FileInbox.online
Collect homework with a file request link
A teacher needs the assignment back before a set time. Email attachments split the work across replies, and a class chat buries the right file under later messages. FileInbox.online is a file request link for that collection. You create one inbox, share one link, and the files land in that inbox.
The student does not install an app and does not join a drive. This guide is only for homework. The same steps are written out on the how-to page, and the plan caps are on the pricing page.
Post one link instead of a thread
Name the inbox for the assignment. In the description, say which file you want, such as a PDF of the essay or a photo of the worksheet. That description is what the student reads on the upload page, so put the instruction there as well as in the note you send.
Set the deadline to the time new uploads should 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. If the link should not be open to anyone who finds it, turn on a password. The password stays visible to you, so you can copy it into the class page or the email that carries the link.
Send the link by the channel you already use with the class. Do not ask students to create a FileInbox.online account. The link is the whole request.
What the student does
They open the link and upload. They do not create an account, and they do not confirm an email. There is no username on the upload page, and there is no Google sign-in for the student. If you set a password, the page asks for it before the file can be submitted.
The student sees that inbox only. They do not see your other classes, and they do not see your account. Tell them to open the link, send the file, and stop. A failed upload is not treated as submitted, so they can try that file again from the same link while the deadline is still open and the inbox is under its file count and storage cap.
When the files arrive
Sign in and open the inbox. Each file shows its name and the time it was submitted. On the Free plan, open the inbox to see new files. Email notice and a zip download start on Basic ($5). Professional is listed at $15 per month. 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.
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 the work while you still expect it to be there. This guide does not add a retention rule beyond the deadline and the terms.
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].
Keep the assignment inside the product you have
Use this for documents and photos of worksheets, not for a shared class drive. FileInbox.online does not sync a folder to Dropbox or Google Drive, and it does not offer an API. The pricing page lists the file and storage caps for Free, Basic, and Professional. A file over the cap on your plan will not upload.
The Free plan is a real way to collect a small assignment. Open the inbox to see new files. If you want an email when a file arrives, or one zip of the pile, those start on Basic at $5. Read the pricing page before you count on either one.
If a student is stuck
Send the link again, and send the password again if you set one. Ask them to open the link in a browser. They still do not create an account, and they still do not confirm an email. If the deadline has passed, new uploads are closed. Move the deadline if you still want that file.
If the inbox itself is unclear, email [email protected]. A person reads that address. Do not send the homework to that address. Files belong on the inbox link.