Secure file transfer for sensitive data

Send and receive files 100% privately with end-to-end encryption.

No credit card required for Arcano Client
Secure file transfer with Arcano
I want to share my sensitive data
Go to my website and use the upload box there
I will send you the files over Arcano

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Simply send and receive files

Exchange files with your clients in a breeze

Offer a secure upload on your own your website

Your clients can upload files to you easily and securely.

No client login required

Zero setup is required from your clients

Share your personal upload site

You can also share your personal upload link and rest assured that only you will receive the uploaded files.
Swiss Made
I upload files directly to my lawyer over his website
Swiss Made
I only trust in on-device encryption and decryption
My files are secure on Arcano

True end-to-end encryption.

Your data will never leave your browser unencrypted!

I only trust in on-device encryption and decryption

The whole encryption and decryption happens on your device, not on our server.

Only you have access to the data

End-to-end encryption means that all your data is encrypted and decrypted in your browser on your machine. We never have access to any of it.

Even more protection with an additional password

Protect your transfer with an additional password. For increased security, transmit this password via a different channel such as SMS, Whatsapp or by phone.

Audited by leading cryptography experts

Our cryptography has been audited by Cure53. Contact us if you want to see the report.

Our most secure way of transferring data

Introducing Contacts

No external communication required

With Contacts you can share files directly over Arcano, without sending any message over different, potentially unsafe, ways of communication.

Messages

Send messages with your files to make sure your whole communication is encrypted.

Contact-Folders

Never forget which of your clients sent you which files. See all of your transfers with a person in a unique Transfer-list.
Swiss Made
I know that Arcano cannot access any of my data
Privacy by design should be the new normal
Swiss Made
I know that Arcano cannot access any of my data
Privacy by design should be the new normal

Privacy by Design

100% Discretion

Privacy by Design

Your privacy is our top priority. That is why Arcano has been designed from the ground up with it in mind.

You are not the product

We will never sell or give away your data. Since everything is encrypted, we couldn't anyway.

GDPR Compliant

Our privacy standards are GDPR Compliant and transparent.

Zero knowledge

We store as little information as possible. And if ever possible we encrypt this too. We do not want to know anything about your data.

Developed and Hosted in Switzerland

Since all data and files are stored on Swiss servers, your data is protected by Swiss Law.

Comparison
Arcano
Email
WeTransfer
Tresorit Send
Swiss Transfer
Dropbox
End-to-end encryption Yes! No No Yes! No No
Send and receive files Yes! Yes! Yes! No No No
Embed Arcano in your website Yes! No No No No No
Passphrase protection Yes! No No Yes! Yes! No
Control access of your files Yes! No No Yes! No No
Burn after reading Yes! No No Yes! Yes! No
Contact verification Yes! No No No No Yes!
Hosted in Switzerland Yes! No No Yes! Yes! No
Upload from Camera Yes! Yes! No No No No
Archive files Yes! No Yes! No No Yes!


Industries

Arcano has been specifically made for professional secret carriers.

Data Protection under Swiss Law

Lawyers

Data sent or received via Arcano can only be decrypted by you and your recipient. Offer your clients the secure mailbox for confidential communication and stay compliant with StGB 321 and BGFA 12 Lit a.
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Data Protection under Swiss Law

Trustees

As a professional secret carrier, confidential communication is not only your duty but also your client's expectation of you. Arcano ensures that your communications reach only intended recipients.
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Data Protection under Swiss Law

Healthcare Professionals

Patient data is confidential. Thanks to Arcano, both smaller patient files and large amounts of data such as imaging data can be transferred, and the recipient can receive the data even if he is not an Arcano customer.
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Data Protection under Swiss Law

Industry

Securing confidentiality with a NDA is not sufficient. Protect documents and research results with Arcano for both you and your client.
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Data Protection under Swiss Law

Municipalities

Ensure a secure communication between your municipality and your citizens and protect exchanged files with end-to-end encryption.
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Data Protection under Swiss Law

Human Resources

Whether in payroll accounting, communication to authorities or to a restricted group of recipients, your data has a clear addressee and should only reach him. Trust is good, Arcano is better.
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We believe that Arcano is characterized by simplicity of use and high-quality security 'made in Switzerland'.

Miro Mayer

Bluelion


Pick your plan

All packages include:
  • End-to-end encrypted file transfers
  • Website integration
  • Administrative control

Client

Free
No credit card required
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  • Send up to 3 transfers per month
  • Send up to 100 MB
  • Send up to 10 files at once
  • Keep files for 48 hours
  • 500MB Storage
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Professional

21.00 USD
per user / per month
Pay Monthly Pay Annually
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  • Unlimited transfers
  • Send up to 100 GB
  • Send up to 1000 files at once
  • Choose freely how long your files are kept
  • 100GB Storage
  • Multiple users in one subscription
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Enterprise

Custom
billed whenever you want
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  • Tailored to your needs
  • Requests can include a multitude of features like:
  • Whitelabeling
  • Single-Sign-On
  • Custom domain
  • As much storage as you need

Frequently Asked Questions

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) means that your data is encrypted on your device before it's sent and can only be decrypted by the intended recipient. No third party, including Arcano, can access the unencrypted data during transmission or storage.
When you upload a file to Arcano, it's encrypted in your browser using strong encryption algorithms before being sent to our servers. The encryption keys are never transmitted to our servers. When the recipient accesses the file, it's downloaded in encrypted form and only decrypted in their browser. This ensures that your files remain private throughout the entire transfer process.
End-to-end encryption is crucial for protecting sensitive data in today's digital world. It ensures that only you and your intended recipients can access your information, protecting against unauthorized access by third parties, hackers, service providers, or even government requests. This is especially important for confidential business documents, personal information, and any data protected by privacy regulations.
Encryption at rest means data is encrypted while it's stored on a server. End-to-end encryption ensures data remains encrypted from the moment it leaves the sender until it reaches the intended recipient, regardless of how many intermediary servers or networks it passes through. Crucially, cloud providers that provide encryption at rest can still decrypt the file contents if they choose to, or are required to by law.
Encryption in transit (like HTTPS) only protects data while it's moving between your device and a server. Once the data reaches the server, it's typically decrypted and could be accessed by the service provider. End-to-end encryption means your data is encrypted before it leaves your device and remains encrypted until it reaches the intended recipient, ensuring that no one in between can access it.
While a service provider like Arcano can be legally required to hand over encrypted data in response to a valid subpoena, the data would remain encrypted and unreadable without the encryption keys. Since we don't have access to these keys (they never leave your browser), we cannot provide the decrypted content even under a legal order.
End-to-end encryption is included in all Arcano plans, including our free tier. There's no additional cost for this security feature, as we believe strong encryption should be standard for all users. More advanced features and higher storage limits are available in our paid subscription plans.
Any sensitive or confidential information should be encrypted, including: personal data protected by privacy laws (like GDPR), financial documents, legal contracts, intellectual property, healthcare information, internal business documents, and any data you wouldn't want unauthorized parties to access. With Arcano, all your files are automatically encrypted, providing peace of mind regardless of content type.
No, encryption doesn't delete your files. It only transforms the data into a secure format that can't be read without the proper decryption key. Your original files remain intact on your device, and the encrypted versions are stored on our servers until they expire (after 10 days by default) or until you manually delete them.
No, all data is encrypted in your browser and then uploaded to our servers. Decryption also takes place in your browser.
By default, received and sent data is kept for 10 days. After that, the encrypted data is irrevocably deleted.
We do not implement any explicit tracking of connection or metadata ourselves. However, certain information required by law and data necessary for creating invoices are stored by our server infrastructure provider (currently: Exoscale https://www.exoscale.com).
You can connect multiple Arcano accounts by inviting them into the same Organisation in the settings tab. This allows you to have one subscription for multiple accounts Please be aware that this feature requires an "Professional" subscription and a seat in your organization for each user you want to invite.
Yes! Our audit was conducted by cure53 gmbh (also known for auditing Telegram and Protonmail). The audit recommendations have been fully implemented. If you are interested, we can provide the relevant documents, please contact us.
Arcano was developed with the highest security as its goal. Arcano is automatically checked daily for all known security vulnerabilities. As soon as an alarm is triggered, the entire Arcano team is informed and countermeasures are initiated. If a security vulnerability threatens the integrity of data security, we reserve the right to temporarily suspend Arcano.
Arcano, or Arcano GmbH, is a company 100 percent owned by its shareholders. The legal form of a GmbH (limited liability company) ensures that foreign investors cannot take control of the software unnoticed.
Because we believe that secure data transmission to professionals bound by confidentiality in particular, and secret communication between anyone in general, is a fundamental right.
Currently, there are no requests from legal authorities.
To increase security, we support 2FA. This can be activated in the settings.
Various Firefox add-ons can affect the functionality of Arcano. Please try resetting your Firefox settings.
We store all data in Switzerland, currently in the Exoscale Cloud. The data is encrypted and we have no access to it, regardless of where it is stored.
Content blockers can, depending on their configuration, prevent the IFrame, i.e., the Arcano dropzone, from being displayed correctly or at all.
End-to-end encryption is only possible when the relevant code parts are delivered to your browser. This means everybody can always inspect the source code of Arcano. We believe this increases trust and is the only right way to use encryption. However, the code is still copyrighted by Arcano and may not be used without written consent of Arcano gmbh. We plan to open source the relevant parts of our code on github soon.
We welcome every hacker and tinkerer who informs us about problems. We will respond with a reception mail, not put any charges against you, fix the problem ASAP, and acknowledge your finding.
No, all data is encrypted in your browser and then uploaded to our servers. We have no access to your data and therefore cannot perform virus analysis.
For every transfer you receive, we send the sender a verification email so that the owner of this email address can confirm that they were the sender. Nevertheless, you should exercise the same caution as when receiving files through other channels (such as email). This means verifying the sender, being careful not to activate macros in Office documents, and using a virus scanner on your computer if in doubt.
No, standard Dropbox accounts are not end-to-end encrypted. While Dropbox encrypts data in transit and at rest on their servers, they hold the encryption keys and can technically access your data. This is different from Arcano's approach, where we never have access to your encryption keys or unencrypted data.
No, Google Drive does not provide end-to-end encryption for standard accounts. Google encrypts your data in transit and at rest, but they hold the encryption keys and can access your data when necessary. With Arcano, your files are encrypted before they leave your device, and only the intended recipient can decrypt them.
TLS (Transport Layer Security) only encrypts data during transmission between your device and the server, but once the data reaches the server, it could potentially be accessed in unencrypted form. End-to-end encryption encrypts the data on the sender's device and it remains encrypted until it reaches the recipient's device, ensuring that no one in between (including the service provider) can access the unencrypted content.
Link encryption (like TLS) only secures data while it's being transmitted between two points, but the data may be decrypted at various points along the path. End-to-end encryption ensures data remains encrypted from the moment it leaves the sender until it reaches the intended recipient, regardless of how many intermediary servers or networks it passes through.