Send a large PDF without email.
Email caps attachments at around 25MB. A link carries up to 250MB on Pro and 1GB on Studio, and it's tidier anyway.
By NudgeHost Team ·
- 25MBa file on the free plan
- 10 linkslive at once, free
- No capon visitors, on any plan
What they see
The PDF opens in their browser, at full quality.
Paste the link into an email or a message where the attachment would have gone. Apps that show link previews draw a card with the first page, and one click opens the whole file in the browser's PDF viewer. The recipient needs no account.
- Opens in the browser's PDF viewer
- The file as you uploaded it, never recompressed
- No account for the recipient
Before you send
How large a file each plan carries.
A PDF up to 25MB goes up without an account. Past that, the plan sets the ceiling.
Up to 25MB
Free accounts and uploads without an account take a PDF up to 25MB. A free account keeps the link live until you delete it.
Up to 250MB
Pro takes a PDF up to 250MB, for $12 a month.
Up to 1GB
Studio takes a PDF up to 1GB, for $29 a month, the largest file any plan carries.
How it works
From PDF to link in three steps.
Drop the PDF
Drag it onto the uploader or tap Choose a file. Past 25MB, sign in on Pro or Studio first.
Copy the link
The PDF gets its own nudgehost.com link once the upload finishes.
Send the link
Paste it where the attachment would have gone. The email stays small, whatever the file weighs.
After you send it
You stay in control after it's sent.
End dates and replacing the file work on every account plan. Passwords and open details come with Pro and Studio.
Lock it or set an end date
Add a password on Pro or Studio. On any account plan, set an end date and the link shows an expired page after it.
Send a new issue, keep the link
Upload the revised PDF over the old one. The link stays the same, and the new file can be as large as your plan allows.
See whether it's been opened
Free accounts see how many times the link was opened. Pro and Studio add the time and country of each open, with a CSV export.
Plans
What a large PDF gets on each plan.
| Without an account | Free | Pro | Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest PDF | 25MB | 25MB | 250MB | 1GB |
| Links live at once | 3 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| How long a link lasts | 7 days | Until you delete it | Until you delete it | Until you delete it |
| Open tracking | Not included | Open counts | Time and country of each open, CSV export | Same as Pro |
| Password protection | Not included | Not included | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domains | Not included | Not included | 1 | 5 |
| Price | $0 | $0 | $12 a month | $29 a month |
End dates, QR codes and replacing a file work on every account plan.
Compared
NudgeHost and Tiiny.host, for one large PDF.
The differences that matter when the file is too big to attach.
| NudgeHost | Tiiny.host | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan file size | 25MB a file, which covers an ordinary slide deck or a scanned contract | 3MB |
| Publishing without an account | Yes, up to 25MB | Account and verified email first |
| Entry paid price | $12/mo, or $10/mo annually | $9/mo, or $5/mo annually |
| Visitor caps | None on any plan | 5,000/mo on Free to 1,000,000 on Pro Max |
| Password protection | Pro and Studio. A free link cannot carry one | Solo and above |
| Link expiry | Every plan, the free one included | Not named on the published plan list |
Figures last verified 1 September 2026, from each service’s published plans.
Read the full comparisonLinks and attachments
Why a link works better for a large PDF.
With personal Gmail capping attachments at 25MB and Outlook listing 20MB for internet accounts, a detailed report or a scanned document can run into a limit before it arrives. A PDF link travels as a line of text, and the file stays at full quality because nothing has to shrink to fit.
Uploading the PDF as it is gives it an address that opens in the recipient's browser, where they read it without downloading anything.
The ceiling depends on the plan. Free accounts and uploads without an account stop at 25MB, and a Pro subscription raises that to 250MB, with 1GB on Studio.
Behind the link, each visit reads the file through a signed address that expires within the hour, so the storage behind it stays private.
Guides
More ways to send a big file.
Frequently asked questions
How large a PDF can I share?
Up to 25MB without an account and on Free, 250MB on Pro and 1GB on Studio. The recipient never downloads it unless they choose to.
Does the recipient need to download the file?
No. The PDF opens in their browser. A Download button sits above it for anyone who wants a copy.
Can I stop people accessing the file later?
Yes. On any account plan you can set an end date, or delete the link, which stops it working straight away.
Do I need to compress the PDF first?
No. The file goes up exactly as it is, as long as it fits your plan's ceiling, so the recipient reads it at full quality.
Can I password-protect it?
On Pro and Studio. The recipient types the password before the PDF opens. A free link can't carry one.
Can I send a file that isn't a PDF?
Yes, any file uploads the same way. A type with no in-browser view, such as a .pptx or an .xlsx, reaches the recipient as a download.
Can I send several PDFs as one link?
Zip them together and upload the ZIP. The recipient gets one link and downloads the bundle.
Does it work without signing up?
Yes, for a file up to 25MB. Links made without an account last 7 days. A free account keeps them until you delete them.
Can I see whether it was opened?
Yes, with an account. Free accounts see how many times it was opened, and Pro and Studio add the time and country of each open.
Can I replace the PDF with a bigger one later?
Yes, with an account. The replacement can be as large as your plan allows, and the link and its open count stay the same.
Is there a limit on how many people can open it?
No. No plan caps visitors, so the same link can go to one client or to a whole mailing list.
Will the recipient see a NudgeHost banner?
No. The PDF opens under a slim header with its file name and a Download button, on every plan.
What does the link look like in a message?
In apps that show link previews, the card carries the PDF's first page for a file up to 100MB, so the recipient can see what it is before they click.
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