Secure file sharing for news and media teams
In newsrooms and media organizations, sensitive material — raw footage, embargoed stories, source documents, licensed images — needs to reach specific people and no one else. WeTransfer lets you lock any transfer behind a password before the link goes out, so access stays exactly where you intended. Password protection works in the browser, on every plan, and adds just a few seconds to your upload.
Keep your files private
Journalists, editors, and producers routinely move files that aren't ready for the world yet: pre-broadcast video cuts, confidential source materials, embargoed press assets, and licensed photography. WeTransfer lets you set a password directly inside the upload window, and that password never appears in the notification email sent to your recipients — you decide when and how to share it, through whatever channel is already secure for that contact. Your footage, audio, PDFs, high-resolution images, and ZIP archives travel without any compression or re-encoding, so every frame and file arrives at exactly the quality you uploaded. If a story changes, a deadline moves, or a contributor leaves the project, you can update or remove the password on any active transfer from your Transfers panel without touching the original files. For situations that call for an extra layer of control, you can also restrict access to a named list of email addresses, so even someone with the password can't download unless their address is on your list.
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.
When you're ready to send, add your files in the WeTransfer upload window and look for the password field in the transfer options before clicking Transfer. Enter your chosen password there, and every recipient will be prompted to enter it before they can access anything in the transfer. The password is never included in the notification email WeTransfer sends, so you pass it to your recipient through a separate, trusted channel — a direct message, a phone call, or a secure editorial thread.
Yes. Go to your Transfers panel, open the transfer, and you can add, change, or remove the password at any time while the transfer is active. This is useful in newsrooms where access needs shift quickly — if a contributor wraps up or an embargo window closes, you can lock or unlock the transfer without re-uploading any files.
No account is needed to download. Recipients open the transfer link, enter the password you shared with them, and download immediately. This matters in media workflows where you're sending to freelancers, wire service contacts, or sources who have no reason to sign up for anything just to receive a file.
WeTransfer handles video, audio, high-resolution images, RAW formats, PDFs, layered design files, and more — with no re-encoding and no resolution loss. A 4K video clip or a full-resolution news photograph arrives at the other end exactly as you uploaded it, which matters when broadcast quality or print-ready resolution is non-negotiable.
Yes. You can pair a password with restricted access, which limits downloads to a specific list of email addresses. Even if the link or password reaches someone unintended, they won't be able to download unless their address is on your approved list. This combination is well suited to embargoed press releases, exclusive footage, or any asset where both confidentiality and audience control matter.