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HushOS and iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive is built into every Apple device. It can be made private, but only if you find the switch, and only for people who use Apple.

Question by question

Can the company read your files?

HushOSNo, never.Every file and its name is locked on your device before upload. We cannot read either.

iCloud DriveYes, by default.Unless you turn on Advanced Data Protection, which is off by default. With it on, iCloud Drive is end-to-end encrypted.

Your password

HushOSNever sent to us.Not even in a scrambled form. It is checked on your device.

iCloud DriveSent to Apple.Your Apple Account password, to sign in.

Sharing

HushOSWith people, or by link.Locked on your device for each person you choose, in a way built to hold up against the computers of the future. Links can have a password and an end date. Stopping a share really stops it, even for what they had already seen.

iCloud DriveWith people, or by link.Shared content stays end-to-end encrypted only if everyone involved has Advanced Data Protection on.

Free storage

HushOS2 GB.And more for every friend you invite.

iCloud Drive5 GB.Shared with backups and photos.

Open source

HushOSYes, all of it.The app and the server. Anyone can read it or run it.

iCloud DriveNo.

Run it yourself

HushOSYes, for free.With a Docker Compose guide.

iCloud DriveNo.

Apps

HushOSA web app.It installs on any phone or computer, like an app.

iCloud DriveiPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and web.Built into iPhone, iPad and Mac; a Windows app; a web app. Nothing for Android.

How it is paid for

HushOSStorage plans, nothing else.No advertising. Paid for by people who buy more storage.

iCloud DriveStorage plans and Apple hardware.

Choose HushOS if

  • Private by default. There is no switch to find, and it works the same on Android, Windows and Linux.
  • Sharing is private with anyone, including people with no account, through a link.
  • Open source and yours to run.

iCloud Drive is the better pick if

  • Everyone you share with uses Apple devices and you are all willing to turn on Advanced Data Protection.
  • You want your iPhone backed up and your photos synced in the same place, with nothing to install.

Moving from iCloud Drive

Start free with 2 GB
  1. Find your iCloud Drive folder: in the Finder on a Mac, in File Explorer on Windows.
  2. Drag what you want onto your HushOS Drive in the browser.
  3. On an iPhone, share files from the Files app to the HushOS web app, or upload them from within it.