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# How to share a PDF as a link

Emailing PDFs back and forth gets messy — attachments bounce, people end up with different versions, and nobody's sure which is current.

Uploading your PDF gives you one link that opens straight in the browser. No download needed, and you can update the file later without the link changing.

# Upload your PDF

1. Go to your dashboard and drag your PDF onto the upload area.
2. Choose a link name. This becomes your web address.
3. Click **Publish**.
4. Copy the link and share it.

### On the free plan
Free accounts have a **3 MB limit per project**, and PDFs specifically are capped lower, at **0.5 MB**. If your PDF is over that, it'll publish as a temporary preview link that comes down after an hour. Upgrading to a paid plan lifts the limit and makes the link permanent. See [why is my project shown as a preview](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/why-is-my-project-shown-as-a-preview-rwsqvq/).

### On a paid plan
Paid plans raise the limit considerably, and how it works depends on your plan.

* **Tiny (25 MB) and Solo (75 MB)** — the limit applies to each project separately, so every PDF you upload gets its own allowance.
* **Pro (10 GB) and Pro Max (2 TB)** — the limit is a total across your whole account, shared between all your projects.

For most PDFs, even Tiny is plenty — a 25 MB cap covers a long, image-heavy document comfortably.

See [Upload limits explained](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/upload-limits-explained-16b3uu3/) for the full picture, or [our plans](https://tiiny.host/pricing) for pricing.

### Keep it private
On the Solo plan and above you can:
* **Password protect it** — only people with the password can open it. See [how to password protect your project](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/how-to-password-protect-your-project-1kascwp/).
* **Stop people downloading or printing it** — see [how to disable PDF downloads](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/preventing-pdf-downloads-av10rk/).
* **Hide it from search engines** so it only reaches people you send the link to.
All three are set from **Access settings** when you upload.

### Update it without changing the link
Click **Update** on the project and upload the new file. 
Your link and QR code stay the same, so anyone you've already shared it with sees the new version automatically.

### Other things you can do
* **Turn it into a QR code** — useful for print, posters or menus. See [PDF to QR code](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/turn-your-pdf-into-a-qr-code-in-seconds-wklk8n/).
* **Create a direct download link** if you'd rather people saved the file than viewed it. See [how to create a direct download link](https://helpdesk.tiiny.host/en/article/how-to-generate-a-pdf-direct-download-link-14z6mwd/).

# Video Guides

${youtube}[How to Upload a PDF Online (in under 60s)](IOWqVprWxIo?si=Saw8cUwLAQ_GkQB_)
${youtube}[How to Create a Link to a PDF Document](VkotIvUlrLg?si=NezFtAp4R38BYNGM)
${youtube}[How to Share a PDF as a Link](Mo8kKZIMNhg?si=7jeYQomAecwaSJQc)