How to share an HTML file as a link
Updated 9 November 2026
AI tools write HTML all the time: reports, dashboards, one-page proposals. Then you attach the file to an email and the client sees a wall of tags, or a drive preview of the source code. The page you were proud of never shows up.
How to share it with Sharelatch
- Drop the HTML file into Sharelatch. Pages with several files can go in as a ZIP.
- Pick the rules: a password, an expiry date, a one-time view, downloads on or off.
- Copy the link, or a QR code for it.
- Send it. The reader opens a real page in their browser, with nothing to install.
- See who opened it, where, on what, and how long they spent on each section.
Why not just attach it?
- Email shows code. Most email apps won't run an HTML attachment. Many show it as text.
- Drives show the source. Cloud drives preview HTML files as code, not as a page.
- Attachments never come back. Once sent, you can't change it, expire it or see if it was read.
Why not a free hosting site?
Free page hosts give you a public link, which is fine for a portfolio. For client work you usually need a password or an email check, an expiry, one link that stays the same when you update the file, and to know who actually read it.
Questions
Do scripts and charts work? Yes. The page runs in the reader's browser, on a separate domain from your account.
Are uploads checked? Yes. HTML pages are checked for scams before anyone can open them, and images and PDFs are checked for explicit content.
What else can I share? Markdown, PDF, text and images, plus page packages as a ZIP.