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Oxolan is a LAN file-sharing application published by Oxolan, currently at version 1.4.0, with three versions released to date. Designed for Windows and macOS offices, it serves as a local-network alternative to SMB and Windows File Sharing, mapped network drives, and cloud sync tools for teams working in a single building. The software automatically discovers every machine on the local network and transfers files directly between them at full LAN speed over its own encrypted protocol, so files never pass through the cloud. Because it does not depend on SMB or Windows network discovery, it is unaffected by the network-discovery and credential-prompt problems those systems are prone to, though it is strictly a local-network tool and is not intended for syncing across the internet. Typical users include architecture and engineering studios, photo and video editors, animation studios, clinics, and accounting or legal firms that need to move large files between computers on the same network. Its feature set covers automatic device discovery, drag-and-drop transfer, shared workspace folder synchronization with conflict handling, file locking, remote browsing and searching of a connected machine's files, and RAW photo preview without downloading. Security and reliability are addressed through TLS 1.3 encryption with certificate pinning, per-chunk BLAKE3 integrity checks, and resumable large transfers that survive a crash or reboot. Oxolan falls into the file sharing and network utilities category, aimed at professional environments where data privacy and transfer speed matter. It requires Windows 10, Windows 11, or macOS 12 and later, and is offered with a free 14-day trial that requires no credit card.
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