I-OnionShare sisixhobo esivulekileyo somthombo wokuthumela ngokukhuselekileyo nangokungaziwa nokufumana iifayile usebenzisa iinkonzo zetswele leTor. Isebenza ngokuqalisa iseva yewebhu ngokuthe ngqo kwikhompyuter yakho kwaye iyenze ifumaneke njengedilesi yewebhu yeTor engafumanekiyo abanye abanokulayisha kwiTor Browser ukukhuphela iifayile kuwe, okanye ukulayisha iifayile kuwe. Ayifuni ukuseta iseva eyahlukileyo, usebenzisa inkonzo yokwabelana ngefayile yomntu wesithathu, okanye nokungena kwiakhawunti.

Ngokungafaniyo neenkonzo ezifana ne-imeyile, i-Google Drive, iDropBox, i-WeTransfer, okanye phantse nayiphi na enye indlela abantu abathumela ngayo iifayile komnye nomnye, xa usebenzisa i-OnionShare awuniki nayiphi na inkampani ukufikelela kwiifayile ozabelana ngazo. Ngalo lonke ixesha usabelana ngedilesi yewebhu engabonakaliyo ngendlela ekhuselekileyo (efana nokuncamathisela kwi-app yemiyalezo efihliweyo), akukho mntu ngaphandle kwakho kunye nomntu owabelana naye onokufikelela kwiifayile.