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Pixel drop

Hi all,

I've been building PixelDrop for a while, and it's finally at the "please try to break it" stage. So… come try to break it. 🙂(Not part of Cycle 3)

www.pixeldrop.ca

What is it? A file manager that sits on top of your own Pixeldrain account. Your files stay in your Pixeldrain, not in some box I own, and PixelDrop is the nice cockpit around it. No lock-in: if you leave, your files are still yours.

Fun things to poke at (available for a trial period)

• 🚀 Big files straight from the browser. The Chrome extension is live (the site will offer it to you): it sends any size directly to your Pixeldrain, no middleman and no size gymnastics. Edge and Firefox versions are in review and should follow soon.

• 🖱️ Right-click any image or video on a web page → "Send to PixelDrop".

• 📲 Send to your other devices. Right-click a file, "Send to…", and it lands on your other computer.

• 🤝 Send to a friend by PixelDrop ID. They accept, then you can send each other files.

• 🔗 Share links that behave: password, expiry, a visit log, download limits.

• 📥 Drop Requests. Send someone a link and they upload to you, no account needed.

• 🔐 TimeVault. Automatic encrypted backups of folders on your computer. The key never leaves your machine.

• 📱 iPhone Shortcut to share a photo to PixelDrop in two taps.

• 🧩 "Save to PixelDrop" button for developers (beta). One script tag, and your site can save files into your users' own PixelDrop. Docs: www.pixeldrop.ca/developers

• 🌍 Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese.

The deal: connect your own (free) Pixeldrain account and every feature is free for 15 days. After that, the core stays free: account, uploads, previews, downloads, and the extension for big files. The extras (sharing by link, Drop Requests, TimeVault, sending to people and devices…) need a membership.

Be warned, small honest limits: without the extension, files are capped at 25 MB from a computer and 80 MB from a phone. With the extension, no cap. And yes, it's still young: you will find rough edges.

If something is confusing, broken, or just ugly, tell me. That's exactly what I'm here for. Thanks for giving it a spin! 🙏

https://youtu.be/wvv5DzarieA?feature=shared

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