Upload the file once at snapy.host, confirm the one-time code sent to your email, and get back a short link such as report.snapy.page. Send that link anywhere; the person who opens it needs no account and nothing to download first.
Start here: the simplest way to share a file
Stop sending the file itself and send a link instead. Upload once, get back a short address like report.snapy.page, and share that in an email, a chat, or a post. The person clicks and the file opens right in their browser.
There is no sign-up. The first upload asks for a one-time code sent to your email, which keeps out spam, not an account; later uploads from the same address skip it. No app to install, nothing for the other side to download first, and the link never bounces back the way a big attachment does.
Why a link beats an attachment
Measured against each other, the three common ways to send a file compare like this.
| Email attachment | Shared cloud drive | Snapy link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size limit | ~25MB on Gmail | the account's storage quota | 150MB per file |
| Sender needs | nothing extra | a drive account | a one-time emailed code, not an account |
| Recipient needs | nothing | often a sign-in or access request | nothing, no account |
| New link starts as | n/a | depends on folder settings | view-only for PDF and Office files |
| Several files at once | a new email per batch | a shared folder | one link, up to 400 files |
| New links per hour | n/a | n/a | 20 |
Share a file, step by step
- Upload it. Drag it into the box on the Snapy home page.
- Confirm the code, first time only. It lands by email and releases the link; that is spam prevention, not an account.
- Name the link if you want, like
price-list.snapy.page. - Share it by email, text, chat, QR code, or post.
How to share a file from an iPhone
Tap the Share button on the file and pick a route: AirDrop for someone nearby, Messages or Mail for someone far away, or a link when the file is large or should stay controlled. Which one fits depends on where the other person is and what phone they use.
- AirDrop. Sends photos, documents and more to "a nearby iPhone, iPad, or Mac", and both people need AirDrop turned on (Apple Support). It does not reach an Android phone or a Windows PC.
- Messages or Mail. Choose the app from the Share sheet and the file travels with the message, so a large file can run into a size limit on the way.
- iCloud Drive. In the Files app, tap the Share button, tap the menu under the file's name, then choose Send a Copy for a separate copy or Share a Link to let people you choose, or anyone with the link, view or edit the original (Apple Support).
- A link from the browser. Open snapy.host in Safari, tap the upload box and pick the file from Photos or Files. Confirm the one-time code sent by email and the link is ready to paste anywhere. It works up to 150MB per file and the person who opens it needs no account. Video is not accepted, so a clip from the camera roll needs AirDrop or iCloud instead.
PDFs, Office files, and plain text
PDFs, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files all open the same way: upload and send the link, no license needed on the other end to read them. A new link for any of these starts view-only; switch downloads on in the link's settings when the file itself, not just the page, needs to change hands. See turn a PDF into a link, a Word document, a PowerPoint, or a plain text file.
Images, web pages, and bundles
A link keeps a photo at full size, unlike a chat app that shrinks it or an inbox that blocks it. See turn an image into a link; for format questions, the HEIC, WebP, and SVG guides explain what each one is.
A real web page, or a zip of one, can be a link too. Hosting one always asks for the one-time email code, with no exceptions, because an anonymous page host is what phishing wants. See host an HTML page for free or share an AI-generated page.
Several files travel as one link too: drop them in together, up to 400 at once, and Snapy returns a single link with a page listing each one.
Keep a link private or make it expire
- Password and expiry (1, 7, or 30 days) are free, set from the screen right after upload.
- View-only is the default for a new PDF or Office link; downloads are a setting, not a sign-up.
- Email gate (asking each viewer for an email before they open it) is a Pro feature; password, expiry, and view-only are not.
What Snapy will not do
Video is not accepted right now. A bare .svg is refused, because it can carry script and open as a page rather than behave like an image. Hosting a web page always asks for the one-time email code; that step is never skipped for pages. Nothing goes over 150MB in a single file. None of this is behind a paywall; it is how the product is built.
Limits, as numbers
150MB per file, up to 400 files in one bundle, 20 new links an hour, and a free account holds up to 1GB at once. Over 150MB, shrink the file first: a lower PDF setting, a smaller photo export, or a zip.
Common questions
Do I need to sign up? No. Confirm a one-time emailed code once, to stop spam, and the link is ready; no account, no password to remember.
Will the link keep working? Yes, unless it expires or is deleted, and the file behind it can be swapped without changing the address.
What if I want a file taken down? Ask on the request file deletion page.
Start sharing
Pick the file, get a link, and send it. Upload a file now, or read more in the blog and the sitemap.