Share a link or invite people: which to choose

Compare inviting people by email with sharing a link in Drime, who can open the item, permissions, notifications and protection, to pick the right one.

Updated October 21, 2026Web

Drime gives you two ways to share a file or folder: invite people by email, or share a link. Both start from Share on the item.

#Compare

	Invite people by email	Share a link
Who can open it	Only the people you add	Anyone who has the link
Account needed	No. People with a Drime account find it under Shared; people without one get their own personal link by email	No
What they can do	You choose per person: Can view, Can Download or Can edit	View and download by default. You can turn downloads off in Link settings
Notification	Each person gets an email	You send the link yourself
Protection	Only the people you added can open it	A password or an expiration date, depending on your plan
How many	Up to 50 addresses at a time	One link per item
Stop sharing	Remove a person from Who has access	Delete link

#When to invite people

Invite people when you know who should have access, want to give each person their own rights, or need someone to edit: upload into a shared folder, create folders, rename or move items. See Share a file or folder with people and Sharing permissions explained.

#When to share a link

Share a link when you want to send a file or folder to many people, or post it somewhere, without managing a list of names. Visitors don't need an account. See Create and copy a share link and Protect a link with a password or an expiration date.

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