File Transfer, Rebuilt for the AI Era
Data volumes are exploding. Privacy is non-negotiable. Automation must be intelligent. One P2P architecture answers all three — free forever, end-to-end encrypted, AI-native.
Three Problems, One Architecture
Data volumes explode. Privacy becomes existential. Automation must be intelligent. One design answers all three.
Free Forever
Data volumes are growing exponentially. Per-GB pricing that works at 100 GB becomes untenable at 10 TB and impossible at petabyte scale. Free isn't a nice-to-have — it's the only model that scales.
P2P = no server costs to pass on. Free at any scale.
Total Privacy
Every file routed through a cloud server can be scanned, trained on, leaked, or subpoenaed. Whether it's unreleased footage or proprietary AI training data — the only private transfer is a direct one.
Direct P2P + E2E encryption. Files never touch a third-party server.
AI-Native Automation
The volume and complexity of modern workflows exceeds what humans can manage manually and what rigid watch folders can handle. The tool that moves your files must speak AI natively.
43 MCP tools + REST API. AI agents orchestrate everything.
Transfers that just work
Built for real-world conditions. Move terabytes across the globe or sync files over unreliable networks - Handrive handles it all.
Any File, Any Size
Transfer a single 100GB video or a million small files. No limits, no waiting for uploads.
Full Speed Everywhere
Lossy WiFi, SATELLITE, or across the globe - full bandwidth with no slowdown. Friendly to high packet loss and other traffic.
Pick Up Where You Left Off
Connection dropped? Laptop went to sleep? No problem - restart and RESUME from where you left off.
Encrypted End-to-End
Your files are ENCRYPTED before they leave your device. Only you and your recipients can see them.
Built for AI in Space
As AI scales globally, data needs to move between edge devices, data centers, and even space-based AI compute platforms. The same protocol that handles your local transfers can reliably move terabytes of training data to satellite data centers - with full bandwidth across any distance or latency.
How it works
Privacy-first sharing that requires consent from both sides.
Create a Share
Select any folder on your device. Your files stay exactly where they are - no uploading required.
Add Members
Invite collaborators by email with Admin, Editor, or Viewer roles.
Add Contact
Add the sharer as a contact to discover shares they've given you access to.
Discover & Download
Browse their shares and download files directly - peer-to-peer, encrypted, no size limits.
Why two sides? Unlike cloud services where sharing pushes content to recipients, Handrive requires receivers to opt-in by adding you as a contact. No unwanted files in your app, ever.
Built for Teams That Move Big Files
Whether you're shipping dailies or training AI models, the same architecture delivers: free, private, and fast.
Media & Entertainment
Transfer dailies, raw footage, and large media files without per-GB fees.
- ProRes, DPX, MXF, EXR — any format, any size
- Headless mode for NAS and studio servers
- AI automation with 43 MCP tools
AI Data Centers
Move AI training data, model weights, and datasets at petabyte scale for $0/GB.
- Latency-independent protocol for satellite links
- Headless mode for edge and data center deployment
- AI agent orchestration via MCP
From the Blog
Technical deep dives, workflow guides, and cost analysis.
How to Transfer Petabytes Without Going Broke
The real cost of moving data at scale — and why per-GB pricing is untenable.
Total PrivacyWhy Your AI Training Data Shouldn't Touch Someone Else's Server
Cloud transfer means third-party exposure. Direct P2P means zero.
AI-NativeBuilding an AI Data Pipeline with Handrive + Claude Code
How AI agents orchestrate file transfers using 43 MCP tools.
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Handrive is in final testing. Sign up to be first in line when we launch on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Stop paying per-GB for file transfers
Handrive is in beta. Be the first to transfer terabytes of any file type — video, AI training data, datasets, media. Satellite-grade protocol, end-to-end encrypted, and your files never touch a cloud server.
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