# Send a file with a code · OmniGet Docs

- URL: https://getomniget.com/docs/p2p
- Updated: 2026-10-02
- OmniGet 1.0.0

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# Send a file with a code

OmniGet can send a file from your computer to someone else who has OmniGet. You get a code made of four words; the other person pastes it in their box on Home and the file goes from your app to theirs.

## Where it is

-   To send: **Home › More ways to download** (the button at the left of the box) **› Send a file with a code…**
-   To receive: the **Paste a link or search** box on Home.

## How to use it

### Send a file

1.  Click **More ways to download › Send a file with a code…**. The **Send File via P2P** window opens.
2.  Click **Select File** and pick the file.
3.  OmniGet shows a **Share Code**, such as `p2p:word-word-word-word`. Click it to copy it (**Click to copy**).
4.  Send the code to the other person by any chat or email.
5.  Keep OmniGet open. The window shows **Waiting for receiver…**, then **Transferring…** with the progress and speed, then **Transfer complete**.

While the file is going out you can **Pause** and **Resume** it.

### Receive a file

1.  Copy the code you were sent, including `p2p:`.
2.  Paste it in the box on Home and click the download button.
3.  The **Incoming P2P Transfer** window opens: **Someone wants to send you a file. Accept to start downloading.**
4.  Click **Accept & Download** to save it to your **Default folder**, or **Decline**.
5.  The transfer appears in the [Queue](https://getomniget.com/docs/queue).

## How it works

Both apps connect to a relay server, which passes the file from the sender to the receiver. The two computers do not need to reach each other directly, so it works behind most routers.

Warning

The file passes through the relay as it is: the transfer is not end-to-end encrypted. Anyone who has the code before the receiver can ask for the file. Share the code only with the person it is for, and do not send sensitive files this way.

## Options

There are no settings for sending a file. Received files go to **Settings › Downloads › Files and folders › Default folder**, or OmniGet asks for a folder when **Always ask where to save** is on.

## Common problems

### Send failed

The sender could not reach the relay server, or the transfer stopped. Check your connection and click **Try Again**.

### The receiver pastes the code and nothing happens

The code must have the `p2p:` part and all four words, with hyphens between them. Copy it again from the sender’s window. The sender’s OmniGet must still be open and waiting.

### The transfer fails after Accept & Download

The receiving side connects to the relay only after you accept. If the sender closed OmniGet or cancelled the send, there is nobody on the other end. Ask the sender for a new code.

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