Preview files in your browser
Open photos, videos, PDFs, documents and many other files directly in Drime, without downloading them, and use the video player's options.
Most files open right in Drime: you can look at them without downloading anything.
#Open a preview
Double-click the file. You can also right-click it and choose Preview, or select it and press Ctrl + Alt + P (Cmd + Option + P on a Mac).

The list of formats Drime can show is in File types you can preview in Drime. Files Drime cannot preview can still be stored and downloaded.
#Comment on a preview
In the preview, you can comment on the file, and pin a comment to an area of an image. See Comment on files and mention people.

#Watch a video
The video player lets you:
change the speed, from 0.5x to 2x;
loop the video, jump 10 seconds back or forward, or move frame by frame;
go full screen with F;
use the current image as the video's thumbnail with Set this frame as a thumbnail.
You can also add subtitles: see Watch videos and add subtitles.
If your browser cannot play the video's format, Drime offers Convert in this browser.
#Limits
Some previews have a size limit. Above it, download the file to open it.
File | Largest preview |
|---|---|
Text and code | 20 MB |
Markdown | 5 MB |
Outlook messages (.msg) | 80 MB |
EPUB books | 500 MB |
For a book over the limit, This book is too large to open here. appears.
#If it doesn't work
What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
This book is too large to open here. | Download the book to read it on your device. |
The file opens no preview | Drime has no preview for this format: download it, or convert it. See A file won't open or play and Convert a file to another format. |
A video won't play | See A video won't play. |
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