Filesender, the digital service provided by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through FCCN, is 15 years old.
It began as a joint project of the NRENs - National research and education network - of Norway, Australia and Ireland and, after 15 years, FileSender is now available in more than 45 countries.
This is a secure solution that allows you to send and share large files with anyone. With a capacity of 100Gb and a maximum number of 100 recipients, shared content is available for download for 30 days.
The service also makes it possible to transfer files from the EOSC, a European platform and information portal for exploring and boosting collaboration in the field of research.
Evolution over 15 years
- April 2009 - On this date, the project began as a collaboration that aimed to produce an application for transferring and sharing files only on the web.
- January 2011 - Filesender 1.0 was launched, allowing large files to be transferred.
- June 2018 - Launch of Filesender 2.0 with encrypted transfer. This version meant the move from manual to automated testing.
- March 2020 - Launch of Filesender's new website and image.
- November 2023 - Launch of beta version 3.0, with a redesigned and updated user interface and experience. This work aimed to renew the user journey and was based on feedback from those who already used Filesender.
Filesender in Portugal
Available to more than 600,000 students, teachers, researchers and employees of Higher Education Institutions, in Portugal the community using Filesender has been growing.
In 2023 alone, 261,756 files were transferred via the platform, representing a data volume of 112,058 GB .
You can find out more about this FCT digital service over its 15 years of existence at https://filesender.org/15-years-of-filesender/
