Windows
Explorer context menu · PowerShell
A file uploader that lives in your right-click menu.
Right-click.
Upload. Paste.
QuickUp sends the file straight to the host you choose and puts the resulting URL on your clipboard. No dashboard. No account. No background app waiting around.
Windows
macOS
Linux
MIT · Open source
The whole workflow
Your file moves.
You don’t.
Stay in Explorer, Finder, or your Linux file manager. QuickUp handles the upload, then gets out of the way.
- 1Right-click the fileQuickUp is already there.
- 2Choose a hostPick by size or retention.
- 3Paste the copied URLBack to what you were doing.
Uploading to Catbox
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Your computerproject-preview.mp4
C
CatboxPermanent · 200 MB
URL copied
https://files.example/...Actual product, not a mockup
See the three-second idea.
This is QuickUp being used from the file context menu.
Supported file hosts
Pick the host that fits the file.
QuickUp is the shortcut, not the storage provider. Each upload goes directly to the third-party host you select.
CCatbox
LLitterbox
UUguu
| Host | Retention | Max file | Useful when |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCatbox | Permanent | 200 MB | You want a simple persistent link |
| 3–100 days | 1 GB | You need temporary hosting with more room | |
| LLitterbox | 1 hour | 1 GB | The file only needs to exist briefly |
| UUguu | 3 hours | 128 MB | You need a short-lived small upload |
| Long-term* | 150 GB | You need to send a very large supported file |
* FileDitch files untouched for 45+ days may be reclaimed when storage is needed. Host limits and availability are controlled by each provider and can change.
Built around the desktop
No tray icon.
No dashboard.
No new habit.
QuickUp uses the integration your operating system already provides instead of asking you to keep another application window open.
No admin
macOS
Finder · Quick Actions
Linux
Nautilus · Dolphin · Thunar
No QuickUp cloud in the middle
Your file takes the direct route.
QuickUp does not proxy, inspect, or store your upload. The file goes from your computer directly to the third-party service you chose.
Your computer
direct upload
Selected host
Download QuickUp
Install once.
Then forget it exists.
Until the next time you right-click a file.
QuickUp for Windows
Installs per-user and adds QuickUp to Explorer. Administrator rights are not required.
Or use the terminal
irm https://apps.riyo.me/install/quickup.ps1 | iex
Windows may show an unknown-file warning for the installer. The terminal command installs the same QuickUp script.
Quick answers
What QuickUp is — and isn’t.
What is QuickUp?
QuickUp is a free desktop utility that adds file-upload actions to Explorer, Finder, and common Linux file managers. Choose a host and it copies the returned URL automatically.
Does QuickUp run in the background?
No. QuickUp runs when you invoke an upload action and exits after the task finishes.
Does QuickUp store my files?
No. QuickUp sends each file directly to the third-party host you choose. QuickUp itself does not proxy or store uploads.
Which operating systems are supported?
Windows through Explorer context-menu integration, macOS through Finder Quick Actions, and Linux through Nautilus, Dolphin, or Thunar integration.
Which file hosts are supported?
Catbox, x0.at, Litterbox, Uguu, and FileDitch. Each provider has different retention periods, size limits, and blocked file types.
Is QuickUp open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub and QuickUp is distributed under the MIT License.