View, store and share content between Gmail and Dropbox for effortless collaboration.
- Don’t worry about attachment size limits.
- Dropbox links point to the latest version, keeping everyone on the same page.
- Easily manage the visibility, access and download permissions of every file, folder and link you share.
Connect Gmail to Dropbox and you’ll be able to share files to a new message draft instantly:
- From Dropbox, select the file you want to share.
- Open the Share menu.
- Select Gmail.
To share and save files between Dropbox and Gmail from any browser or platform, including the Gmail mobile app:
- From Gmail, select the white plus sign (+) icon on the right-hand sidebar.
- Select Get Add-ons.
- Search for Dropbox for Gmail.
- Select Install and follow the prompts.
Share a Dropbox file in Gmail:
- From Gmail, select Compose.
- Select the Dropbox icon at the bottom of the Compose window.
- Select the file you'd like to share from your Dropbox in the pop-up window.
- Select Insert link.
Save a Gmail attachment directly to your Dropbox account:
- Open an email with file(s) attached in Gmail.
- Select the Dropbox icon in the right-hand sidebar.
- Select which file(s) you’d like to save to Dropbox.
- Choose where you’d like to save those file(s).
- Select Save.