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.

Will my ProRes be transcoded or re-wrapped?

No. The bytes you upload are the bytes the recipient downloads. Frame-accurate, byte-identical, no quality loss.

Can the recipient open ProRes on Windows?

Yes, with the free Apple Pro Video Formats package or a player like VLC. DaVinci Resolve and Premiere on Windows both support ProRes natively as of recent versions.

Does ProRes 4444 alpha survive?

Yes. Every channel, including alpha and XQ, is preserved.

Will timecode and clip metadata pass through?

Yes. The MOV container, including timecode track and reel name, is byte-identical on the other end.

What if my master ProRes is over 5 GB?

5 GB is the hard ceiling. For larger handoffs, split the master into parts or use proxies. ProRes LT or Proxy is often small enough.

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How to send a ProRes file.

ProRes is what film and broadcast pipelines hand around. It is also enormous, far too big for any email service and most cloud drives will re-encode it on upload. quik.space takes the file as-is, every frame intact, every alpha channel preserved. The recipient downloads byte-for-byte what you sent. Pay $5 for files up to 5 GB.

Drop your Apple ProRes here.

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

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What is a Apple ProRes?

Apple ProRes files use the .mov extension and the video/quicktime MIME type. The format sits in the video category. Typical files run 1 GB - 5 GB per minute (ProRes 422), which is well above what most email services will accept as an attachment.

Why you can’t email a Apple ProRes

ProRes is a mastering codec. A 5-minute ProRes 422 export is 4 to 8 GB. ProRes 4444 is roughly double that. Email caps out at 25 MB, so the file is not even close.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 Apple ProRes

quik.space passes ProRes through without transcoding. The recipient gets the exact frames you uploaded, frame-accurate, with no quality loss. The container stays MOV, the codec stays ProRes, the timecode survives. The share page renders an HTML5 video player for browser-native codecs, so the recipient can scrub and watch inline before downloading the original.

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

Hand off a finished edit to a colorist
Backup a master ProRes before delivery
Send ProRes 4444 with alpha to a VFX artist
Share a ProRes proxy with a remote assistant editor

Frequently asked

Will my ProRes be transcoded or re-wrapped?: No. The bytes you upload are the bytes the recipient downloads. Frame-accurate, byte-identical, no quality loss.
Can the recipient open ProRes on Windows?: Yes, with the free Apple Pro Video Formats package or a player like VLC. DaVinci Resolve and Premiere on Windows both support ProRes natively as of recent versions.
Does ProRes 4444 alpha survive?: Yes. Every channel, including alpha and XQ, is preserved.
Will timecode and clip metadata pass through?: Yes. The MOV container, including timecode track and reel name, is byte-identical on the other end.
What if my master ProRes is over 5 GB?: 5 GB is the hard ceiling. For larger handoffs, split the master into parts or use proxies. ProRes LT or Proxy is often small enough.

Related file types

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