Yes. Up to 100 MB per file and up to 3 files per request are free. Files expire in 72 hours unless you pay $2 to extend by 30 days, or pay to group them into a 30-day space for $5.

Do I need to sign up?

No. Anonymous use is the default. You can optionally attach your email so you can recover files later if you lose the share link.

How long do files last?

Free files expire in 72 hours. After that there is a 7-day grace period during which a $2 extend will bring the file back for 30 more days. After the grace period the storage is permanently purged.

Can AI agents use quik.space?

Yes. quik.space exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and accepts the x402 standard for stablecoin micropayments on Base. Agents do not need API keys or signup — their wallet is their identity.

What file types are supported?

Any file up to 5 GB. The recipient page renders inline previews for images, audio, video, PDFs, markdown, HTML (sandboxed), Microsoft Office docs, and plain text or code.

When does compression actually help?

On text, source code, raw images (BMP, TIFF), spreadsheets with lots of repetition, and uncompressed audio (WAV). On MP4, JPG, MOV, PDF, ZIP, DOCX, and most modern formats, compression saves a few percent at best.

Is sending a link always better than compressing?

Almost always. A link preserves quality, skips the unpack step on the recipient end, and works across email, chat, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, and anywhere else. Compression makes sense only when the receiving channel cannot accept a link.

Does the recipient see the original quality?

Yes. quik.space stores and serves the original bytes. There is no re-encoding.

How long does the link work?

72 hours by default. Pay $2 to extend any file by 30 more days, renewable.

Free up to 100 MB. $1 for 100 to 500 MB. $5 for 500 MB to 5 GB. No subscription.

compress file or send link

Compress file or send link.

Compression feels obvious when a file is too big for the channel you wanted, but its real-world payoff depends entirely on the file type. MP4, JPG, MOV, PDF, ZIP, and most modern formats are already compressed and barely budge. You can spend 5 minutes packing a video that ends up 2 percent smaller and still does not fit. Sending a link sidesteps the whole question. The recipient downloads the original file untouched, no unpack step. The upload widget below gives you that link in seconds.

Drop a file.

Free up to 100 MB. We will give you a link in seconds.

or click anywhere to choose

No email means no recovery. If you lose this link, we can't get you back to this file.

Price scales with file count, up to 25 files. Shown once. 7-day expiry.

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What is happening

Most attachment caps land between 20 MB (email) and 2 GB (WhatsApp). Compression rarely beats sending a link.

The question lands when you are staring at a file that is too big for the channel you wanted to use. Compression feels like the obvious move, but its real-world payoff depends entirely on file type. Raw text and uncompressed image formats shrink well. MP4, JPG, MOV, PDF, DOCX, ZIP, and most modern formats are already compressed and barely budge.

Common workarounds

Here is what most people try first, and where each option falls short.

Compress to a zip with your OS tool: Right-click, send to zip, attach the smaller archive.; Downside. Already-compressed formats give you 1 to 3 percent shrink at most. Recipient still has to unzip.
Re-encode video at lower bitrate: Use HandBrake or a phone compressor to drop the video size.; Downside. Loses real quality. Takes minutes on long clips. Often produces a worse version than the original.
Use 7-Zip with maximum compression: Pack with LZMA2 ultra setting for maximum shrink.; Downside. Helps only on text and raw images. Slow. Recipient needs 7-Zip to open. Multi-megabyte savings on a 100 MB binary file are uncommon.
Upload to a personal cloud: Drag into Dropbox, Drive, or OneDrive and share the folder link.; Downside. Requires accounts on both sides. File lingers in your cloud forever unless you clean it up.

The cleaner fix

Send a link. Drop the file on quik.space, copy the share URL, paste it wherever you would have attached the file. No compression, no quality loss, no cloud account on either side. Free up to 100 MB. The file auto-deletes after 72 hours so you do not have to come back and clean it up.

The upload widget at the top of this page is the same one on the homepage. Drop the file, copy the link, paste it where you wanted to attach. See pricing for the full table or how it works for the three-step explainer.

What we will not do

We do not read your file. We do not train AI on your file. We do not sell your file. Every upload is encrypted in transit over HTTPS and at rest. The share ID is an 8-character random string with roughly 218 trillion combinations, so the link is practically unguessable. After 72 hours plus a 7-day grace period, the bytes are permanently purged from storage and cannot be recovered.

Frequently asked

When does compression actually help?: On text, source code, raw images (BMP, TIFF), spreadsheets with lots of repetition, and uncompressed audio (WAV). On MP4, JPG, MOV, PDF, ZIP, DOCX, and most modern formats, compression saves a few percent at best.
Is sending a link always better than compressing?: Almost always. A link preserves quality, skips the unpack step on the recipient end, and works across email, chat, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, and anywhere else. Compression makes sense only when the receiving channel cannot accept a link.
Does the recipient see the original quality?: Yes. quik.space stores and serves the original bytes. There is no re-encoding.
How long does the link work?: 72 hours by default. Pay $2 to extend any file by 30 more days, renewable.
What is the cost?: Free up to 100 MB. $1 for 100 to 500 MB. $5 for 500 MB to 5 GB. No subscription.

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