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.

Why does Gmail block files over 25 MB?

25 MB is an SMTP-era convention that most mail servers still honor. Gmail accepts incoming mail up to 50 MB but only sends up to 25 MB, so the practical cap for both sides is 25 MB. Anything bigger is converted to a Drive link by default.

Can I just use Google Drive instead?

You can, but the recipient has to be signed into a Google account that matches the share permissions, and Google's terms allow Drive content to be used for AI training on some features. quik.space links work for anyone with a browser and the file is never used for AI training.

What if my file is over 100 MB?

quik.space charges $1 for a single file between 100 MB and 500 MB, and $5 for a single file between 500 MB and 5 GB. Every payment is a one-shot, no subscription. See pricing for the full table.

Will the recipient need to sign up to download?

No. The recipient clicks the link, sees the file, hits download. There is no signup wall, no email gate, no captcha on a quik.space share page.

How long does the link work?

72 hours by default. If you need longer, $2 extends any file by 30 more days, renewable. After grace, the file is permanently purged from storage.

Yes. The share ID is an 8-character random string. There is no public file index. We do not read or train on your file. The bytes are auto-deleted after the share window ends.

gmail attachment too large

Gmail attachment too large.

You hit attach, picked the file, and Gmail bounced it back with a size error. The cap is 25 MB per message, and base64 encoding eats into that ceiling further. You can zip the file, but already-compressed formats barely shrink. You can use the Drive link Gmail offers, but the recipient has to fight with Google permissions and Drive content can be used for AI training. The cleanest fix is to host the file outside email and paste a clean download link into your message. That is what quik.space is built for, and the upload widget below is ready when you are.

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

Gmail caps attachments at 25 MB per message (combined). Larger files are auto-converted into a Google Drive link.

Gmail relays mail over SMTP and has historically enforced a 25 MB attachment ceiling, with base64 encoding inflating the wire size by roughly 33 percent. When you attach a file over 25 MB, Gmail switches to a Google Drive link instead of an inline attachment, which pulls the recipient into a Drive permissions flow.

Common workarounds

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

Compress the file into a zip: Right-click, send to zip, attach the smaller archive.; Downside. Already-compressed formats like MP4, JPG, MOV, and PDF barely shrink. A 50 MB video might come out at 49 MB. The recipient also needs an unzip tool, which is one extra step on the receiving end.
Use the Google Drive link Gmail offers: Click attach, choose the big file, accept the Drive upload prompt.; Downside. Recipient is dragged into a Google account permissions dance. If they are not signed into a matching Google account, they get a permission error. Google's terms also allow Drive content to be used to train Google's AI features.
Split the file with a tool like 7-Zip: Use the split-archive option, send each part as a separate email.; Downside. Recipient has to rejoin the pieces with the same tool. If one part is missing or corrupted, the whole archive is unusable. Many inbox filters also flag multi-part archives as suspicious.
Upload to your own cloud, paste the link: Drag the file into Dropbox, OneDrive, or iCloud, share the link.; Downside. You need an account, the file lingers in your storage forever, and the recipient may need a matching account to download. The link can also be re-shared without your knowledge.

The cleaner fix

Drop your file on quik.space, copy the share link, paste it into your Gmail. The recipient opens the link in any browser, hits download, and the file is on their machine in two clicks. No signup on either side, no account permissions, no AI training, no file lingering forever. Free up to 100 MB and the share link lives for 72 hours.

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

Why does Gmail block files over 25 MB?: 25 MB is an SMTP-era convention that most mail servers still honor. Gmail accepts incoming mail up to 50 MB but only sends up to 25 MB, so the practical cap for both sides is 25 MB. Anything bigger is converted to a Drive link by default.
Can I just use Google Drive instead?: You can, but the recipient has to be signed into a Google account that matches the share permissions, and Google's terms allow Drive content to be used for AI training on some features. quik.space links work for anyone with a browser and the file is never used for AI training.
What if my file is over 100 MB?: quik.space charges $1 for a single file between 100 MB and 500 MB, and $5 for a single file between 500 MB and 5 GB. Every payment is a one-shot, no subscription. See pricing for the full table.
Will the recipient need to sign up to download?: No. The recipient clicks the link, sees the file, hits download. There is no signup wall, no email gate, no captcha on a quik.space share page.
How long does the link work?: 72 hours by default. If you need longer, $2 extends any file by 30 more days, renewable. After grace, the file is permanently purged from storage.
Is this private?: Yes. The share ID is an 8-character random string. There is no public file index. We do not read or train on your file. The bytes are auto-deleted after the share window ends.

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What is happening

Common workarounds

The cleaner fix

What we will not do

Frequently asked

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