Client file sharing for freelancers, without the resend loop

You finish a brand identity on a Friday, send the final files on a free transfer link, and invoice. Three weeks later the client writes: "Sorry, can you resend? The link's expired."

You resend. Two months later their new marketing hire asks for the logo files, and you resend again.

Delivery is part of the job. It just rarely gets the same care as the work.

Client file sharing without the resend loop

Most of the friction comes from three things: links that expire on someone else's schedule, not knowing whether the client actually opened anything, and files arriving from clients in pieces across email, WhatsApp and Drive.

Deliver final files on a link you control

Send the finished files on a TinyX link with a password and an expiry. You choose the expiry: a date, a download limit, or both.

On the free plan, single files go up to 150 MB (1 GB on Pro, 5 GB on Max), and every link you share counts toward Free's 25 links a month, files and folders included. The other limits are on the pricing page.

Pick an expiry that matches your contract. If the client gets 30 days to download the final files, set the link to 30 days and say so in the handover email.

When it's reached, the link shows a dead page with no redirect.

One thing to know: for a single-file link with a download limit, a preview counts as a download. Set the limit to 3 rather than 1 so the client can look before they save.

See whether the client opened it

Every link has click analytics, on Free as well as paid plans. You can see when the link was opened, plus country, device and referrer.

So instead of "just checking you got the files?", you can look. If nothing's been opened by day 25, send a nudge before it expires rather than a resend after.

A whole project in one folder link

Final deliverables are rarely one file. Put them in a folder link and the client can download everything as one zip, or pick individual files.

Zip downloads work for unencrypted files up to 100 MB each. Larger or end-to-end encrypted files download one at a time. Folder links are on every plan.

Folder links and galleries can also take a password, an expiry and a cap on how many times the page is opened.

Collect briefs and assets with an upload link

At the start of a project, send the client one upload link for the brief, the old logo files and the photos they want you to use.

They don't need an account, and everything lands in one place. Upload links are on Pro and Max, and we cover them in upload links: a file inbox anyone can send to.

For unreleased work or anything confidential, turn on "require encryption" on the upload link. Files are then end-to-end encrypted in the sender's browser.

When end-to-end encryption matters

Every file is encrypted in transit and at rest, and on Pro and Max you can add end-to-end encryption so only you and your client can read it (how TinyX encryption works).

For most design files, Free is fine. For a client's unreleased product shots or anything under NDA, Pro is worth it.

Portfolio links in proposals

A gallery serves your images as you uploaded them, with a preview for viewing, on a single short link you can paste into a proposal.

You get 1 gallery on Free, 10 on Pro and unlimited on Max. Galleries have no client favourites or watermarks, so they're for showing work, not proofing it.

Photographers can find more in the best way to send photos to clients.

What TinyX doesn't do for freelancers

It doesn't send invoices, take payments or hold work behind a paywall. If you want files released only after payment, you still need to send the link once you've been paid.

It also isn't an archive. Files are deleted when a link expires, so keep your own masters.

Start with the free plan on your next handover, or see the full list on the features page.