Share Files up to 2.5 GB at a Time (Free) With Firefox Send
Sometimes it’s much easier to upload a file (or a ton of files) to a cloud storage service like Box or Dropbox instead of trying to attach them all in an email. Or you search the Internet for any number of “free file downloads” services that promise to temporarily host data on your behalf.
This week the guys at Mozilla launched a nifty new service called Firefox Send that makes it easy to send large files for free using end-to-end encryption. Send allows you to send up to 1 GB of encrypted data directly to another person by simply dragging and dropping files onto the page. You can also easily password protect the translation if you want.
You don’t need to sign up for a Firefox account to use Firefox Send, but if you log in with it, the transfer limit will go up to 2.5 GB and you can create a longer transfer package that will expire after a certain amount of time ( up to a week) or downloads (up to 100). Despite the corporate identity, Firefox Send works with any browser.
Mozilla’s offering is hardly innovative, but it’s easy to use and feels less cumbersome than other services. While other services like WeTransfer give you more space without any mandatory registration (2GB in this case), a number of their functions are usually locked behind a paid service. The account version of Firefox Send is more versatile and still free.