FileInbox.online
Collect design proofs with a file request link
A designer often needs logos, fonts, and reference photos from a client before the work can start, and later needs a marked-up proof back. Those files do not belong in a long email thread. FileInbox.online gives you one link per request. The client uploads. The files land in that inbox.
This page is for that collection. It is not a sync drive, and it is not a place to host a public portfolio. The how-to page walks through the same four steps for any file request. The pricing page lists every plan cap.
One inbox for the files you asked for
Create an inbox and name it for the project. Use the description to list what you need: a logo in the format you can open, the fonts they are allowed to send, or photos for reference. The client reads that note on the upload page.
Set a deadline if you need new uploads to stop. A deadline closes new uploads. The terms do not promise how many days files remain after a deadline or after an account is closed. Paid plans include one month free to try, with no card charge during that month. Add a password when the link should not be open to anyone who finds it. You can copy that password because it stays visible to you. Send the link and the password in the same email you already use with the client.
What the client does
They open the link and upload. They do not create an account, and they do not confirm an email. They do not join your studio account, and they do not accept a drive invite. If a password is on, the page asks for it. They see this inbox only.
Say that plainly in the note you send, so a client who is used to transfer tools does not hunt for an email code. On WeTransfer, the uploader must verify an email, and that step may create a free account. Here they do not.
File caps you can actually meet
Do not plan this inbox around files the plan cannot take. On the Free plan a single file is capped at 50MB, and total storage is 500MB. Professional caps a single file at 1GB. Basic sits between those caps and is listed at $5 per month. Professional is listed at $15 per month. A package larger than the cap on your plan will not upload.
This page is for proofs, logos, fonts, and reference photos that fit those caps. It is not a promise of a larger file than the plan lists. On the Free plan, open the inbox to see new files. Email notice and a zip download start on Basic ($5). Open the inbox on any plan to see the file name and the time it arrived.
After the proof is in
Files are stored for that inbox's owner. They are not displayed publicly or given to other customers. We do not use those files except to operate the inbox. Files are encrypted on our disk. Download what you need while you still expect the files to be there. Paid plans include one month free to try, with no card charge during that month. You can move between plans. The Free plan can be used ongoing.
The Free plan can be used ongoing. Paid plans include one month free to try, with no card charge during that month. Files are encrypted on our disk. A person reads [email protected]. If a client sends the wrong export, ask them to upload again from the same link while the deadline is open. A failed file is not treated as submitted.
What this link will not replace
FileInbox.online does not sync the inbox to Dropbox or Google Drive, and it does not offer an API. It will not turn the upload page into your brand site. The page shows the title and description you wrote. If you need a two-way shared drive, use a drive product. If you need the client to hand you files, use the link.
For the general steps, read the how-to page. For the full list of caps, read the pricing page. If something about the inbox is unclear, email [email protected]. A person reads that mail. Do not attach the design files to that address.