File uploading:
- Dropbox -- Account required. Overall limit of 2GB for free users. One cool thing is that you can use their program and your personal space becomes a special folder on your computer. This means you can just edit the files inside that folder, and they're updated on the web automatically.
- Google Drive -- If you have a Google account (you do), you can use this. Uses your Google account's space, so your overall limit is probably over 10GB. If you use their Docs feature, it also allows collaborative editing.
- MediaFire -- Has a filesize limit of 200MB, but otherwise allows unlimited uploads. Automatically deletes your files after a certain period of time unless you register for an account. Doesn't support direct linking.
- imgbox -- Probably the best free option for images now -- supports major formats with filesizes up to 10MB and allows hotlinking.
imgur-- No longer recommended as they've begun to crack down on hotlinking and are turning all new images uploaded into "community posts".
- Puush -- This site is great! Not only does it have automatic screen capturing, but it also lets you upload small files of several types, can automatically make files based on what's in your clipboard, and allows direct linking! Unfortunately, files aren't kept forever, so while it's great for anything you need to temporarily upload to show to people, it's not so great for permanent storage. (I recommend imgbox for anything you'd like to be permanent.)
- Lightshot -- This is a screen sharing program similar to Gyazo and Puush. It seems pretty solid, and people in this thread have recommended it, but I haven't used it myself.
- Gyazo -- Another screen capturing program. It doesn't let you upload your own images and it doesn't create direct links, but it does seem to keep captures forever.
- ShareX -- Another screen capture program. Technically this one isn't an image host, but I'm including it anyway. It works a little differently from the other screen sharing programs on this list: Instead of using its own hosting, it lets you upload to an image hosting site of your choice, allowing for more flexibility. Also, if you have your own webspace, you can upload directly to there!
- Neocities -- Neocities is a retro Geocities-like website creation site with an emphasis on restoring the individual creativity of the web. If you want to make a fun little website for your quest, this seems like a good tool!
- DropPages -- This lets you make a little website with a short URL out of your Dropbox space. I haven't used this, yet, but it seems like a cool solution for anyone who needs to make a small/simple website.
- Google Sites -- A free site builder straight from Google. (Who else?) Gives you a limited amount of web space, too -- I think it's 100MB of space total, unless that's changed.
Edited by Rambly, 21 January 2025 - 04:46 PM.
