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File Hosting and/or Sharing Tools
(for documents, photos and audio)
These tools are for users to store files (whether it be
documents, photos, etc), to tag them and to share them with
others as well as tools to download media from sites. (See also video
hosting/sharing)
Key to Availability
£=cost;
C =add code to web page/blog;
D =download;
H = hosted service; OS = Open
source; FT=free trial
Top File Hosting & Sharing Tools
These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning
by learning professionals worldwide
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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eSnips |
Web storage
space |
Free |
H |
|
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Flickr |
Photo storage and sharing tool |
Free |
H |
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Odeo |
Listen,
download and subscribe to audio files |
Free |
H |
|
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Picasa |
Find, edit and share pictures on your PC (or
share them on Picasa Web Albums) |
Free |
D/H |
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Scribd |
Online library where anyone can upload |
Free |
H |
|
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Slideshare |
Upload and
view slideshows |
Free |
H |
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Other File Hosting & Sharing Tools
|
Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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4shared |
Online storage for music, video, photos etc |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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Allmydata.com |
Unlimited
storage space |
Free |
H |
|
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All you can upload |
Storage space
for images |
Free |
H |
|
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Badongo |
Site to upload
unlimited files, video, music etc |
Free |
H |
|
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Bearshare |
Share, Discover and Download music and videos |
Free |
D |
|
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BigFilebox |
Use your browser to send and receive large documents
securely and easily |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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BitMe.org |
E-Learning
torrent tracker |
Free |
H |
|
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Blender |
Software for
3D modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive
creation and playback |
Free |
D |
OS |
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Blip.tv |
Record, upload
and watch your videos |
Free |
H |
|
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Bookr |
Create and share your own photobook using Flickr
images |
Free |
H |
|
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Box |
Online storage
(1 Gb for free) |
Free |
H |
|
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CatchVideo.net |
Download online YouTube videos |
Free |
H |
|
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Clip2Net |
Share files and folders |
Free |
H |
|
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DocStoc |
Find and share
professional documents |
Free |
H |
|
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Driveway |
Unlimited file storage |
Free |
D |
|
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Dropboks |
Securely
upload and download your files as you please. |
Free |
H |
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Dropload |
Web storage
space |
Free |
H |
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Dropshots |
Photo and
video sharing |
Free |
H |
|
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DumpPlace |
File and image hosting solution |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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Eatlime |
Share large files on the Internet |
Free |
D/H |
|
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edocr |
Upload your documents, describe, tag, promote and
share. |
Free |
H |
|
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Ewedrive |
Backup,
access and
share your
files on-line, and
no
software to install |
£ |
H |
|
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filedropper |
Simplest file hosting website ever |
Free |
H |
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Filemobile |
Web storage and
blog
|
Free |
H |
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FileURLs |
Get a shareable URL for your file |
Free |
H |
|
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Flowchart.com |
Create your flowchart online and share it with others |
Free |
H |
|
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FolderShare |
Find, access, share ... your files anywhere |
Free |
D |
|
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flickrslidr |
Embed flickr
photos on your website |
Free |
C |
|
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flickrshow |
Display flickr photosets on
your website |
Free |
C |
|
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Flyupload |
Share unlimited files, up to 2GB in size |
Free |
H |
|
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Footnote |
Upload and share images |
Free |
H |
|
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Giga Tribe |
Select the
folders you want to share and invite your friends to join your
private network |
Free |
D |
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Gliffy |
Create and
share diagrams online |
Free |
H |
|
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imagehigh |
Image hosting |
Free |
H |
|
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ImageShack |
Online media hosting |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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in.solit.us |
Upload and
share your files the simple way |
Free |
H |
|
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izimi |
Serve files
from your PC to anyone with a browser |
Free |
D |
|
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Jpegr |
Share JPG photos online |
Free |
H |
|
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Jubii |
File sharing,
email etc |
Free |
H |
|
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JustUpIt |
Upload and
share your files |
Free |
H |
|
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KickApps |
KickApps-enabled website provides your visitors with
a complete rich media community experience |
Free |
H |
|
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Mediafire |
File hosting |
Free |
H |
|
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MediaMax |
25 Gbs of free
storage |
Free |
H |
|
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Microsoft Live Collaboration |
Web storage and
share files |
Free |
H |
|
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mysharingbox.com |
Upload and share your files in one click |
Free |
H |
|
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Omnidrive |
Storage platform that allows you to store your
files online and access them from anywhere |
Free |
H |
|
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Openomy |
Online file
system |
Free |
H |
|
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Orbit
Downloader |
Download video, music etc from websites |
Free |
D |
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Ourmedia.org |
Web storage for
media |
Free |
H |
|
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PhotoBucket |
Photo and video hosting/sharing site |
Free |
H |
|
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PhotoShow |
Turn your photos into a musical slideshow |
£ |
F |
FT |
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Picasa |
Find, edit and share pictures on your PC (or share
them on Picasa Web Albums) |
Free |
H |
|
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PictureTrail |
Most unique slideshow selection on the web |
Free |
H |
|
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Purplenova |
Host resources on your computer so readers can access
them through a browser with a URL |
Free |
D |
|
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RapidShare |
The easy way to share your files |
Free |
H |
|
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Senduit |
File sharing
service |
Free |
H |
|
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ShowBeyond |
Multimedia slideshow creator, online publishing
platform, and story sharing community. |
Free |
H |
|
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SlideFlickr |
Create and
embed flickr slideshows in seconds |
Free |
C |
|
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Slideoo |
The horizontal
photo slideshow for Flickr |
Free |
C |
|
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Slidestar |
Host and share instructional content |
Free |
H |
|
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SnapPages |
A collection
of online tools designed to make your life easier |
Free |
H |
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Soundboard |
Audio-sharing community |
Free |
H |
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TeachOutLoud |
Upload your
digital content and sell it, or offer it for free |
Free |
H |
|
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The College
Freeway |
Library of academic documents published by students
and faculty. |
Free |
H |
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ThumbQ |
Image hosting |
Free |
H |
|
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tubemogul |
Single point for deploying uploads to the top video
sharing sites, and powerful analytics on who, what, and how videos
are being viewed. |
Free |
H |
|
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Vimeo |
Video hosting and delivery service |
Free |
H |
|
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Wuala |
New way of
storing, sharing, and publishing files on the internet |
Free |
H |
|
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Zapr |
Lets you create links to any files on
your PC |
Free |
H |
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