How to Share Files Online Without Creating an Account

You have a file. Someone needs it. You don’t want to create an account or make them create one. Here’s what works.

FileGrab: No Account, Full Features

Go to filegrab.link. Copy the link that appears. Drop your file. Send the link. Done.

What you get without an account:

• 100MB storage
• 7-day link expiration
• Collaborative uploads (recipients can add files too)
• Real-time updates
• No ads

What recipients get:

• Click link, see files
• Download individual files or all as ZIP
• No login prompt, no account wall
• Upload files if collaboration is enabled

The link is your access. Bookmark it if you want to return later.

Other No-Account Options

Wormhole

• 10GB limit
• 24-hour expiration
• End-to-end encrypted
• Free

SwissTransfer

• 50GB limit
• 30-day expiration
• Swiss privacy
• Free

Smash

• Unlimited file size
• 7-day expiration
• Ads on free tier
• Free

Why Accounts Exist

Services want accounts for legitimate reasons:

• Track your storage usage
• Send you notifications
• Let you manage links
• Build a relationship

But for quick shares, this overhead is unnecessary.

When Accounts Make Sense

Consider creating an account when:

• You share files regularly
• You need to manage multiple links
• You want longer expiration or more storage
• You need features like encryption or passwords

FileGrab’s free account adds:

• My Links dashboard
• Link management (extend expiry, delete files)
• View and download stats

Still no account needed for recipients.

The Recipient Experience

What your recipients see when you send a no-account link:

1. They click the link
2. Files appear immediately
3. They download what they need
4. Done

No “create account to download” wall. No “sign in to view” prompt. Just files.

International Sharing

No-account sharing works anywhere with internet access. No regional restrictions, no phone verification, no address requirements.

Send a link to someone in another country and it just works.

Privacy Without Accounts

No account means less tracking. Services can’t build profiles when there’s no account to attach data to.

For privacy-conscious sharing:

• Use services that don’t require accounts
• Add encryption (FileGrab Pro) for sensitive content
• Set short expiration times

Business Use

Even in professional contexts, no-account sharing has its place:

• One-time client deliveries
• External contractors who shouldn’t be in your systems
• Quick internal transfers

Save account-based systems for ongoing relationships and access control.

The Trade-offs

No account:

• Quick and anonymous
• Limited features (less storage, shorter expiry)
• Can’t recover link if you lose it

With account:

• More features and storage
• Link management and history
• Account to manage

For quick one-off shares, no account is the way. For regular use, a free account adds helpful features without much overhead.

The Bottom Line

Sharing a file shouldn’t require registration. Open a browser, get a link, upload, share. Recipients click and download.

That’s how file sharing should work.

Try FileGrab - No signup required.