
Create and share a Dropbox link with edit access Not using Dropbox yet? See how Dropbox helps you easily share folders.
You can't create a shared link to a restricted folder.Customers on Dropbox Professional and business plans can set additional shared link permissions like passwords and expiration dates.
Microsoft Office files and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides allow edit access by default, but you can change the access to view-only when you create the link. When the recipient clicks on the link, the file opens as a preview on, and recipients can comment on it. If you share the link through email, WhatsApp, Twitter, instant message, or another third-party app, the recipient sees the name of the file and a thumbnail of the content. When you share a file or folder via link, you can choose to give people with that link edit or view-only access. How does this work? For iOS users, clicking on a shared link will give you the option to “Open in app.” Android users can choose to always directly open files within the Dropbox app.You can create a link to a file or folder in your Dropbox account to share it with others. And if it’s a Microsoft Office file like an Excel spreadsheet or Word document, you can edit the file right from the Office apps on your device. If the file was already saved to your Dropbox, we’ll take you right to it in the app so you can do more with it - like move the file, rename it, or favorite it for offline access. Starting today, when you click on a Dropbox shared link from your mobile device, you can open the file or folder right in the Dropbox app - which means you get rich previews for documents and photos and an easy way to save the file or folder to your Dropbox account. But taking advantage of that magic starts with viewing and saving your files in Dropbox, so we’ve been working on making that process even easier, wherever you use Dropbox. When your files are in Dropbox, they become a little more magical - they’re easier to view, edit, and share, and they’re with you wherever you are.