How to Share Large Design Files with Clients (Photoshop, Illustrator, and High-Resolution Exports)
You've delivered the final brand assets — a 120MB ZIP containing layered PSD files, vector AI sources, and high-resolution PNG exports. You paste the Figma link but your client's company blocks Figma. You try WeTransfer — it works, but the link expires before the marketing team downloads it. You upload to Dropbox and share — the client gets a sign-in prompt. Two weeks later they've lost the link and are asking you to resend.
SendSplit delivers design files up to 200MB as real email attachments. Your client finds the files in their inbox like any other email — no accounts, no portals, no expiry dates. The files stay in their email forever.
The Problem with Design File Delivery
Design professionals deal with large files by nature. A single layered Photoshop file for a campaign can exceed 200MB. A complete brand identity package — logo variations, color guides, font files, print-ready PDFs, and source files — can easily reach 500MB when bundled. Email providers can't handle any of this directly:
- Gmail — 25MB limit; files over this are automatically turned into a Google Drive link, even if your client's company blocks Drive
- Outlook — 20MB limit; corporate Exchange servers cap at 10MB
- iCloud Mail — 20MB limit; Mail Drop links expire in 30 days
The industry workaround — Figma, Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google Drive — adds friction that damages the client experience. Links expire. Platforms require accounts. Corporate firewalls block consumer cloud services. And none of these platforms give your client a file that lives permanently in their inbox.
What Types of Design Files Can SendSplit Deliver?
- PSD — layered Photoshop files for print, web, and social media campaigns
- AI / EPS — Illustrator vector source files, logo packages, icon sets
- PDF — print-ready files, brand guidelines, presentation decks in PDF format
- PNG / TIFF — high-resolution flat exports for print (300 DPI) and digital use
- INDD — InDesign document packages (bundled with links as ZIP)
- ZIP archives — complete brand packages with all source files, exports, and fonts bundled together
- MP4 / MOV — motion graphics exports, animated logo files, and social media video deliverables
- Figma exports — exported PNG, SVG, or PDF assets from Figma (for clients who need files rather than links)
How to Deliver Design Files with SendSplit
- Bundle your deliverables into a ZIP archive if sending multiple files
- Open sendsplit.com/upload-to-send and upload the file (up to 200MB)
- Choose 20MB splits for most clients (Gmail-compatible); use 10MB if your client uses corporate email
- Enter your client's email address and click send
- Your client receives a series of emails with attachments, downloads them all, and extracts the ZIP — original files, full quality, no conversion
If your deliverable exceeds 200MB, split the package into two ZIPs (e.g., source files and exports separately) and send each with SendSplit.
SendSplit vs. Design File Sharing Platforms
| Method | Requires Account | Link Expires | Blocked by Firewalls | Stays in Inbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figma share link | Sometimes | No | Often | No |
| WeTransfer | No | 7 days | Sometimes | No |
| Dropbox / Google Drive | Sometimes | No | Often | No |
| SendSplit | No | Never | No — standard email | Yes |
Tips for Design File Delivery
- Bundle with a clear naming convention — name your ZIP clearly before uploading: `ClientName_ProjectName_v3_Finals.zip` so the client knows exactly what they received
- Separate source files from exports — if your client only needs final exports (PNG, PDF), don't include raw PSD/AI sources unless requested; this reduces file size and avoids confusion
- Include a PDF brief with the delivery — send a small companion email with a PDF listing what's in the package, font licenses, and usage instructions
- Use password protection for unreleased work — for pre-launch campaigns, unreleased brand identities, or confidential pitch materials, enable SendSplit's optional encryption
- 20MB splits for most clients, 10MB for corporate — enterprise clients with IT-managed email are often capped at 10MB per incoming message
Stop chasing clients to download before WeTransfer links expire. Try SendSplit — deliver design files up to 200MB as real email attachments that land permanently in your client's inbox, with no accounts, no links, and no expiry.