Yes. Up to 100 MB per file and up to 3 files per request are free. Files expire in 72 hours unless you pay $2 to extend by 30 days, or pay to group them into a 30-day space for $5.

Do I need to sign up?

No. Anonymous use is the default. You can optionally attach your email so you can recover files later if you lose the share link.

How long do files last?

Free files expire in 72 hours. After that there is a 7-day grace period during which a $2 extend will bring the file back for 30 more days. After the grace period the storage is permanently purged.

Can AI agents use quik.space?

Yes. quik.space exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and accepts the x402 standard for stablecoin micropayments on Base. Agents do not need API keys or signup — their wallet is their identity.

What file types are supported?

Any file up to 5 GB. The recipient page renders inline previews for images, audio, video, PDFs, markdown, HTML (sandboxed), Microsoft Office docs, and plain text or code.

Image hosting

The simplest Imgur alternative.

Drop the image. Get a direct link. Share it. No account, no ads, no public gallery, no AI training on your files. Hotlinkable. Free up to 100 MB.

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quik.space vs. Imgur.

Feature	quik.space	Imgur
Account required	no	for some uploads
Public gallery	no	yes
Ads on the share page	no	yes
Direct image link	yes	yes
Hotlinkable	yes	yes
Passcode-protect a link	yes ($1)	no
Auto-expiry	72h free / 7d locked / 30d paid	no
AI training opt-out	we never train on your files	see ToS

Every common format works.

JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF (including animated), WebP, AVIF, HEIC, BMP, TIFF, SVG. Drop it, get the direct link, share it. The share page renders the image inline; the URL is also a hotlink for embeds.

FAQ

What is a good Imgur alternative?

It depends what you need. For a permanent public gallery, look at Pixeldrain or Catbox. For a direct image link with no account, no ads, and no public feed, quik.space is the cleanest choice — drop the image, get a short link, share it. The image lives for 72 hours by default; pay $2 to extend by 30 days, renewable.

Does Imgur allow direct image links?

Imgur supports direct links (i.imgur.com URLs) but only after you upload to an account or as an anonymous upload that lands in their public crawl. quik.space gives you a direct download URL by default, never publishes the image to a gallery, and lets you delete on demand.

What is an Imgur alternative for Discord?

If you just need a hotlinkable image for a Discord embed, quik.space works: drop the image, paste the link into Discord. The link is a short quik.space/u/... URL that resolves to the image. Free for files up to 100 MB. Lock with a $1 passcode if the channel is public and you want the image private.

Are there free image hosting alternatives with hotlinking?

Yes. quik.space, Pixeldrain, Catbox, PostImages, and ImgBB all support hotlinking on direct image URLs. quik.space's hotlink URL is a short signed-storage path; it stays live for the file's lifetime and disappears at expiry.

What about ShareX users — image hosting alternatives that are not Imgur?

ShareX has built-in support for many destinations. quik.space accepts standard multipart POST uploads at /functions/v1/upload-free, so any ShareX 'Custom Uploader' targeting that endpoint will work. The response includes a share_url field you can map directly into ShareX's response parser.

What features does quik.space have that Imgur doesn't?

Three big ones: (1) Passcode lock — a 10-character code that pairs with the link so a leaked URL is useless on its own. (2) Auto-expiry — the file disappears at 72 hours (or 7 days if locked). (3) No public gallery, no community feed, no ads. quik.space is for one-shot file sharing, not building an audience around the image.

Was sind die besten Alternativen zu Imgur?

Für anonymes Bild-Hosting ohne Konto: quik.space (kein Login, 72-Stunden-Link), Catbox, oder Pixeldrain. quik.space ist am einfachsten — Datei auf die Startseite ziehen, Link kopieren, fertig. Kostenlos bis 100 MB pro Datei.