Command-line tool

croc

brew/croc

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id schollz.croc -e
scoop install croc

macOS

brew install croc

Linux

brew install croc

Send a file or directory

croc send path/to/file_or_directory

Send a file or directory with a specific passphrase

croc send -c passphrase path/to/file_or_directory

Receive a file or directory on receiving machine

croc passphrase

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