x02.me alternative: what Send Shed adds for private, temporary file sharing
x02.me is a lightweight file and image host: no registration, direct links, an API and ShareX integration for uploading straight from a screenshot tool, subdomains, and an analytics dashboard. That toolset makes it a solid pick for hotlinking images into forum posts or piping screenshots up from a script. It's a narrower tool than it might look at first glance, though, and it's worth knowing where the edges are before you rely on it for something you'd rather not have sitting on a public link indefinitely.
What's actually published about x02.me
In the interest of not making claims we can't back up: x02.me doesn't publish a maximum file size, a retention or auto-expiry policy, or any encryption details on its own site. Third-party directories describe it as offering "permanent links unless you delete them yourself" and list it as ad-free, but that's a directory's description, not something confirmed on x02.me's own pages -- and we'd rather tell you that plainly than assert a specific number we can't verify. If not knowing exactly how long a file will stay up, or how large you're allowed to go, matters for your use case, that uncertainty is itself worth weighing against a tool that states its limits up front.
Built for public hotlinking, not private sending
The feature set x02.me advertises -- direct links, hotlinking, subdomains, an API for automated uploads -- points at the same audience as pixeldrain: people publishing an image or file at a public URL, not sending one file to one recipient with control over how long it's reachable. There's no mention of password-protecting a link, limiting how many times it can be downloaded, getting notified when it is, or encrypting the file client-side so the host itself can't read it.
Send Shed's Encrypted Share is built specifically for that case: a free account gets you AES-256-GCM encryption performed in your browser before upload (the server only ever stores ciphertext), an expiry you choose from 1 hour up to 30 days, an optional download limit, an optional password, and an optional email notification the moment the file is downloaded. Quick Share covers the no-account, send-it-fast case with the same expiry and download-limit controls, up to 500 MB per file, with every upload screened against a known-CSAM hash list before the link goes live.
| x02.me | Send Shed Quick Share | Send Shed Encrypted Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account required | No | No | Yes (free) |
| Published size limit | Not stated | 500 MB per file | 5 GB per file |
| Auto-expiry / auto-delete | Not offered (links persist until you delete them) | 1 hr / 24 hr / 7 days, your choice | 1 hr–30 days, your choice |
| Password protection | Not a listed feature | Yes, free | Yes, free |
| Download notifications | Not a listed feature | Yes, optional | Yes, optional |
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Not offered | No (screened, unencrypted) | Yes, client-side AES-256-GCM |
| Best fit | Public hotlinking, API/ShareX uploads | Send something once, fast | Send something private |
When x02.me is still the right call
If what you actually want is a permanent, embeddable link for an image or file, and you upload via API or ShareX as part of a workflow, that's exactly what x02.me is built for -- Send Shed's tiers both assume the file should eventually expire, which works against you if permanence is the point.
Need something private instead?
An expiry you control, optional password, and true client-side encryption when it matters.
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