Once your content is uploaded and organized, distributing it to the right people is usually the next step. Collage offers two main ways to distribute content: your custom brand portal and share links. This article covers share links.
Choose what to share
All content in your account can be shared via a share link — folders, Collages, and individual assets. Because sharing is a core operation, you'll find the Share option in many places: an item's three-dot menu, the asset detail page, and the bulk-action bar when you select multiple items.
Note: Empty folders can't be shared. Add at least one asset first.
Create a link
- Select the folder, Collage, or asset you want to share (or select several).
- Click Share.
- The sharing window opens with a Sharable Link ready to copy.
- Optionally open Advanced Settings to configure the options below.
- Click Copy Link and send it however you like.
Anyone with the link can open it — no Collage account required.
Configure link settings
- Expiration Date — set a date after which the link automatically stops working. Expired links move to the Expired tab on the Shares page.
- Password Protected — check the box and enter a password recipients must type to open the link.
- Hide Download — let recipients view the content but not download the original files.
You can also edit the link's Title and Description (they default to the item's name) so recipients understand what they're receiving.
What recipients see when they open the link
Recipients get a clean viewer for the shared content — no Collage account needed. They can switch View (Grid or List, plus Mosaic if you've enabled it for this link) and adjust Thumbnail size in Grid view, using the same Display button used elsewhere in Collage.
Recipients can select multiple items the same way as elsewhere in Collage — Shift+Click or click-and-drag both work, and click-and-drag keeps working even while they're using the in-page search, unlike most other pages in Collage. If Hide Download is turned on for the link, click-and-drag selection turns off too, since there's nothing to do with a selection when downloading isn't allowed.
There's no bulk action bar on this page — recipients only get the actions the viewer offers directly (like downloading), not the fuller bulk-action set available inside your own account.
Manage your links
Every link you create appears on the Shares page, where you can track views, revoke access, and clean up old links. See Managing your share links.
Trying to collect files from someone instead of sending them out? That's a different feature — see Share links vs guest upload.