Browser File Upload Services

The cluster centers on FilePilot and similar web-based tools for easy, registration-free uploading and sharing of large files from browsers, including comparisons to alternatives like file.io, Firefox Send, and WeTransfer, along with feature requests like APIs and privacy concerns.

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_hao May 1, 2025 View on HN

Give the new FilePilot a try - https://filepilot.tech/

edwinyzh Aug 12, 2012 View on HN

It'll be great if uploading files are allowed.

awestroke Feb 19, 2013 View on HN

How is this better than going to dropbox.com and uploading the file?

udev4096 Feb 15, 2024 View on HN

sharedrop.io is pretty cool for transferring files

lyime Mar 22, 2011 View on HN

Awesome service!One major request: Please create an API.So many startups/services need a good way to upload large files efficiently. It takes a lot of effort to create an file upload feature that works and provides a good UX across browsers/platforms. We would use it for Mugasha (artists upload large audi files) and would pay for it.

danohuiginn Jul 17, 2010 View on HN

An easy way for non-technical users to upload very large files from a browser.

byoung2 Oct 10, 2009 View on HN

Can't you do this with http://drop.io/?

ca98am79 Jul 30, 2015 View on HN

Ha - have you tried dragging a file into the "upload" button on file.io? It works!

sorokod Dec 26, 2019 View on HN

So like Firefox Send with a bigger quota?

dkoston Mar 3, 2019 View on HN

Lol, proxy all my file uploads through your servers, no thanks!