file.io made the self-deleting link popular: upload, share, and the file vanishes after it's downloaded. Transient Files keeps that idea and adds what groups need — a link several people can open for up to 24 hours, whole folders, passwords and previews. Free, no account.
Share a fileOne file up to 1GB, or up to 50 files (2GB) behind one link. Nothing is compressed.
One download — the file.io way — or 1, 12 or 24 hours so everyone in the group can open it.
When the time or the download is used up, the files are permanently deleted.
A time-limited link can be opened by everyone you send it to, instead of dying on the first click.
Up to 50 files behind one link, with a Download all as ZIP button for recipients.
Lock a folder with a password; direct file links stay locked until it's entered.
Photos and videos open on the page, so recipients see what they're saving.
If you need to move a single multi-gigabyte file, keep it available for a week, or upload from scripts with a one-line curl command, file.io does that well. Transient Files is built for the other case: a short-lived hand-off to one person or a group — a one-time link, a folder of up to 50 files, or a large file up to 1GB.
If you want self-deleting links but need several people to open them, a folder of files, or a password, Transient Files covers those cases for free and without an account. For single very large files or scripted uploads from the command line, file.io itself remains a strong choice.
file.io's default is one download, then the file is deleted. Here you can choose that too, or a time window of 1, 12 or 24 hours during which everyone with the link can open it. You can also bundle up to 50 files into one folder link and protect it with a password.
Yes. Choose the single-download option before uploading: the first download consumes the link and the file is deleted.
file.io. Its site lists files of several gigabytes on the free plan, while Transient Files accepts up to 1GB per file (2GB per 50-file folder). For files bigger than that, file.io or a cloud drive is the better pick.
No — not you and not your recipients. Upload, copy the link and send it.
No. file.io is a trademark of its owner; Transient Files is an independent service. This page compares the two so you can choose the right tool.