How to Send Files to Anyone Over the Internet

Network & Domain · Step-by-step guide · 5 steps · 2 min read

This tool sends files to anyone, anywhere, from your browser. You both check a six-digit code. Then the files go straight across, locked so no one else can read them.

Open the WAN File Transfer — Send Files Over the Internet

In the pictures, orange letters like A show where to look. Each step tells you its letter.

Step 1: Sender: choose your files

Open the tool on Send Files. Choose your files. See A in the picture.

Step 2: Sender: share your code

Give the six-digit code to the other person, for example by phone. The code works for 10 minutes. See B in the picture.

WAN File Transfer sender with a file and a six-digit code — Sender: file picker (A) and the code to share (B).

Step 3: Receiver: type the sender's code

The receiver opens the tool and switches to Receive Files. They type the sender's code and press Continue. See C in the picture.

Step 4: Receiver: read your code back

The receiver now sees their own six-digit code. They read it back to the sender. See D in the picture.

WAN File Transfer receiver typing a code and showing a new code — Receiver: the sender's code (C) and the code to read back (D).

Step 5: Sender: check and send

The sender types the receiver's code. Then they press Verify and connect. The files start to move. See E in the picture.

WAN File Transfer sender typing the receiver's code — Sender: type the receiver's code and press Verify and connect (E).

Tips and questions

Why swap two codes?

Checking codes on both sides proves you are linked to the right person. No one can sit in the middle.

Can the other person see my IP address?

A direct link can show your IP to them. Under Advanced, tick Hide my IP address to send it through Cloudflare.

Must we both keep the page open?

Yes. The files move live. Both of you must stay on the page until it is done.

Privacy

Only the pairing messages go through a server. Files are locked end to end and go straight between the two browsers. Nothing is kept.

Try it now

The WAN File Transfer — Send Files Over the Internet is free. You do not need an account.