Host a Word document as a link.
Drop your .docx and we'll hand back a URL anyone can click. The document opens readable in the browser, and the original file is one click away.
Key points
- Upload a Word document, get a public link, share it. The recipient reads the .docx in the browser, no Word required.
- Headings, lists, tables, and embedded images come through in the rendered view.
- The download button serves your original file byte for byte, with comments and tracked changes intact.
- Update the .docx in your dashboard and the URL stays the same, useful when you're iterating on a contract.
Word documents travel badly over email. Attachments get buried in threads, clipped by mail servers, and resent in four versions nobody can tell apart. A link fixes both halves of the problem now. Drop your .docx here, send the URL, and the recipient lands on the document itself, rendered readable in the browser DOCX viewer with no copy of Word, no Google account, and no download step. The original file sits behind the download button for anyone who wants to open it in Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice. Legacy .doc files host fine but stay download-only; the in-browser reading view is for .docx.
The browser view is built for reading, not for print fidelity. If the recipient needs your exact page layout, fonts, and pagination, PDF is still the format that locks rendering. Export it from Word (the page on how to convert a Word document to PDF covers the menus), then put a PDF online. DOCX is the right pick when the file needs to stay editable in the recipient's own software, or when you want to keep iterating without re-sending the link.
The link stays current as you update. Swap the .docx file in your dashboard and the URL doesn't change. Anyone who already has the link sees the new version on their next refresh. Handy when a contract is bouncing back and forth between you and a lawyer three times a day.
Free with no signup; the Pro plan adds the higher ceilings. The 25MB free-plan limit covers basically every Word document anyone writes; the only docs that exceed it tend to have embedded images that would be better off compressed first. Your DOCX lives in the same dashboard that lets you put any file online, so a project's documents stay under a tidy set of links rather than scattered across email threads.
Drop a file here and get a shareable link in seconds.
Try it freeFrequently asked questions
Does the recipient need Microsoft Word?
No. The link opens the document readable in the browser on any device. Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice only enter the picture if they download the original to edit it.
Will comments and track changes show up?
In the downloaded file, yes; it's your original, byte for byte. The reading view in the browser doesn't display revision marks, so accept changes before uploading if reviewers should see them resolved.
Can I password-protect the link?
Yes, on Pro. Anyone clicking the link will need the password before they can read or download the document.
Will the recipient see my exact formatting?
The browser view is readable rather than pixel-exact. Headings, lists, tables, and images come through; elaborate page layouts simplify. The download is your original file, and PDF remains the format that looks identical everywhere.
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