Dropbox is a Web-based file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization. It was founded in 2007 by MIT graduates Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a Y Combinator startup
There are both free and paid services, each with varying options. In comparison to similar services, Dropbox offers a relatively large number of user clientsacross a variety of desktop and mobile operating systems. There are a number of versions across many Operating Systems, including versions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (official and unofficial),as well as versions for mobile devices, such as Android, Windows Phone 7, iPhone, iPad andBlackBerry, and a web-based client for when no local client is installed. Dropbox uses the freemium financial model and its free service provides 2 GB of free online storage. Users who refer Dropbox to others can gain up to 8 GB of free storage.The service's major competitors include Box.net, Egnyte,Windows Live SkyDrive, Ubuntu One, SugarSync, Mozy, ZumoDrive,SpiderOak and Wuala
There are a large number of official and unofficial Dropbox addons that are available, mostly created by the Dropbox community. These addons are both in the form of web services such as SendToDropbox (which allows users to email files to their Dropboxes) and desktop applications such as MacDropAny (which allows users to sync any folder on their computer with Dropbox). There is also a web services and browser extensions called cloudHQ for Dropbox which allows Dropbox users to synchronize Google Docs with files in Dropbox storage and also to edit Dropbox documents in the browser.
There are also a number of client applications for operating systems that Dropbox does not officially support, such as Maemo and Symbian.
An open source tool called Dropship provides unauthenticated access to Dropbox-hosted files by using the Dropbox API to access files by their hash. Dropbox has attempted to squash this project by requesting its suspension where it was being hosted, and by inadvertently issuing a fake DMCA takedown notice.
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