Share a file as a link Free
Upload a document and get a link that opens in any browser. The reader needs no account or app.
Homepage or dashboard uploader.
Features
FileSeen features, plan by plan
What each feature does, where to turn it on, and which plan includes it. Free has every feature on 3 links; Pro adds unlimited links.
Readers open your links in any browser, with nothing to install. Documents render with PDF.js, the open-source reader built into Firefox, and Slack alerts use Slack's own incoming webhooks.
Sharing
Business documents and more Free
PDF, PowerPoint, Word and Excel, plus images, audio, text and EPUB, up to 95 MB per file.
Automatic.
Office files open in the browser Free
Word, PowerPoint and Excel files are shown as pages in the browser, with nothing to install.
Automatic.
Link name Free
Choose the words in the link's address, such as q4-proposal.fileseen.page.
Ready card, Link settings, Link name.
QR code for every link Free
Save a QR code image that opens the link on any phone.
Ready card.
Link preview in chats Free
A link pasted into a chat or social post shows a title and preview image.
Automatic.
Your own previews do not count Free
Opening your own link from the ready card or your browser is not counted as an open.
Automatic.
Sign in with an email code Free
No password: a 6-digit code to your inbox confirms it is you.
Any upload or Log in.
One file, many links Free
Make another link to the same file, each with its own name and stats.
Dashboard, Files.
Web pages and zipped sites Free
Upload an HTML file or a zip of a site and share it as a page.
Uploader, with a confirmed account.
Tracking
Opens, downloads and countries Free
Every open and download, with the reader's country.
On for every link.
Where readers came from Free
The site that sent each reader, such as LinkedIn or Gmail.
Stats page.
Reading time Free
How long the document was open and active. Idle time and hidden tabs are not counted.
On for every link.
Every visit listed Free
When each visit happened, the country, downloads, and whether the reader came back.
Stats page or Analytics.
Overview of all links Free
Opens and reading across all your links on one page.
Dashboard, Overview.
Time on each page or slide Free
Visit by visit, how long each page was read and how far each reader got.
Stats page.
Page names Free
Pages are labelled from their headings, and you can tag them, such as Price or Terms.
Stats page, Time on each page.
Who each reader was Free
The reader's name or email, from a confirmed email, a form or a personal link.
Turn on the email step, or use one link per person.
Device and browser Free
The device and browser of each visit.
Stats page, each visit.
CSV export Free
Download every visit as a spreadsheet.
Analytics, Download CSV.
Data rooms
Many files in one link Free
Up to 400 files behind one link, with one address to send.
Link settings, Add files.
List, thumbnails or slideshow Free
Readers switch between a list, thumbnails and a slideshow of the files.
Automatic on a data room.
Order, add and remove files Free
Move files up or down, add or remove them. The link and stats stay.
The file list on the link's page.
Reading time per file Free
Opens and reading time for each file, time on every page of each PDF, and which files each visitor opened.
The file list on the link's page.
Only listed people Free
Limit a link to named emails or a whole company domain, such as @acme.com.
Link settings, Only listed people.
One set of controls Free
One password, email check and expiry date cover every file in the room.
Link settings.
Protection
Password Free
Visitors enter it before the file opens.
Link settings, Password.
Expiry Free
The link stops working after 1, 7 or 30 days. Set a default for new links.
Link settings, Expiry; Settings for the default.
View-only Free
No download button, printing blanked, right-click off, the raw file not served. PDFs start view-only.
Link settings, Downloads off.
Downloads on when you want Free
Allow downloads per link, or by default for new links.
Link settings, Downloads; Settings for the default.
Turn a link off and on Free
Pause a link without deleting it. Readers see a neutral page.
Link settings, Link on or off.
Delete a link Free
The link stops working for everyone at once.
Dashboard or stats page.
Report link on every page Free
Readers can report a link that looks harmful.
Automatic.
Scam screening Free
Uploads are checked for scams and phishing before they go live.
Automatic.
Email watermark Free
The reader's confirmed email and the date drawn across every page of a PDF.
Link settings, Watermark.
Consent box Free
A line in your words the reader must tick before the file opens.
Settings, Branding.
Know who
Email before opening Free
The reader types an email before the file opens.
Link settings, Email before opening.
Email check with a one-time code Free
The reader confirms the email with a code sent to their inbox.
Link settings, Email before opening.
Name, company or phone Free
Also ask for a name, company or phone number.
Link settings; Settings, Branding for phone.
One link per person Pro
Paste a list or CSV and get a personal link for each person, with a CSV back for your mail merge.
Dashboard, the link's menu, One link per person.
Personal links from your mail merge Free
Add ?to=their@email.com to a link and that reader's visits show under their address.
Add it to the link in your email tool.
Contact form Free
Readers leave their details on the page.
Link settings, Contact form.
Alerts
Email on every open Free
An email every time the link is opened. This is the default.
The switch on the ready card, or Link settings.
First open only or a daily summary Free
Fewer emails: only the first open, or one summary a day.
Link settings, Open emails; Settings for the default.
Slack alerts Free
One line in a Slack channel when someone new opens a link: file, who (if confirmed) and country.
Settings, Slack alerts.
Key page alert Free
An email when a reader spends 30 seconds on a page tagged Price or Terms.
Stats page, tag the page.
"Updated" note Free
After you replace a file, readers who were there before see "Updated 2 hours ago".
Automatic when you replace a file.
Replace a file, same link Free
Swap in a new version; the link, its printed QR code, settings and stats stay.
Link settings, Replace the file.
Webhook on open Team
A signed POST to your own system on every open.
Settings, Webhook on open.
Alerts to teammates Team
Open emails to the sender, one teammate or the whole team.
Link settings, Team emails.
Branding
Your logo Free
Your logo on the viewer and the email page.
Settings, Branding, or Link settings, Logo.
Your own domain Pro
Links on an address such as docs.yourcompany.com.
Settings, Custom domain.
Email page in your words Free
Your heading, message, button text, colour and image on the page readers see first.
Settings, Branding.
Button on the page Free
A button that sends readers to your site or booking page.
Link settings, Button on the page.
Contact buttons Free
Call, email, WhatsApp or booking buttons in a bubble on the page.
Link settings, Contact form.
Reader comments Free
Readers leave comments on the page.
Link settings, Comments.
No FileSeen badge Pro
The "Shared with FileSeen" badge is removed from your links.
Link settings, FileSeen badge.
Team
One list of the team's links Team
Every team link, with who made each.
Dashboard, team switcher.
Roles and access Team
Owners, admins and members, with a record of who changed a teammate's access.
Team settings.
Team name and logo on links Team
The team's brand on every team link.
Team settings.
Links stay with the team Team
When someone leaves, their links stay.
Automatic.
Account
Defaults for new links Free
Choose expiry, downloads and open emails once for every new link.
Settings.
Delete your account Free
Removes every link, file and stat.
Settings, Account.
Free plan with no time limit Free
Every feature on 3 links ever created, files up to 95 MB. Deleting a link does not free a slot.
Automatic.
Free tools
No account. Protect, convert and viewer tools run in your browser; the file is never uploaded.
- PDF to link
- PDF too large to email
- View-only PDF
- PDF to QR code
- Password-protect a PDF
- Password-protect a ZIP
- Watermark a PDF
- Redact a PDF
- Document viewers (Word, Excel, CSV, PowerPoint, EPUB, HEIC, TIFF, PSD, AI)
- HEIC to JPG
- Photos to PDF
- Compress a PDF
Free has every feature on 3 links, with no time limit. Deleting a link does not free a slot. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year for unlimited links. Team is $29 a month for 3 people. Compare plans.
FAQ
Feature questions
Does FileSeen show time spent on each page?
Yes, on every plan. FileSeen shows how long each page or slide was read, visit by visit, and how far each reader got.
Does FileSeen have data rooms?
Yes, on every plan. One link can hold up to 400 files, with reading time per file, an allow list of emails or company domains, and one password and expiry for the set. There are no folders or per-file permissions.
Can FileSeen send alerts to Slack?
Yes, on every plan. Paste a Slack incoming-webhook address in Settings and FileSeen posts a line when someone new opens one of your links.
Can I stop people downloading my PDF?
Yes, on every plan. PDF links start view-only: no download button, printing blanked, and the raw file is not served. A screenshot still works.
Can FileSeen tell me who opened my document?
Yes. Readers can be asked to confirm their email with a one-time code before the file opens, so each visit shows who it was.
Can FileSeen detect forwarding?
No. FileSeen records each visit and, with the email check on, who it was, but it does not claim to detect forwarding.