Share PDFs with your students in a drag and drop
Open the WeTransfer homepage, drag your PDF onto it, and the upload begins before you do anything else. Pick email delivery or a shareable link, and your course materials, handouts, or reading packs are on their way — no software to install, no setup required.
Uploading made effortless
Educators spend enough time on administration without wrestling with file-sharing tools. WeTransfer lets you drag PDFs straight onto the homepage and start uploading immediately, so getting course notes, assignment briefs, or reading lists out to students takes seconds rather than minutes. Every PDF arrives exactly as you created it — no re-encoding, no reformatting, no quality loss — which matters when you are sharing precise layouts, annotated slides, or print-ready documents. Students can open a preview of the PDF in their browser before downloading anything, letting them confirm they have the right file without pulling it onto their device first. You can also let recipients comment directly on the files, which opens a simple feedback loop between teachers and students without anyone needing extra tools. For sensitive materials like exam papers or personal feedback, a password or email-restricted access keeps the files in front of the right people only.
What makes WeTransfer different
Our features are designed to minimize how much of your data we — or anyone else — can access, so you can keep what's yours, yours.
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Everything you need
Give people simple tools, and they'll do extraordinary things. Ultra-fast file transfers, built-in customization, easier team collaboration. That's the magic of WeTransfer.
Move your ideas forward
Share content with a unique link, give anyone a free pass to send you 200 GB files, and stay in control of transfers — even after you hit send.
Collaboration tools for teams of all sizes
With tools designed to enhance collaboration, get everyone in your team talking and moving as one, without disrupting their workflow.
Share with confidence and security
From password protection to file encryption, WeTransfer has all the built-in security features you need to safeguard your work.
FAQs
All your questions answered.
Yes. You can drag in as many PDFs as you need in one go, and WeTransfer uploads them all as a single transfer. Students receive one link or one email with everything bundled together, so there is no hunting across multiple messages for the right file. You can also upload an entire folder and the original structure is preserved when recipients download it.
No account is needed on the recipient side. Students just click the download link in the email or open the URL you share with them, and the PDF is right there. This removes any sign-up friction for large groups, including students who may not have institutional email addresses set up yet.
Yes on both. Recipients can open the PDF in a browser preview without downloading it first, which is useful when distributing multiple documents and students want to confirm they have the correct handout. Comments can be enabled on any transfer, letting students or colleagues annotate feedback directly on the file — no third-party tool required.
On a free account, your total transfer can be up to 3 GB, which comfortably covers most educational PDFs including large textbook scans or high-resolution handouts. If you are on an Ultimate plan or above, there is no cap on transfer size, so you can bundle an entire semester of materials into one send. There is no restriction on the number of individual PDF files within a transfer.
Yes. You can add a password to any transfer before or after sending, so only students who have the password can open it. For more precise control, you can restrict access to a specific list of email addresses, meaning only the students you name can download the file. Both options are available on all plans and take only a moment to set up from the same upload screen.