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.

Does ARW lossless compression survive the upload?

Yes. We do not transcode. Lossy, lossless, uncompressed ARW, all pass through unchanged.

Will Capture One recognize the lens profile?

Yes. ARW metadata is preserved byte-for-byte. The recipient's editor reads it like the file never moved.

Can I send multiple ARWs?

Up to 3 free, 25 with a $2 bulk, or zip a folder for any count.

What about the .DAT sidecar files?

Zip them with the ARW if your workflow needs them.

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How to send an ARW file.

ARW is Sony's RAW format, and uncompressed ARWs from newer A1 and A7R bodies can push 130 MB per shot. quik.space takes the file byte-for-byte, lossy or lossless or uncompressed, and gives the recipient a clean download link.

Drop your Sony ARW RAW here.

Free up to 100 MB. No signup, no email needed.

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 a Sony ARW RAW?

Sony ARW RAW files use the .arw extension with no single standard MIME type. The format sits in the image category. Typical files run 25 MB - 130 MB per shot, which is well above what most email services will accept as an attachment.

Why you can’t email a Sony ARW RAW

A Sony A1 or A7R V ARW file can hit 130 MB at full uncompressed resolution. A full shoot is hundreds of gigabytes. Email is not in scope.Slack, Discord, and most other workplace tools have similar caps, often around 1 GB for free tiers and with aggressive per-channel storage limits. Even when the file fits, it counts against the recipient’s mailbox quota forever.

How quik.space handles Sony ARW RAW

quik.space stores the ARW container intact. The recipient opens it in Sony Imaging Edge, Lightroom, or Capture One, which all read ARW natively. The share page renders a full-size inline preview, so the recipient sees the image immediately and downloads the original at full resolution.

The file lives for 72 hours by default and then enters a 7-day grace period. We do not train AI on your files. We do not share them with third parties. After grace, the bytes are permanently purged from storage. Read the full policy on privacy.

Common use cases

Send a high-res ARW to a retoucher for portfolio work
Hand off ARWs from a fashion shoot to a colorist
Backup a single ARW from a critical product shot
Share an A7R V uncompressed ARW with a print lab

Frequently asked

Does ARW lossless compression survive the upload?: Yes. We do not transcode. Lossy, lossless, uncompressed ARW, all pass through unchanged.
Will Capture One recognize the lens profile?: Yes. ARW metadata is preserved byte-for-byte. The recipient's editor reads it like the file never moved.
Can I send multiple ARWs?: Up to 3 free, 25 with a $2 bulk, or zip a folder for any count.
What about the .DAT sidecar files?: Zip them with the ARW if your workflow needs them.

Related file types

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