· TinyX · 4 min read
TinyX for coaches and educators: share your resources, not your inbox
How to share resources with students on one password-protected link per cohort that closes when the course ends, collect assignments, and run intake forms.
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Product news, updates, and guides.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A Pixieset alternative for photographers who only need to deliver
An honest Pixieset alternative for photographers who only deliver: what Pixieset does that TinyX doesn't, where TinyX fits, and what each costs, checked October 2026.
· TinyX · 3 min read
Event registration forms, vendor files and QR codes for planners
An event registration or RSVP form on a link and a QR code, vendor certificates through one upload link, and one folder link for the attendee pack.
· TinyX · 3 min read
Security incident report form on a QR at the post
A free security incident report form template, and how to put it on a QR code at the post so guards file reports on their phone the same night. What the answers store, and what this doesn't replace.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A photography client questionnaire clients fill in (free templates)
Three free photography client questionnaire templates (wedding, family and brand) you can copy, plus how to send one as a link clients finish on their phone.
· TinyX · 2 min read
Room for more answers
Free gets 10 questionnaires that no longer use up your links, every form can hold 100 questions, and White Label finally has a page of its own.
· TinyX · 3 min read
Expiring links: send a file link that works for one download
An expiring link that works once: the link goes dead and the file stays in your library. How to set a one-time download link on any TinyX plan, and its limits.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A recruitment form and CV upload link for small hiring teams
A recruitment form for screening questions, one CV upload link per role that closes on the deadline, and a Slack message when applications arrive.
· TinyX · 3 min read
How long do photographers keep photos? Why your delivery link shouldn't be the answer
How long photographers keep photos varies, so clients should download straight away. For photographers: set the delivery link to expire on a date you choose, and keep your archive somewhere else.
· TinyX · 5 min read
A restaurant job application form people finish at the bus stop
A seven-question restaurant job application form behind a QR code on your hiring sign, with answers in a spreadsheet after close. What to ask, what to leave out, and how to close it when the role is filled.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A restaurant booking form for Christmas parties and set menus (free template)
A copy-paste restaurant booking form for Christmas parties and set-menu tables, plus how to close it automatically when the dates are full and get each request to your team.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Link click tracking: what your clicks are actually telling you
How to set up link click tracking that leads to a decision: one link per channel, then reading referrers, devices, countries and timing on each one.
· TinyX · 5 min read
The law firm data breach nobody notices: share links that never die
The law firm data breach nobody notices is the share link from a closed matter that still works. How to audit old links and make expiry your firm's default.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Sending RAW files to clients: if you do it, do it on your terms
How to send RAW files to a client: agree it in writing first, plan for the size, and send zipped parts on a link with a password and an expiry date.
· TinyX · 2 min read
The warning that does not depend on your inbox
An unconfirmed email address used to be something we told you about by email. Now every page names the address we have and the date the account would go, and you can correct it yourself from your account page.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A Typeform alternative for people who mostly need an intake form
Typeform Basic is $39 a month for 100 responses. If you mostly need an intake form, here is what Tally, Google Forms and TinyX questionnaires give you, and where each wins.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Client file sharing for freelancers, without the resend loop
Client file sharing on a link you control: password and expiry on every plan, open tracking, folder zips, and upload links for briefs on Pro and Max.
· TinyX · 4 min read
How to send documents securely (without trusting the inbox)
How to send documents securely: four habits and four methods compared, from encrypted email to expiring, password-protected links, and what none can do.
· TinyX · 4 min read
The safest way to send documents to your solicitor
The best way to send documents to a solicitor is the route they ask for. If they haven't said, here's why email attachments are risky and what to use instead.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Upload links: a file request link anyone can send to
A file request link lets clients send you files without an account or an email attachment. How TinyX upload links work on Pro and Max, including optional end-to-end encryption.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Bitly's free plan in 2026: 5 links, ads, and what each tier really costs
Bitly pricing in 2026, tier by tier: the free plan gives 5 links and 2 QR codes a month with no destination edits, Core is $10 a month billed annually, and Growth is $29. What each plan really includes.
· TinyX · 7 min read
Box alternative for sharing files: TinyX vs Box
Looking for a Box alternative for sharing files? TinyX vs Box on file limits, encryption and price, using the plans each lists today and where Box wins.
· TinyX · 6 min read
The best way to send photos to clients (and keep control of the link)
Email, WeTransfer, Google Drive, gallery platforms or an expiring link: the best way to send photos to clients depends on size, how long they need them and what they'll do next. An honest comparison.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Looking for a ShareFile alternative? Start with what you actually send
ShareFile is a document platform priced per user with a three-user minimum. If your firm mostly sends a file and gets one back, here's what an expiring-link alternative does, and what you'd give up.
· TinyX team · 7 min read
Expiring links, and why leaked share links kept working
An expiring link still closes after the URL leaks. What Claroc's LinkDrift research found, how share links spread, and how to audit the ones you've sent.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Free QR codes for every link you create, and you can change where they go
A free QR code is only useful if you can change where it goes after printing. Every TinyX short link has a downloadable QR code on every plan, and you can edit the destination on Free too.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Encrypted file sharing: three things 'encrypted' can mean, and which one you need
Encrypted file sharing can mean in transit, at rest or end to end. What each protects, who holds the key, how to check a vendor's claim, and where you can get end-to-end encryption free.
· TinyX · 5 min read
How to password-protect a file or link (and why you should)
How to password-protect a file or link in three steps, what a password does and doesn't protect, and why it works best paired with an expiry date.
· TinyX · 7 min read
WeTransfer limit on the free plan: 10 transfers, 3 GB, 3 days
The WeTransfer limit on a free account is 10 transfers or 3 GB in total per rolling 30 days, not a per-file size limit. How it resets and what to do next.
· TinyX · 8 min read
Family law intake form: what to ask, then what to collect
A family law intake form: what to ask a divorce client, which financial disclosure documents to request next, and how to collect them without email.
· TinyX · 6 min read
A law firm client intake form clients actually finish (free template)
A free law firm client intake form template with ten questions, including the conflict check, and how to turn it into a link clients finish on their phone.
· TinyX · 8 min read
Divorce financial disclosure: the documents and how to send them
Financial disclosure in divorce, in plain terms: what Form E or a financial affidavit asks for, which documents to gather, and how to send them safely.
· TinyX · 3 min read
Every link password now stops at your browser
Whatever kind of link you password-protect, the password is turned into an access code in your browser and only the code is sent to us. Plus one strength standard everywhere, a Generate button, and two costs stated rather than buried.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A wedding photo QR code for guests, without making them download an app
Put a wedding photo QR code on every table and guests upload straight to you from their phone's browser. No app, no account, with a password, an expiry date and an upload cap.
· TinyX · 5 min read
A Google review QR code for your restaurant (that you can still change later)
How to make a Google review QR code for your restaurant, count the scans and change where it points after printing, while staying inside Google's rules: no incentives and no review gating.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Onboarding restaurant staff without WhatsApping their contracts
How restaurants can send contracts, handbooks and rotas to new starters on password-protected links that expire, and collect ID documents back without them living on a manager's phone.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A catering enquiry form that gets the headcount first time
The seven questions a catering enquiry form should ask so private dining bookings start at the menu, not the date, plus how to send the quote on a link that expires with the offer.
· TinyX · 4 min read
A restaurant feedback form guests actually fill in
A restaurant feedback form with three questions, a QR code on the bill folder and answers in a spreadsheet on Monday. Why it beats the comment card, and how to set it up.
· TinyX · 4 min read
QR code menus your guests won't hate (and you'll never reprint)
Why guests dislike most QR code menus, and how a short link between the table card and the menu lets you change prices and specials without reprinting a thing.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Secure file sharing for law firms: collecting and sending client documents without the email chaos
How law firms can send case files on password-protected links that expire, and collect client documents without another chain of attachments. What the Free plan covers, and when Pro and Max make sense.
· TinyX · 6 min read
Secure file sharing for security firms and executive protection teams
Itineraries, advance packs, site surveys and threat assessments shouldn't live in inboxes. How security firms send files that expire, with passwords and encryption.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Do Google Drive links expire? Not "Anyone with the link" ones
Do Google Drive links expire? Named shares can, on work or school accounts. "Anyone with the link" never does until you switch it back to Restricted.
· TinyX · 5 min read
What a US data breach really costs (CCPA to SEC)
IBM's $10.22M U.S. average, CCPA class-action math, state notification mosaics, SEC 8-K clocks, and inner-circle mitigations.
· TinyX · 5 min read
What a GDPR data breach really costs
GDPR and NIS2 clocks, BA and Meta fines, and the inner-circle controls that move breach cost before Article 83 does.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Is Dropbox encrypted? Yes, but it isn't zero-knowledge
Is Dropbox encrypted? Yes: AES-256 at rest and TLS in transit, with end-to-end encryption only in team folders. Here's who holds the key and why.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Your share link from 2021 still works. That's the problem.
Cloud share links rarely expire. "Anyone with the link" stays open for years. Here is the quiet privacy fail, and how expiring TinyX links close the door.
· TinyX · 3 min read
What's new: videos that tell you why, and uploads you can watch
Two things shipped since the last update, and they have something in common: both are about removing the moment where you can't tell whether something is broken or just slow.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Videos play, right there on the page
Share a video and the person you send it to can just press play — real scrubbing, a real frame instead of a black rectangle, and it finally works on an iPhone. A short feature with an absurd amount of plumbing underneath.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Restaurant file sharing, menus and forms: how TinyX fits a working restaurant
How restaurants use short links, QR codes, forms and expiring file links: menus you can change without reprinting, feedback and catering forms, and new-starter documents that don't linger.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX for estate agents: property packs, virtual tours, and trackable links
Estate agents: send property packs as trackable links, see who opened them, QR tours on particulars, and secure client upload drops.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX for photographers: client galleries that expire on delivery
Stop fighting WeTransfer limits. TinyX gives photographers password-protected client galleries, controllable expiry, upload drops, and real delivery analytics.
· TinyX · 4 min read
How TinyX encrypts your files in the browser
On Pro and Max, TinyX encrypts files in your browser with AES-256-GCM before upload. How the upload path works, what we store, and what Free includes.
· TinyX · 2 min read
A smoother sign-up
One password box instead of two, your email stays put when something goes wrong, and a calmer hero on mobile. A small polish release for the front door.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX vs Short.io: when you need more than just a short link
Short.io is a capable URL shortener, but it does nothing else. No file sharing, no forms, no upload drops. TinyX does all of it at comparable pricing. Full comparison.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs Rebrandly: white-label without the enterprise price tag
Rebrandly locks white-label behind enterprise custom quotes. TinyX offers agencies branded links, file sharing, and forms without the enterprise price tag.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs Dropbox: who can read your files?
Dropbox holds the keys to most files you store with it, and end-to-end encryption is on Advanced. TinyX encrypts in your browser on Pro and Max. Here is how the two compare on keys, expiry, tracking and price.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs Linktree: A Link-in-Bio That Actually Tells You Something
Linktree shows click counts. TinyX shows who clicked, from where, on what device, plus file sharing, upload drops, forms, and expiry. From $9/mo.
· TinyX · 9 min read
White label file sharing: what your clients should actually see
White label file sharing puts your domain and logo on every link, upload page and form. What to check, what it costs, and when a client portal fits better.
· TinyX · 7 min read
WeTransfer alternatives, sorted by what you're actually sending
The best WeTransfer alternative depends on the file. Here is what WeTransfer, SwissTransfer, Tresorit Send, Filemail, Smash, Proton Drive and TinyX give you for free, checked October 2026.
· TinyX · 1 min read
What's new in v2.9.0 — Cleaner sign-ups
A quiet trust-and-safety release: disposable email sign-ups are turned away, and accounts that are never verified get a friendly reminder, then a tidy-up.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs WeTransfer: privacy, expiry, and who can read your files
WeTransfer holds the keys to what you upload. On TinyX Pro and Max, files are encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM before upload; Free adds expiry and passwords. Full comparison inside.
· TinyX · 4 min read
TinyX vs Bitly: the honest comparison (2026)
Looking for a Bitly alternative in 2026? TinyX Pro costs $9/mo vs $29/mo for Bitly Growth and adds file sharing, forms, and end-to-end encryption on Pro and Max. Here's the real breakdown.
· TinyX · 2 min read
What's new in v2.8.0 — Two new index pages, one consistent footer
Two new pages that list every feature and every use case in one place, a quiet trailing-slash redirect so URLs stop tripping, and one shared footer across every public page.
· TinyX · 6 min read
What "link intelligence" actually means (and why basic short links are leaving money on the table)
Link intelligence turns a redirect into real-time data: who clicked, from where, on what device, at what time. Here's how TinyX does it, and why Bitly falls short.
· TinyX · 6 min read
Bitly alternatives in 2026, compared on what the free plan actually gives you
Bitly's free plan now gives you 5 links a month. Here is what Dub, Short.io, Rebrandly and TinyX give you for free, where each one wins, and what the paid tiers cost as of October 2026.
· TinyX · 6 min read
The four-tool problem: why you're paying for things that should be one
Bitly, WeTransfer, Typeform, Linktree: four subscriptions, four data deals. TinyX Pro replaces all of them for $9. Here's the maths.
· TinyX · 2 min read
What's new in v2.7.0: a changelog worth reading, and a quieter dashboard
A small release about respect for your attention: a proper What's new page, and a dashboard that stopped shouting.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Why we built TinyX
The TinyX origin story: a UK creative agency built a privacy-first link tool because everything else was logging, tracking, or selling our data.