Quickstart: share your first file

Upload a file, get a public link and send it, in under a minute. The fastest path through Link in Seconds.

This page takes you from a file on your computer to a link you can send, in about a minute. You need a Google account to publish. The person you send the link to needs nothing: it opens in their browser.

1Pick a file

Drop it on the upload card

2Sign in

Continue with Google

3We publish it

Checked and stored

4Share the link

Copy, QR code or share

The whole flow, from file to link

Share your first file#

  1. Go to linkinseconds.com

    Open linkinseconds.com. The upload card is right at the top of the page.

  2. Drop your file on the upload card

    Drag a file onto the card where it says Drop your file here, or click Choose a file. You can share PDFs, images, video, audio, Office documents, text and code files, HTML pages and ZIP archives. See Supported file types for the full list.

    Once a file is picked, you can type a name in Name your link. The card shows a preview of the address, for example linkinseconds.com/p/my-resume. You can also choose Downloadable or View-only. Then click Publish your file.

  3. Sign in with Google

    If you are not signed in yet, the card asks you to Sign in to publish your link. Click Continue with Google.

    Your file is not uploaded at this point. It is held in your browser on this device while you sign in. Nothing is sent to our servers until you are signed in.

  4. Your file publishes automatically

    After sign-in you land on your dashboard, and the file you picked publishes on its own through your account. On the Free plan this works as long as you are within 20 live links and the file is up to 100 MB. If the file is bigger than the Free plan allows, you are offered Pro instead, and the file stays on your device.

  5. Copy and share your link

    When it is done you see Your link is ready, with the link, a copy button, share buttons (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, X, Telegram and email) and a QR code. Click Download QR to save the QR code as an image you can print or put on a slide.

  6. Find it again in your dashboard

    Every link you publish is listed on your dashboard under Your links. From there you can copy it again, see its views, open its settings or upload more files with Upload file.

The Link in Seconds homepage with the upload card: Drop your file here, and a Choose a file button
The upload card on the homepage

Using private browsing?

Your file is held in your browser storage while you sign in. Some private or incognito windows block that. If you see a message that the file could not be held on this device, use a normal window.

Good to know#

  • The link is public: anyone who has the URL can open it. Only share files you have the right to share.
  • Links on the Free plan do not expire.
  • Drop several files at once and they become one album link. See Albums.
  • Every upload gets an automatic safety check. Now and then a file is held for a short review before it goes live. See Safety and reporting.
The dashboard Your links page, with Links, Albums and Sites tabs and a list of links
Your links on the dashboard

Next steps#

Upload a file

What the link looks like and what the person you send it to sees.

Link settings

Password, expiry, view-only mode and turning a link off.

QR codes

Download and print the QR code for any link.

Plans and limits

What the Free, Pro and Lifetime plans include.

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Last updated 4 October 2026. Something unclear or missing? Tell us.