network conditions prevent a direct connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Magic Wormhole provides a command-line tool and library for transferring files, directories, or short text between computers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Relay setup
- The library uses a mailbox server for initial messages; users can configure their own mailbox and transit relay servers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security limit
- The documentation says default codes have 16 bits of entropy, giving an attacker who can intercept the connection a one-in-65,536 chance of guessing the code.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The project directs users to GitHub for bugs and patches and lists IRC and Matrix chat channels.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transfer types
- The tool can send files, directories, text, and other messages including streams.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Verification
- The CLI offers an optional --verify check that prints an extra verification string for the users to compare.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop and mobile apps
- The ecosystem page lists client applications for web, Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, and Windows, in addition to command-line implementations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 19 Oct 2026
