September 10, 2026 · 4 min read
How does SwissTransfer work
SwissTransfer, explained as a booth with a policy, not as a miracle.
David KrugManila · @realDavidKrug
There is no trick. You upload a file. You get a link. You send the link the way you already talk to the person. Everything people argue about is policy.
What SwissTransfer decided
SwissTransfer is Infomaniak’s free booth. No paid tier. The company makes money on other products and leaves this one alone.
The mechanism is fine. The product is the afterwards.
Up to 50 GB a transfer. You pick 1, 7, 15, or 30 days. The 30-day option asks you to confirm around day 12 or the files go early. There is a cap on downloads and on how many transfers an IP can open in an hour. No account.
There isn’t a paid SwissTransfer. If you outgrow it, you outgrow it.
The policy, not the magic
| SwissTransfer | |
|---|---|
| Free size | 50 GB |
| Free expiry | 1 to 30 days |
| Account to send | No |
| Password | Yes |
| The top end | 50 GB. There is no paid tier |
Why you would like it, and why you might not
Fifty gigabytes, Switzerland, no account, no ads. For a free send, that is the grown-up offer.
No dashboard, no brand on the page, no one to call when a client says the link looks unfamiliar. The download cap can surprise a producer who forwarded the URL to a whole crew.
If you dislike the policy, a smoother upload will not save you. The mechanism has been fine for years. The product is the afterwards.
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David Krug
Twenty-plus years of building cute little websites, and big ones, with an independent footprint. In the Philippines since 2016. Based in Manila, with two children and one amazing partner.
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