A WeTransfer alternative for files you want gone after
WeTransfer is great at one thing: moving big files quickly. Fliko is for a different need, sharing something sensitive that should not stick around once it has been seen.
If you searched for a WeTransfer alternative, it helps to be clear about what you actually need, because the two tools are built for different jobs.
WeTransfer is excellent for sending a large file to someone quickly: design files, videos, a folder of photos. It is simple and familiar. But it is built around delivery, not control. The file lands with the recipient to keep, and the link typically stays live for a while.
Fliko is built for the cases where "delivered" is not the goal, where "seen, then gone" is.
When Fliko is the better fit
- You are sending something sensitive: an ID, a contract, a medical report, a private photo.
- You want the recipient to see it, not keep it: a view-only opening with no download.
- You want it to disappear on a schedule, not sit in their downloads and cloud backup.
- You do not want to make the recipient sign up for anything.
How Fliko differs, point by point
- Temporary by design. Every share has a self-destruct timer. When it ends, the file is removed from our storage and backups, and the link dies. WeTransfer is about getting the file there, not removing it after.
- View-only option. Open a share in a locked viewer with no download. On Android, screenshots are blocked; on iPhone, captures blank out and you are alerted (Apple does not let apps fully block iOS screenshots, and we will not pretend otherwise).
- Encrypted on your device. Standard files are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before upload, so we hold only the scrambled version.
- No recipient account, ever. They open the link in any browser.
When WeTransfer is still the right tool
If you are sending a huge, non-sensitive file and you want the recipient to download and keep it, a large-file transfer tool is the simpler choice. Fliko in the browser is tuned for quick, sensitive shares (up to 250 MB and 10 files); the app handles larger files and longer timers.
Try the difference
Send a self-destructing share from fliko.in and see how it feels to share something and know there is no leftover copy. For the reasoning behind it, read what it really means when a shared file self-destructs.
Share a file that deletes itself.
Free, no account needed to open a share.