filebin.net

What It Is

Filebin is a web application for temporary file sharing, positioned as “convenient and easy to use.” Users do not need to register; they simply select files or drag and drop them into the browser window, and once the upload is complete, they receive a shareable link. The text indicates that uploaded files can be manually deleted at any time and will be automatically deleted after about 6 days.

Core Capabilities

Filebin is centered around organizing files in bins: users can upload, update, and download files, and can also package files within a bin into a single archive for download. Links can be shared across devices via QR code. A bin can be locked as read-only; once locked, new files can no longer be uploaded and existing files can no longer be updated, though deletion remains possible. Some bins may be in a “pending approval” state, in which case downloads and archive downloads are denied until approved by an administrator.

For developer support, Filebin provides API documentation generated based on OpenAPI 3.0, explaining how to create tools for uploading, listing, downloading, and deleting files. Its source code is licensed under the BSD 3-clause license and can be self-hosted. Under the hood, it uses components from the Go ecosystem and mentions libraries such as the AWS SDK, Postgres driver, Prometheus client, and Swagger UI.

Pricing

The scraped text does not disclose any plans, pricing, storage capacity, or bandwidth limits. Paths such as pricing, price, and plans actually display ordinary bin pages, so its commercial pricing model cannot be determined. The online service can be used without registration, but that is not the same as a clearly stated free plan.

Pros and Cons

The advantages are its extremely simple workflow, no account requirement, high efficiency for temporary sharing, and support for automatic expiration, manual deletion, QR codes, and API capabilities. Its open-source nature and self-hosting option are also attractive to technical teams. The downside is that enterprise-grade capabilities are clearly limited: there is no visible information about team members, permissions, auditing, SSO, encryption, or compliance certifications. The terms also explicitly state that there is no automatic content moderation, and that the service provider is not responsible for backing up user content, so users must keep their own copies.

Who It’s For / Access from China

Filebin is suitable for individuals, developers, and small teams that need short-term file transfer, or for technical teams that want to self-host a lightweight file-sharing service. It is not suitable as a long-term cloud drive, enterprise document collaboration platform, or highly compliant file exchange platform. The scraped text does not provide information about access from mainland China, so its availability there is unknown.