File transfers with built-in preview for the public sector
WeTransfer gives every transfer a browser-based preview page that recipients open without installing anything or creating an account. Staff, partners, and stakeholders can review reports, videos, images, and PDFs in the browser, pick the files they actually need, and leave comments tied to specific documents before a single file touches their device.
Browse files and folders, then download
Government organisations and NGOs routinely share sensitive materials across agencies, borders, and partner networks, and a built-in preview reduces the friction at every handoff. When you send a transfer on WeTransfer, recipients get a browsable preview page in their browser where they can open PDFs, watch videos, listen to audio, and scan through images before deciding what to download. Files arrive exactly as you uploaded them, with no compression or re-encoding applied, so policy documents, high-resolution field photos, audio recordings, and presentation decks reach the other end unchanged. You can add password protection, restrict access to a named list of email addresses, or enable download tracking to see who opened what and when. For organisations handling personal data, WeTransfer is GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and stores files on EU servers, with data processing agreements available for business plans.
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. Every WeTransfer transfer opens as a browser-based preview page, so a recipient can read through a PDF briefing, watch a video, or scroll through images without saving anything to their machine. This is useful for government and NGO teams where managed devices may have strict controls on what gets downloaded and stored locally. Recipients need no account and no software install to use the preview.
Recipients can leave comments tied to individual files directly on the preview page, and they can also mark specific items as favorites. This keeps review notes and approvals attached to the exact document or asset rather than scattered across email threads. Transfer owners receive an email notification for each new comment, and reviewers do not need a WeTransfer account to comment.
You have two options for tightening access. Password protection requires anyone opening the transfer to enter a password you share separately. Restricted access lets you specify a list of email addresses, so only those named individuals can open the transfer after verifying their identity. You can also enable download tracking to see exactly who downloaded which files and when, giving your team a clear audit trail.
WeTransfer is GDPR-compliant and headquartered in the EU, with files stored on AWS servers in Ireland. The platform is ISO 27001 certified and uses TLS encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. Data processing agreements are available for paid plan customers, which is relevant for organisations that handle personal data and need contractual safeguards in place.
Yes. The preview page lets recipients browse every file in a transfer and choose to download individual items rather than pulling everything at once. This is useful when a stakeholder only needs one report from a larger document bundle, or when a field coordinator needs a specific photo set without downloading an entire archive. Recipients can also mark items as favorites to shortlist what matters to them.