Send big files from your own server. Resumable uploads, expiring links, no subscription.
Freelancers expense a dozen subscriptions — proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking — against irregular income. Owning the tools outright removes a whole line of fixed costs.
The tool this job usually means renting is WeTransfer, at $12/mo — roughly $144 a year, every year. Droplink does the job for a one-time $79 — running on infrastructure you control.
Files slice into 5MB chunks with per-chunk retry. Drop your connection mid-upload and it resumes exactly where it left off — a 50GB file is as safe as a 5MB one.
For freelancers, chunked, resumable uploads pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
Expiry (default 7 days), optional bcrypt-hashed password, optional max-download count, optional message to the recipient.
For freelancers, transfers with real terms pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
File list with sizes, live expiry countdown, password gate, inline preview for images and PDFs, per-file download plus streamed "Download all as ZIP".
For freelancers, clean share links pays off between gigs, against irregular income — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
One-time $79 for the packaged Windows desktop app plus guided VPS deploy, lifetime updates.
Desktop app for occasional sends, or docker compose up on a $5 VPS with your own domain when links need to be public.
Drop the files, set expiry/password/download limit, copy the link or email it via your own SMTP.
Droplink is $79, once. WeTransfer at $12/mo — roughly $144 a year, every year. Pays for itself in 6.6 months versus WeTransfer Pro — and stays free forever after that.
Pays for itself in 6.6 months versus WeTransfer Pro — and stays free forever after that. Droplink costs $79 once; WeTransfer charges $12/mo — about $144 a year. For freelancers, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.
Yes — the full source is MIT at github.com/bensblueprints/droplink-mvp, always. $79 buys the packaged installer, guided deploy and lifetime updates instead of building it yourself.
For public share links, yes — a $5 VPS with the included Docker Compose setup does it, with Caddy or nginx in front for TLS. Desktop mode runs the identical app in an Electron window for local use. WeTransfer's zero-setup convenience is real; the trade is you rent it forever.