5 GB free500 GB with an account
A whole shoot in one transfer
5 GB free ≈ 500 high-resolution JPEGs. With an account, up to 500 GB per transfer — years of photo archives in one link.
Send full-resolution photos, without compression
A full shoot, a vacation album, a client selection: TransferNow sends your photos up to 5 GB for free, no sign-up required and in full resolution — not the recompressed thumbnails that messaging apps and social networks force on you.
- JPG · PNG · HEIC
- Up to 5 GB free
- No sign-up
- Full resolution
Average rating after at least one transfer:
4.8750,000 votes
4.9 / 5 on Trustpilot and Google (20k+ reviews)
The problem
Why do your photos always arrive degraded?
A recent smartphone photo weighs 4 to 8 MB, a 24 MP DSLR JPEG around 10 MB: a Gmail attachment (25 MB) fills up at 3 photos. So everyone cheats — and everyone loses.
WhatsApp and Messenger aggressively recompress every image; email "resizes" photos on send if you let it; online galleries show beautiful previews but don’t always deliver the original files.
For the recipient to get your files — the real, printable ones — you have to transfer them as they are. That’s what TransferNow does, free up to 5 GB.
- Outlook attachment20 MB
- Gmail attachment25 MB
- TransferNow — free, no sign-up5 GB
- TransferNow — with an account500 GB
Logarithmic scale — the exact values are what counts.
The solutions
Four ways to send a photo album
The right question: does your recipient need to look at the photos, or get the files? Here is the honest comparison.
| Method | Max size | Quality | For the recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransferNow (dedicated transfer)Recommended | 5 GB free · 500 GB with an account | Full resolution, original files | One click, no account |
| Messaging apps (WhatsApp, email…) | A few photos per message | Heavily recompressed | Instant but degraded |
| Online gallery | Depends on the plan | Polished previews, originals depend on settings | Good for picking, less for retrieving |
| Drive / cloud storage | Depends on the account quota | Identical to the original | Account or permissions often required |
The dedicated transfer: the files, not thumbnails
Drag in the shoot folder: photos go out in full resolution, EXIF included, and the recipient downloads everything in one click. Up to 5 GB for free — a complete wedding in JPEG fits in one transfer.
Messaging apps: convenient, but destructive
WhatsApp recompresses every image to a fraction of its weight: fine for a phone screen, useless for printing or retouching. Keep it for casual snapshots, never for deliverables.
The online gallery: show and select — not deliver
Galleries excel at client selection with beautiful previews. But retrieving the originals depends on the plan and the settings — and your client often just wants one link that downloads everything.
The cloud: good for archiving, heavy for handing over
A shared drive works, but it eats into your quota for good and often forces an account on the recipient. To deliver an album once, a transfer link with a limited lifespan is simpler on both ends.
Guide
How to send full-resolution photos, without compression?
- 1
Drag in your photos or the folder
A selection or the full shoot — up to 5 GB for free, EXIF and resolution preserved.
- 2
Choose email or link
Send directly to your recipients, or generate a link to share wherever you like.
- 3
Track delivery
You are notified on every download. The recipient grabs the album from their browser, no account needed.
With TransferNow
Built for your photos
Full resolution
No compression at all
Photos travel untouched: original resolution, EXIF metadata, color profiles. What you exported is what the recipient prints.
Entire folders
The album arrives organized
Drag in the shoot folder: its structure (selects, retouched, black & white…) is preserved on download.
Preview
The recipient sees before downloading
Photos can be previewed from the download link — your client confirms it’s the right album before grabbing everything.
Password
Private albums protected
Family photos, images under contract: protect the download with a password and control how long the link stays available.
7 days · up to 365 days
All the time the recipient needs
Up to 7 days for free, up to 365 days with an account — no more "the link expired, can you resend?".
What fits in 5 GB?
- ≈ 500
- high-resolution JPEG photos in one free transfer
- ≈ 200×
- the Gmail attachment limit (25 MB)
- 1 link
- for a complete album or shoot
- 500 GB
- per transfer with an account
Frequently asked questions
How many photos can I send for free?
Up to 5 GB per transfer — about 500 high-resolution JPEGs (10 MB) or a thousand smartphone photos — with no sign-up.
Are photos compressed like on WhatsApp?
No. TransferNow transmits the files untouched: full resolution, EXIF and color profiles preserved. No recompression, unlike messaging apps.
Can I send a photo folder directly?
Yes: drag in the entire folder, its structure is preserved on download. Handy for delivering a shoot organized in subfolders.
Can my recipient see the photos before downloading?
Yes, photos can be previewed from the download page — then retrieved individually or all at once, without an account.
How do I send photos in original quality from a phone?
Use our Android and iOS mobile apps: select the photos, confirm, share the link. The files go out in full resolution, without messaging-app compression.
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