Get a short, shareable link for any file.
Every upload comes back as a clean, readable link. A single file gets a short nudgehost.com URL; a zipped site gets its own nudgehost.site subdomain. Either way it works in any browser, with nothing to install on either end.
Key points
- A single file gets a short nudgehost.com/f/[slug] link with a readable slug.
- Links are permanent until you delete them. There is no monthly check-in rule that expires them.
- Copy the link or use the built-in QR code to share it. The QR code is free on every plan.
- A ZIP with a site inside serves at its own subdomain, like your-name.nudgehost.site.
A single file you upload comes back as a short link in the form nudgehost.com/f/ followed by a readable slug. It is short enough to paste into a message without wrapping, and the slug is legible rather than a random string of forty characters. A PDF, an HTML page, and an image all share that clean shape. The one exception is a ZIP with a site inside, which serves at its own nudgehost.site subdomain, so the project gets a real address of its own.
The link is permanent until you choose to delete it. There is no rule that your link dies if you do not log in each month, which some hosts impose on their free tier and which quietly breaks links people were relying on. NudgeHost vs Tiiny.host covers that difference in detail. On NudgeHost a link you made a year ago and forgot about still resolves, unless you set an expiry on it yourself.
Sharing the link takes one of two forms. Copy it to the clipboard from the dashboard, or use the built-in QR code, which is handy for print, a slide, or anything someone scans with a phone instead of typing. what a QR code is covers how the code encodes your URL, and it is free on every plan rather than gated behind an upgrade. Because the links are no account needed to view, whoever you send it to opens the file without an account in the way.
A good link does more than resolve. NudgeHost generates branded link previews for it, so the URL unfurls into a proper card with a title and thumbnail when pasted into Slack or a message, rather than a bare string. You can share a file now and have your first link in a few seconds, on any device, in any browser, with no app to install for you or for the person receiving it.
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Try it freeFrequently asked questions
Can I customize the link slug?
On the Pro plan you can set a custom slug, so a link reads the way you want rather than using the auto-generated one. The free plan assigns a short readable slug for you.
How long are the links?
Short. Files follow the nudgehost.com/f/[slug] format with a slug that stays legible rather than a long random string, and a ZIP site gets a your-name.nudgehost.site subdomain. Either way the whole URL fits on one line in a message.
Do links ever expire on the free plan?
Not on their own. A link stays live until you delete it or set an expiry yourself. There is no log-in-monthly rule that retires it behind your back.
Is the QR code free?
Yes. Every link has a built-in QR code on every plan, including the free one. Copy the URL or grab the QR code, whichever suits where you are sharing it.
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