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.

Are NEF files compressed in storage?

We do not compress. The bytes you upload are the bytes the recipient downloads.

Is the camera profile preserved?

Yes. NEF metadata, picture controls, embedded preview, all intact.

Can I send 25 NEFs at once?

Yes, with a $2 bulk upload. Or zip a folder of NEFs first.

Will Capture NX-D open the file after?

Yes. Capture NX-D and Lightroom both read the file as if it had not moved.

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How to send a NEF file.

NEF is Nikon's RAW format. The files are too big for email and too valuable to trust to a service that might re-compress. quik.space takes the NEF byte-for-byte and gives the recipient a download link that opens cleanly in any NEF editor.

Drop your Nikon NEF 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 Nikon NEF RAW?

Nikon NEF RAW files use the .nef extension with no single standard MIME type. The format sits in the image category. Typical files run 20 MB - 80 MB per shot, which is well above what most email services will accept as an attachment.

Why you can’t email a Nikon NEF RAW

A Nikon Z9 NEF is 30 to 60 MB per shot. A full event card is 100 GB or more. Gmail's 25 MB attachment cap is irrelevant.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 Nikon NEF RAW

quik.space stores the NEF container with its embedded JPEG preview intact. The recipient downloads it and opens it in Capture NX-D, Lightroom, or any NEF-capable editor. 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 hero NEF to a retoucher for editorial finishing
Hand off a select NEF for color reference
Backup a critical Nikon RAW shot during a road trip
Share a NEF with a second photographer for cross-editing

Frequently asked

Are NEF files compressed in storage?: We do not compress. The bytes you upload are the bytes the recipient downloads.
Is the camera profile preserved?: Yes. NEF metadata, picture controls, embedded preview, all intact.
Can I send 25 NEFs at once?: Yes, with a $2 bulk upload. Or zip a folder of NEFs first.
Will Capture NX-D open the file after?: Yes. Capture NX-D and Lightroom both read the file as if it had not moved.

Related file types

Looking for size-based pages instead? See the pricing table or read the full FAQ.