Yes, you can share files right from your phone. Uploading works in any mobile browser, so you don't install an app or dig through settings. You open the site, pick your files, and get a share link plus a QR code to send. It works the same on an iPhone or an Android phone.
This makes your phone a handy little sharing station. The photos, videos, and documents already on your device are usually the ones you most want to send, and you can do it without moving them to a computer first.
How to share from your phone
The steps mirror what you'd do on a computer, just with taps instead of clicks:
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open ShareIt.onl in your phone's browser |
| 2 | Tap to add files and pick from your photos or storage |
| 3 | Wait for the upload to finish |
| 4 | Add a password if you want (optional) |
| 5 | Copy the link or show the QR code to send |
When you tap to add files, your phone offers its usual picker. On most phones you can choose from your photo library, your camera, or your Files app, so almost anything on the device is fair game. To see how the flow fits together, check out how it works.
Sharing photos and videos
Photos and videos are the classic phone share, and they work smoothly here. A few things worth knowing:
- Pick straight from your gallery. The photo picker lets you tap several shots at once.
- Videos work too. Just keep an eye on size, since videos can be large.
- Files stay as they are. What you upload is what your recipient downloads, unchanged.
Because everything happens in the browser, you skip the usual hassle of texting photos one by one or watching a messaging app squish your video quality.
Watch your file sizes
Phone videos and high-res photos add up fast. Before you send a big batch, it can help to check the total size so the upload goes smoothly on your data or Wi-Fi. If you're sending a lot at once, our guides library has tips for handling larger transfers.
iPhone and Android both work
You don't need a specific phone. Since the tool runs in the browser, it works across the board:
That last point matters. You can upload from an iPhone and send to someone on Android, or the other way around, and it just works. Our Android-to-iPhone guide covers this exact situation step by step.
Sending your phone files to a computer
A super common need is getting files off your phone and onto a laptop or desktop. It's easy: create the share on your phone, then open the link on your computer to download. Or scan the QR code from your computer screen with your phone to move things the other direction.
Because there's no cable, no app, and no account, this beats emailing files to yourself or fiddling with sync tools. Our phone-to-PC transfer guide walks through the whole thing.
Tip: To move files the other way - From a computer to your phone - Scan the QR code on the computer screen with your phone camera. It opens the download page without typing a thing.
Quick tips for phone sharing
To keep uploads from your phone quick and reliable:
Follow those and sharing from your phone stays fast and drama-free.
Related
Once you've made a share, the QR code is the fastest way to hand it off in person, so see how to share files with a QR code. Curious what the other person does next? How recipients download files shows their side, or just open the home page to start.