Sharing & Collaboration

Files.com includes several ways to share content with people beyond your site, including recipients who do not have a Files.com login. The features in this section cover outbound sharing, inbound collection, public hosting, and document collaboration.

To control what logged-in users on your site can access, start with Folder Permissions instead.

Core Sharing Features

Share Links are for web-based sharing. Use them when you want to share files or folders for upload or download with recipients who do not need a Files.com login.

Inboxes are for inbound collection. Use them when you want external people to upload into Files.com. This is the "drop files here" workflow.

Registration and Embedding for Share Links and Inboxes

Registration & Invitations covers registrations, invitations, and consent controls that you layer onto Share Links and Inboxes.

Embedding covers embedding Share Links and Inboxes into your own website or web app, including common use cases and troubleshooting.

Other Sharing Workflows

Public Hosting (Web Hosting) is for publishing content over HTTPS. Use it when you need stable, public-facing URLs for content distribution.

Co-Authoring and Collaboration is for working together on documents. Use it when multiple people need to edit the same file without downloading and re-uploading.