--- title: "Share a PDF with a link" description: "Create a link that lets people view, comment on, fill or edit your PDF. Set an expiry, a password, download permission or limit it to named people." url: https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/create-share-link/ collection: "Sharing & delivery" section: "Share links" updated: 2026-10-18 publisher: "PDFBetter (AI Generated Inc.)" --- # Share a PDF with a link > In the editor, click **Done** → **Share**, pick what people can do (**Can view**, **Can comment**, **Can fill** or **Can edit**), set expiry, password and download options, then click **Create link** and **Copy link**. - Available on: Free, Pro, Business A share link opens the live document in the browser. People don't need an account unless you limit the link to specific people. Everything is private until you create a link. 1. **Open Share**: In the editor, click **Done** → **Share**. From **My documents**, open a document's menu and click **Share…**. 2. **Choose what people can do**: Under **People with the link**, pick **Can view**, **Can comment**, **Can fill** or **Can edit**. 3. **Set the options**: Choose **Link expires** (**Never**, 1, 7, 30 or 90 days; 30 is preselected). Turn on **Password** if people should need one. Turn off **Allow download** to show the document in the browser only. 4. **Limit it if needed**: Turn on **Only specific people** and enter their **Emails**. They sign in with those addresses to open it. Edit links always need this. 5. **Create and send**: Click **Create link**. In **Links to this document**, click **Copy link**, **Show QR code** or **Email this link**. ## What each permission allows | Permission | People can | Who can open it | | --- | --- | --- | | **Can view** | Read the document | Anyone with the link, or only the people you name | | **Can comment** | Read and leave comments on the page | Anyone with the link, or only the people you name | | **Can fill** | Fill fields and send a filled copy back to you | Anyone with the link, or only the people you name | | **Can edit** | Open it in the editor and change the document | Only signed-in people you name | Downloading is a separate switch: **Allow download** works with any permission. Turning it off stops the download button, but people can still screenshot what they see. ## How many links you can have Free includes 3 active share links; Pro and Business are unlimited. A link stops counting once you turn it off or it expires. Hosted PDF links count too. Sharing needs a free account. > **Downloads count on your plan:** When someone downloads through a live link, it counts as an [edited-document download](https://help.pdfbetter.com/editing/download-edited-pdf/) on your plan, the same as if you downloaded it: the first download of each version counts once, repeats of the same version don't. If you've hit your limit, they can still view the document. ### It says "Free includes 3 active share links". Turn off a link you no longer need in the **Share** dialog, or let one expire. [Pro and Business](https://help.pdfbetter.com/account-billing/compare-plans/) have no link limit. ### Can I change a link's password or expiry later? No. Settings are fixed when you create the link. Create a new link with the settings you want and turn the old one off. ### Does the password go out with the link email? No. **Email this link** leaves the password out; share it separately. ## Related articles - [What people see when they open your link](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/shared-link-recipient-view.md): The link opens the document in the browser with "Shared by" your name. Depending on the permission, people can comment, fill fields and click Send to …, open it in the editor, or Download it. Passwords and named-people limits are checked first. - [Turn off, replace or email a share link](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/manage-share-links.md): Open Done → Share. Every link to the document is listed with its permission, expiry and views. Click Turn off to stop a link immediately, or Email this link to send it. To change a link's settings, create a new one and turn the old one off. - [Publish a PDF at a fixed web address (hosted PDF)](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/hosted-pdf-link.md): In Share, open the Hosted PDF tab, set expiry, password and download options, and click Publish PDF link. The link always shows the version you published, even after you edit the document. It uses one download from your plan. - [Password-protect or unlock a PDF](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/password-protect-pdf.md): Use Protect PDF: choose Require a password to open, set the Open password, pick what's allowed and click Protect PDF. Unlock PDF removes a password you know. Both run in your browser, and nobody at PDFBetter can recover a forgotten password. - [Compare the Free, Pro and Business plans](https://help.pdfbetter.com/account-billing/compare-plans.md): Free costs nothing and has no end date. Pro is $15 a month for one person, with unlimited downloads and signature requests. Business is $24 per seat a month and adds teams, branding, bulk send, the API and the largest spreadsheet-fill allowance. --- Source: https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/create-share-link/ · PDFBetter Help Center · Last checked against the product 2026-10-18. Questions: support@pdfbetter.com