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# The Dropbox desktop app

Save hard drive space, share and edit files, and send for signature—all without the distraction of countless browser tabs.

Get desktop app now.

## Simplify and secure your digital workspace

## Share files quickly, with anyone

Share a Dropbox link—of photos, videos, zipped folders, CAD files, and more—with anyone, even if they don’t have a Dropbox account.

Have big files to share? Got you covered. Dropbox is still the best way to share big files.

## Changes sync everywhere

Every update you make to your desktop file or folder will also reflect on dropbox.com, and on your mobile phone and tablet.

## Right-click your files and do more

Want to send your file for signature? See version history? By right-clicking a file in your Dropbox folder, you can uncover a whole host of options.

## Unlock the full potential of the Dropbox folder on desktop

### Control file and folder permissions

Dropbox makes it easy to control who can access your files and how much they can do.

### Take a quick glance

Search your files and see recent activity by clicking the Dropbox icon on your PC’s taskbar or Mac’s menu bar.

### Organize it all

Give your files focus by adding them to folders, dragging to different locations, renaming, and more.

## Get the Dropbox Desktop app today

[Download now](/content/download?os=win/index.html) [or learn more](https://help.dropbox.com/installs/desktop-application-overview#open)
