Box - Free File Sync & Sharing

Description

Box allows you to share important files without email attachments, instead sending the recipient a link to where they can download it. You set expiration dates and assign passwords for files to outside parties like clients for added security.

You and your colleagues can preview files without downloading them first, which is helpful. To edit them, however, you'll have to download the file, make your changes and then upload it back to Box. The good news is that Box offers automatic version control, so you have the latest document available every time, while older versions are saved in case you need to revert to one.

Box gives you a lot of flexibility with its collaboration features. You can share files and folders with colleagues or set permissions to allow only certain individuals to see or edit files. As a personal user, this means you can keep some items private, while sharing photos of your vacation with friends and family. As a business, you can share files with clients or contractors that pertain to their projects, while keeping proprietary information private.

As with other popular cloud services, you can create new documents from Box's website app, but an added benefit with Box is the ability to assign tasks to certain users, which eliminates the need for task management software for small teams.

Box offers mobile apps for both iOS and Android devices, and you can do more than just view files from the app. You can upload photos, videos and other files from your mobile device to Box, which makes them immediately available to others, so you have even easier ways to collaborate.

This Chrome App has not been associated with box.com. I create it for personal use. This is a nonprofit project.