--- title: Free Tracked PDF Link – Send a PDF and See Who Opened It (No Account) | HelpRange url: https://www.helprange.com/tools/send-pdf-link --- Free tool # Send a PDF and see when it is read Upload a PDF, confirm your e-mail and get a link to share. We e-mail you when someone opens it and show how long each page was read. [Do this for your team](https://www.helprange.com/feature-documents-analytics) ## How it works ### Upload your PDF Confirm your e-mail with a one-time code. ### Copy the link Send it by e-mail, chat or LinkedIn – the PDF opens in the browser, no download needed. ### See when it is read We e-mail you when someone opens it and show how long each page was viewed. ![Page-by-page reading time of a shared PDF link](/static/images/ui/tools/send-pdf-link.jpg)Page-by-page reading time of a shared PDF link ### Free for 3 days. With HelpRange: as long as you want, with names. A HelpRange account shows every reader's e-mail, watermarks each page, can require an NDA and keeps links working as long as you want – plus data rooms for many documents. [Try HelpRange free](https://www.helprange.com/?from=tool-cta#signUpSection) [Compare plans – from $39 per team](https://www.helprange.com/pricing?from=tool-cta) [See document analytics](https://www.helprange.com/feature-documents-analytics) Knowing that a proposal, deck or offer was opened – and which pages got attention – tells you when to follow up and what to talk about. This free tool gives you that for one document; HelpRange does it for all of them, with names. ## Why a link instead of an attachment An attachment disappears into the recipient’s inbox: you do not know whether it was opened, read to the end or forwarded. A link opens the PDF in the browser and tells you when it was read and which pages got attention – useful for proposals, CVs, pitch decks and sales documents, where the follow-up matters. Follow up when the alert arrives: a call the same day a proposal is opened is far more likely to reach someone who is thinking about it. ## What the free link includes - An e-mail when a new reader opens it, and page-by-page reading time. - PDFs up to 5 MB and 30 pages; readers see the pages in the browser and cannot download the file. - The link works for 3 days; then it stops and the file is deleted. - Readers are anonymous on the free link – you see that the document was read, not by whom. Need a fixed end date or a view limit? Use the [expiring PDF link](https://www.helprange.com/tools/expiring-pdf-link). Sending a spreadsheet? Try the [Excel link](https://www.helprange.com/tools/share-excel-online). ## Example: following up on a proposal You send a proposal link on Monday. On Wednesday you get an e-mail: someone opened it, and the stats page shows four minutes on the pricing page and ten seconds on the case studies. That is the moment to call – and you know to talk about price, not references. FAQ ## Send a PDF and see when it is read – questions Do I need an account? No. You confirm your e-mail with a code; the link and the stats page are e-mailed to you. How long does the link work? 3 days. You can disable it earlier from the stats page – the PDF is deleted then. Can readers download or copy the PDF? Readers see page images in the browser – no download button and no text to copy. What are the limits? PDFs up to 5 MB and 30 pages, one active link per e-mail address. Related free tools [Create an expiring PDF link](https://www.helprange.com/tools/expiring-pdf-link)[Send a self-destructing PDF](https://www.helprange.com/tools/self-destructing-pdf)[Share an Excel file online – free view-only link](https://www.helprange.com/tools/share-excel-online)[Watermark a PDF – one personalised copy per recipient](https://www.helprange.com/tools/pdf-watermark) [All free tools](https://www.helprange.com/tools)