nstatxt vs Google Drive
Almost everyone has hit the same Google Drive moment: you send a link, and the person on the other end gets a sign-in wall or a "request access" button instead of your file. nstatxt has no permission model to get wrong, because it has no accounts at all.
At a glance
What sharing on nstatxt looks like
- Recipient sign-in
- Never. There is no account system, so there is nobody to sign in as.
- Request-access emails
- Impossible. Anyone holding the view link sees the document.
- Your account
- You do not have one either. Nothing is tied to a personal identity.
- Link sharing setup
- Automatic. Every document has a view link from the moment you create it.
- Previews
- Images, video, audio, PDFs and text render in the browser without downloading.
- Retention
- Set 1 to 30 days, or never. The default is 3 days, and deletion is automatic.
- Price
- Free, with no storage plan to buy.
Google Drive changes its plans and limits over time — check Google's own pages for current details. The points above describe nstatxt.
Why people switch from Google Drive
The access dialog cannot happen
Drive's sharing is powerful and easy to misconfigure, and the cost of getting it wrong lands on your recipient. With one view link and no accounts, there is no state to misconfigure.
Nothing is attached to your identity
Sharing from Drive means sharing from an account with your name on it. nstatxt documents are not tied to a person, which is often what you want when sharing outside your organisation.
It works for people outside your workspace
Contractors, clients and people on other platforms all just open a link. No domain restrictions, no guest accounts to provision.
Temporary by design
Drive keeps files until you delete them. nstatxt deletes them for you, which is the safer default for anything you only needed to hand over once.
Frequently asked questions
Can I share files without a Google account?
Yes. nstatxt requires no account from you or from the person you are sharing with.
Will the recipient be asked to sign in?
No. There is no sign-in anywhere in nstatxt. Anyone with the view link opens the document directly.
Is it free?
Completely free, with no paid storage tiers.
Try it on your next share
Drop a file in and see how far you get before anything asks you to sign up. (Nothing will.)
Start sharing — it's freeNo account, no email address, no payment details.