# Large files support \[integrate with large file sending solutions and workarounds\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Proposal\ **Created:** [May 7, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414 "2019-05-07T20:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SznyhG3n](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@SznyhG3n](https://forum.delta.chat/u/SznyhG3n)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/41 "2021-06-08T12:44:10Z")
it depends what you e-mail server use. wp.pl offer 100 MB attachments 😉 ---
**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/42 "2021-06-08T19:42:59Z")
Problem is that your contacts will usually have a different, much lower limits. So if you try to send such attachment to another server, your mail will not reach the recipient. ---
**Author:** ![racuna](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/racuna/32/1157_2.png) [@racuna](https://forum.delta.chat/u/racuna)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/43 "2021-06-10T20:54:04Z")
how about something like magic wormhole? [GitHub - magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safely](https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole) ---
**Author:** ![vbeh](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/vbeh/32/900_2.png) [@vbeh](https://forum.delta.chat/u/vbeh)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/44 "2021-10-01T15:23:35Z")
I just can’t stop thinking about this! it will be really nice to be able to send large files(up to 100MBs) splitting the files to 10MB part seems really good. ---
**Author:** ![kkimber](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/8baadc/32.png) [@kkimber](https://forum.delta.chat/u/kkimber)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/45 "2021-10-04T08:14:30Z")
guys, delta need money… small team and working real life. ---
**Author:** ![csb0730](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/csb0730/32/45_2.png) [@csb0730](https://forum.delta.chat/u/csb0730)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/46 "2021-10-19T21:28:04Z")
… and more people who are able to support programming in real life 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anis](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anis](https://forum.delta.chat/u/anis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/47 "2022-03-22T01:00:57Z")
> **[Send](https://send.vis.ee/)** > > Encrypt and send files with a link that automatically expires to ensure your important documents don’t stay online forever. > **[GitHub - timvisee/send: Simple, private file sharing. Mirror of...](https://github.com/timvisee/send)** > > :mailbox\_with\_mail: Simple, private file sharing. Mirror of https://gitlab.com/timvisee/send - GitHub - timvisee/send: Simple, private file sharing. Mirror of https://gitlab.com/timvisee/send > **[Plik](https://plik.root.gg/#/)** > > root.gg temporary file upload service > **[GitHub - root-gg/plik: Plik is a temporary file upload system (Wetransfer...](https://github.com/root-gg/plik)** > > Plik is a temporary file upload system (Wetransfer like) in Go. - GitHub - root-gg/plik: Plik is a temporary file upload system (Wetransfer like) in Go. Somehow is it possible to add this thing in DC? ---
**Author:** ![HappyPony](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/happypony/32/1667_2.png) [@HappyPony](https://forum.delta.chat/u/HappyPony)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/48 "2023-01-15T12:46:50Z")
Is it correct that the size of attachments is limited by the mail server provider’s restrictions? ---
**Author:** ![Raiden](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/raiden/32/2544_2.png) [@Raiden](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Raiden)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/49 "2023-01-15T14:32:37Z")
Hello 👋, yes, this is correct. Many mail providers provide cloud storage in addition to the email account. Therefore, in my opinion, the best solution for large files is simply to send a cloud link. Then the recipient can decide whether and when to download the file. In addition, not so much memory is occupied in his mailbox. A possible link password can be transmitted in encrypted form via DC. Unfortunately, iCloud links only work with other Apple users. But there really are enough other cloud providers. By the way, it is also possible to mimic the status feature of WhatsApp in DC with a cloud service. > [@Delta Chat "Status" features](https://support.delta.chat/t/delta-chat-status-features/1107/10): > > There is a way to mimic WhatsApp’s status feature quite well with DC. To do this, one first have to create a broadcast list and select the recipients. After that, disappearing messages must be set to 24 hours A cloud service is also required. That shouldn’t be a problem as many email accounts have one. Usually these services allow creating a temporary link for files in the cloud. So one create such a link for selected images in the cloud and send it via broadcast list. Recipients can now s… ---
**Author:** ![darhma](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/darhma/32/840_2.png) [@darhma](https://forum.delta.chat/u/darhma)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/50 "2026-03-02T21:21:56Z")
how about implementing something like [GitHub - n0-computer/sendme: A tool to send files and directories, based on iroh](https://github.com/n0-computer/sendme) or [GitHub - tonyantony300/alt-sendme: Send files and folders anywhere in the world without storing in cloud - any size, any format, no accounts, no restrictions.](https://github.com/tonyantony300/alt-sendme) that already uses iroh ---
**Author:** ![ian](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/ian/32/3164_2.png) [@ian](https://forum.delta.chat/u/ian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/51 "2026-03-02T21:29:38Z")
What do you think about webxdc-based workarounds, such as the following? > [@Maximum message size issues](https://support.delta.chat/t/maximum-message-size-issues/4781/12): > > Yes. There also exist webxdc for sending files directly between participants without any limitations: [Realtime Chat - quandang](https://webxdc.org/apps/#realtime-chat) High speed file transfer and low latency messaging. Both sender and receiver need to open the app to transfer files. If not, messages and image previews will be sent through the regular updates and files won’t be sent. [File Sync: P2P File Synchronization - ArcaneCircle](https://webxdc.org/apps/#arcanecircle-filesync) Sync a list of files in chats with friends or with your other devices. Files are synchronized … ---
**Author:** ![adonm](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adonm/32/2461_2.png) [@adonm](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adonm)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/52 "2026-03-07T04:09:23Z")
[GitHub - davidsm10/sharer: Webxdc to send files (splitting them in parts) · GitHub](https://github.com/davidsm10/sharer) works pretty well in my testing ---
**Author:** ![Raiden](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/raiden/32/2544_2.png) [@Raiden](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Raiden)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/53 "2026-03-07T16:29:15Z")
In my opinion, file sizes over 128 MiB don’t make much sense for messengers. Furthermore, this would likely place too much of a burden on the chatmail servers and cause problems if compatibility with regular email servers is to be maintained, as most probably wouldn’t accept attachments larger than 20 MiB. One solution might be to integrate a service like Wormhole into DC, if it’s open source: > **[Wormhole - Simple, private file sharing](https://wormhole.app)** > > Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. Users could configure a file server in the settings. If an attachment is larger than 20 MiB, DC would encrypt the file with the public key, upload it to the server, and send the link to the recipient in an encrypted, invisible message. DC on the recipient’s side would download this file. If the sender receives a read receipt, DC would delete the file from the server; otherwise after 24 hours. These servers could host users for their own use or publicly for others, as is already the case with chatmail relays. Such file servers could also be used to implement a status feature similar to WhatsApp. In this way, recipients’ mailboxes would not be flooded with status images/videos that they might not even want to see. ---
**Author:** ![Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Iago)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/54 "2026-03-10T13:37:47Z")
Other more private option than Firefox Send would be [https://send.tresorit.com/](https://send.tresorit.com/), although it has the downside it is from a private company. ---
**Author:** ![Minim](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Minim](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Minim)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/55 "2026-03-10T14:28:06Z")
A centralized option (where the default or only option is a specific server) is a bad idea because it gives centralized control and makes the system less resilient and easy to block. ---
**Author:** ![Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Iago)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/56 "2026-08-20T12:16:07Z")
Currently I tend to use Magic Wormhole when possible for large files, as pointed @racuna. Could it be implemented on Delta Chat or on a Webxc app? On the other hand, I have been also told of [IPFS](https://ipfs.tech) (such as proposed by @polpetta and @jhermann ), which would be the better solution for large files sharing. Such a solution would make Delta Chat really powerful ---
**Author:** ![Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Iago](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Iago)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414/57 "2026-09-06T00:06:43Z")
If it is viable to [make a proof of concept](https://support.delta.chat/t/whats-the-state-of-sending-files-via-delta-september-2026/5734/5), using any of the commented tools (Iron based, IPFS based, etc.), please try. Starting for something is the way to get an end. [Previous page](https://forum.delta.chat/t/large-files-support-integrate-with-large-file-sending-solutions-and-workarounds/414.md?page=2)