FileSeal
Stop emailing sensitive files
Secure document collection for UK professionals, with no client accounts and files deleted after download
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the why
I built FileSeal while I was buying my house, when solicitors and surveyors kept asking me to email sensitive documents and there was no simple way to do it securely. Files are encrypted in your browser with AES-GCM-256 before they leave your device, downloaded once, then deleted. On every send you choose who holds the key: with Get a link it lives only in the link and never reaches FileSeal; with Email them, FileSeal keeps it for that one transfer so it can email a working link. It is designed for UK GDPR, with documents hosted in the UK.
who it's for
Professionals who collect sensitive documents from their clients: accountants, solicitors, financial advisors, insurance brokers, property agents and recruiters. Anyone can also send a one-off file without signing up.
the explainer
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what it does
- One upload link per request: your client sends passports, bank statements or tax returns without an account, and you download them once
- Encrypted in your browser before upload, with a zero-knowledge option where the key never reaches FileSeal
- Files self-destruct after first download, no residue left on the server
- Designed for UK GDPR, with documents hosted in the UK
- Send a one-off document with no sign-up, or try it free for 5 secure requests
- Professional and Teams plans; Teams covers up to five people
frequently asked
What is FileSeal?
FileSeal is secure document collection for UK professionals. You create an encrypted upload link, your client uploads their documents without creating an account, and you download them once before they are deleted from FileSeal's servers. It sends files to clients the same way.Do I need an account to send a file?
No. You can send a one-off document without signing up. To request documents from clients, you start a free trial of 5 secure requests, with no card needed.What happens after the file is downloaded?
The file self-destructs after the first download, so there is nothing left on the server to leak or recover later.Can FileSeal read my files?
Not in Get a link mode: the key lives only in the link, so FileSeal stores ciphertext it cannot open. In the default Email them mode, FileSeal holds the key for that one transfer so it can email a working link. Either way, files are encrypted in your browser before upload and deleted after download.What does it cost?
Sending a one-off document needs no sign-up, and the free trial gives you 5 secure requests with no time limit. After that there are two plans: Professional, for individual professionals, and Teams, for up to five people with team management and centralised billing.
built by
FileSeal is a project by Ben Huss, a founder and product engineer based in London and Somerset, UK, who designs and codes his own apps end to end. Founder of Immersi (360 video, VR and interactive tours) and CTO at Cobble (location-based audio walks).
