Walkthrough
Print at the library without logging in.
A six-step trick: lock the file at home, type the code at the kiosk, print, walk out. No Google login, no recovery dance, no shoulder-surf risk.
The six steps.
- 1
At home, drop the file on quik.space.
Up to 100 MB. PDF, doc, photo, scan. No account, no signup, no login screen. The drop zone is the homepage.
- 2
Toggle 'Lock with a passcode — $1' before you upload.
The pill sits below the email field. It costs $1 and extends the file's lifetime to 7 days so you have time to make the trip.
- 3
Pay through Stripe.
One-time payment. No subscription. No stored card. No marketing list.
- 4
Email yourself the 10-character code.
quik.space shows the code once and forces you to email it to yourself before continuing. The email also contains the share link. We do not store the plaintext code anywhere we can recover.
- 5
Walk to the library. Open the email on your phone.
Read the link aloud or copy it across. Either way you have the full path. No login required at the kiosk.
- 6
At the kiosk, type the share URL + the 10 characters.
The page asks for the code, you tap it in (paste works too). The file unlocks, the preview loads, you hit Print, and you are done.
Why not just use Drive, Dropbox, email, or a USB?
Google Drive on the kiosk
Forces a login. Passkey is on your phone. Recovery password is 90 characters you do not remember. 2FA prompt fights you. Browser keeps a session cached for the next user.
Dropbox public link
Works, but anyone who happens upon the URL (browser history, shared cache, network logs) gets the file. You also need a Dropbox account to upload it from home.
Email it to yourself
Logging into Gmail on a borrowed computer is the same passkey-and-2FA dance, plus a fresh shoulder-surf risk for everything else in your inbox.
USB drive
Most library kiosks reject USB drives or charge to scan them. Half of them only print from a logged-in account.
FAQ
Why not just use Google Drive's anonymous share link?
Drive's share links are public if anyone has the URL. They also do not have a passcode layer. If the URL ends up in the kiosk browser's history (or in a shared cache, or a screenshot uploaded to a cloud service), the file is exposed. quik.space pairs the link with a code, so a leaked link alone is useless.
What if I forget the code on the way to the library?
Open the email we sent you. The code is in there. If you also lose access to that email, the file is unrecoverable: we store only a one-way hash, with no support reset.
Will the file be there when I get to the library tomorrow?
Yes. Passcode-protected files have a 7-day window, so weekend hours, sick days, and travel time are all covered.
Does the kiosk computer keep anything?
The browser may cache the page, but the share link is short-lived and the signed download URL expires in 60 seconds. Close the tab when you are done. quik.space itself is anonymous: we do not associate the upload with a personal account.
Lock the file before you leave the house.
$1, 7-day expiry, no account.
Upload + lock a fileAt the library now? Open with code. More on password-protected file sharing.