Top 8 File Hosting Sites With Free Direct Download Link

Nobody likes being redirect to various pages just to click on download button again and again then get bombed by ads. If you have a website with certain files for user to download then it is a bad idea to host the file in a site that annoys user. 

Yes, keeping files in a paid hosting can easily solve these problems but what if you cannot pay?? Below are some top notch sites that provide direct download links or hotlink for public sharing for free.

1. Google Drive(Highly Recommended)

Yes, it's one of the best file hosting site available and why not?? It is hosted by Google Inc. For a free user Google Drive offers 15GB free bandwidth which can be upgraded upto 30 TB by paying certain monthly fee. For knowing the limit of individual file size and supported format, visit the link: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/37603?hl=en. 

For getting direct download link of any uploaded file,

• Get the shareable link of the file by Right clicking on the file >> Share >> Get shareable link and then copy it.
  
• Now go to this site and then enter the copied link in and then create direct link.
  
• Done. Now simple copy the output link and then one click at that link directly downloads the file.

2. Ge.tt

Ge.tt is not as large as Google Drive or give as many features as Google Drive but it certainly works for storing files and sharing it. Ge.tt offers 2GB bandwidth for free account. Files can be uploaded anonymously too. It has 250MB individual file size limit for Free or Anonymous user. It also supports online streaming of multimedia file.

To obtain the direct hotlink, simply click on download and then copy the download link either for browsers' download list or IDM's.

Note: As of now, Google has banned ge.tt in chrome regarding malware issue and cannot be accessed without turning phishing protection. TO turn it off go to setting>>advance and under privacy uncheck protect you and your device from dangerous site.

3. 1fichier.com(Highly Recommended)

It is an online storage service proposed by DStorage SAS. Files can be uploaded both by being a member or anonymously. In case of no activity in file, it is automatically download in 90 days in registered upload and 60 days in anonymous upload. 1fiechier has limit of 50GB for each file and bandwidth is unlimited.

To get free direct download link simple upload the file and then copy the download link.

4. Ozibox

Ozibox offers 10GB free storage upon registration. To get it user simply have to register and verify the email address. It is fully ad free and supports hotlink to any files with free or premium account.

To obtain hotlink,

• Click on the file.
  
• Then the file starts downloading via browser or any 3rd party downloader. Simple copy the downloading link.
  

5. Archive.org

Archive.org is non-profit internet archive for sharing various files. It works perfectly for sharing file like archive, multimedia, eBooks, etc. It provides freemium accounts i.e. user can enjoy the service and only pay if they want to support. It is said that it supports files upto 10GB each and bandwidth is endless. 

To get a direct download link for the file, simply upload it, name the folder accordingly as it appears in the link and then simply copy the download link. In addition to that XML file, meta file, torrent file are automatically generated for the uploaded file.

6. Dropbox

Despite of being very good file hosting site, it is not recommended for public sharing. It gives 2GB free storage to new users which can be extended by either paying or referring others to sign up. It is recommended for personal use only. The problem with the download links of dropbox is that if the files gets little traffic then the link gets disabled.  

The the public download only works for few downloads. To obtain the direct link just get the shareable link and then replace the "?dl=0" with "?dl=1".

7. Data.hu

Though it works, it works only for around a day. The download link works on any IP unlike some file hosting sites like clicknupload.link which have time bounded direct link but only works on specific IP.

To obtain the hotlink simply upload the file, click on it and then copy the link from "Lassú letöltés" which simply means "Slow download" which is actually free download.

8. Qfs.mobi

It is a free site for uploading lite file which gets automatically deleted after 30 days. The limit for individual file is 150MB and it directly gives direct download link.