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 the inline viewer work on mobile?

Yes. The share page uses the browser's native PDF viewer, which works on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and every desktop browser.

Are PDF form fields preserved?

Yes. The file is byte-identical, so AcroForm fields, signature placeholders, and JavaScript all survive.

Will scanned PDFs with OCR text remain searchable?

Yes. We do not strip the OCR layer.

What about password-protected PDFs?

The encryption stays intact. The recipient needs the password to open it after download.

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How to send a PDF file.

PDFs are the universal document format. They are also the format people most often need to hand back and forth, contracts, proofs, scans, portfolios. quik.space stores the PDF byte-for-byte and shows it inline on the share page so the recipient reads first, downloads if they want to keep it.

Drop your PDF document 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.

Have a code? Open with code →

What is a PDF document?

PDF document files use the .pdf extension and the application/pdf MIME type. The format sits in the document category. Typical files run 100 KB - 200 MB, which is well above what most email services will accept as an attachment.

Why you can’t email a PDF document

Most PDFs are small, but design proofs with embedded high-res images can hit 100 MB. A scanned book chapter at 600 DPI runs even higher. Gmail's 25 MB cap is the usual bottleneck.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 PDF document

quik.space stores the PDF byte-for-byte. The share page renders an inline PDF viewer in the browser so the recipient reads it without downloading first, then downloads the original if needed. Where the format is browser-friendly (PDF, plain text, markdown), the share page renders an inline preview. Other documents download directly.

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 contract to a client for signature
Share a high-res design proof with a printer
Hand off a scanned document to a lawyer
Send a portfolio PDF to a hiring manager
Share a research paper preprint with a collaborator

Frequently asked

Does the inline viewer work on mobile?: Yes. The share page uses the browser's native PDF viewer, which works on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and every desktop browser.
Are PDF form fields preserved?: Yes. The file is byte-identical, so AcroForm fields, signature placeholders, and JavaScript all survive.
Will scanned PDFs with OCR text remain searchable?: Yes. We do not strip the OCR layer.
What about password-protected PDFs?: The encryption stays intact. The recipient needs the password to open it after download.

Related file types

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