> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aspect.inc/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sharing

> Send assets, folders, or collections to anyone with a link - no Aspect account required.

Share links let you send content to people outside your workspace. Recipients open the link in their browser and see a clean viewing experience - they don't need an Aspect account or any software.

You can share a single asset, a folder, a whole [collection](/guides/collections), or a project. Sharing a folder or collection gives recipients access to everything inside it.

## Create a share link

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the share dialog">
    Select the asset, folder, or collection you want to share and click Share.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose what recipients can do">
    Give the link a name (visible only to your team) and toggle the permissions you want: commenting and downloading.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the link">
    Copy the link and send it however you like. You can create multiple links for the same item - for example, one download-enabled link for the client and one view-only link for a wider audience.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What recipients can do

Every share link allows viewing. On top of that, you choose per link:

* **Comment**: recipients can leave comments on assets, so clients and reviewers can give feedback right on the content.
* **Download**: recipients can download the files. For folders and collections, they can also download everything at once.

You can edit a link's permissions at any time, and changes take effect immediately for anyone using the link.

## Protect a link

Each share link has optional protections you can set when creating or editing it:

* **Password**: recipients must enter the password before they can see anything. Useful for sensitive content.
* **Expiration date**: the link stops working after a date you choose. Pick a preset like 7, 30, or 90 days, or set a custom date and time.
* **Disable**: turn a link off without deleting it, and turn it back on later. Disabled links show nothing to recipients.

You can also choose which metadata fields are visible to people opening the link, so internal fields stay internal.

## Watermarked playback

For sensitive footage, you can apply a watermark to a share link. Recipients see the video with the watermark burned into playback, and downloads are blocked on watermarked links so clean copies can't leave the platform.

## Embed a video on your website

Share links for individual assets can be embedded in other websites as a player, similar to embedding from a video platform.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the embed view">
    In the share dialog, open the menu for an existing share link and choose Embed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the player">
    Choose playback options like autoplay, looping, muting, whether controls are shown, and a start time.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the embed code">
    Copy the iframe code and paste it into your website.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Embedding is available for shares of individual assets that can be previewed in the browser, such as videos and images.
</Note>

## Manage your links

The share dialog lists every link that exists for an item, so you can see what's out there, copy a link again, edit its permissions, disable it, or delete it. Deleting a link permanently stops access for anyone who has it.

## Related guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Collections" href="/guides/collections">
    Curate a set of content, then share it with one link.
  </Card>

  <Card title="People and permissions" href="/guides/people-and-permissions">
    For ongoing collaborators, invite them to the workspace instead.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>