UploadRobots – The Quick File-Upload and Sharing Service

The internet is huge today. The information that is exchanged between nodes is of gigantic proportions and today’s fast paced life has made it necessary that the exchange of information happens quick – else you’ll not only be left behind, but also loose out on a lot of precious time. In our day to day conversations on the Internet, we end up sharing a ton of different kinds of files. This is either a one-on-one exchange – like quickly sharing a PDF or DOC file, or a mass broadcast – like sharing a screenshot on twitter. And as you know it, there are a gazillion tools out there, some big, some small, that make it super easy for you to share files with your friends or followers.

But what’s quicker than the quick ones out there? Let me introduce you to a nifty little service I recently discovered, called UploadRobots.

From their site:

What is Upload Robots?
Upload Robots is like an online thumbdrive; a thumbdrive that you cannot lose and will never break. In a matter of seconds you can upload, store, download, share and access all of your files online.

A Stunning UI

Before I even begin talking about UploadRobots, I must commend them on the beautiful site design. The home page is simple, makes lovely use of boxes of information and everything is nicely laid out. There’s a pretty simple and quick sign up form, if you wish to sign up for an account. Although, you don’t need to have an account to upload and share a file.

UploadRobots SignUp Form

Super Quick Uploads

Sticking to the goal of super quick file -uploads, UploadRobots has a nice Choose A File button with a progress box next to it, right on the homepage. Click the button, choose the file, upload it and you’re presented with a page with information about your recent upload.

Upload Right from the Homepage

About Recent Upload

This page shows a preview of the recently uploaded file, though it only supports limited file types at the moment. There is also a short URL generated for you, which you can easily share with your friends or followers.

Organizing Files

In case you have an account with the service (and you can sign up for a free one), all your file uploads will be available in your dashboard. One great feature here, is that you can organize your files just as easily. Create a group, rename the group to your choice and simply drag-n-drop files from your Recent Uploads to the group. You can cascade the groups, so hiding the list of files under a group is just as easy.

Easy File Organizing

Free vs. Pro

Every web-service or app has to sustain itself in the long run. You can’t possibly offer a free hosting service and expect yourself to function for years together. Similar to most other sites, UploadRobots also offers two types of accounts. There’s a Free account that gives you most of the important features. The Pro account offers the following added benefits:

• More Storage
• Faster Uploads
• SSL Security
• Custom Domains
• Custom URLs

Is it perfect?

Almost. In my testing, file upload and download speeds were fairly decent and didn’t cause any problems with browsers. A friend, barely geeky, was able to use the service with easy and comfort. The site does make use of a lot of CSS and JS effects, so things may seem broken at places (overlapping or hidden text, etc.) That said, the service is fairly new, so you might want to avoid uploading important or sensitive documents to the service. I wasn’t able to test the Pro accounts owing to an issue with my Paypal account, so I’ll drop my thoughts here once I do.

If you haven’t already, go check out UploadRobots.

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