ArDrive

Spec sheet

Purpose

ArDrive is a permanent storage app for files, sites, and apps stored on Arweave.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Support

ArDrive directs users to its help center and lists [email protected] for support requests.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Founded

2020Read 28 Sep 2026 · ardrive.io

Company

ArDrive is built by Permanent Data Solutions, Inc., and began in 2020.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Deletion limit

Confirmed uploads cannot be removed from Arweave by the user, ArDrive, or anyone else.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Developer tools

ArDrive offers an open-source CLI for scripted uploads, downloads, and drive management, plus APIs and SDKs for developers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Free uploads

Uploads under 100 KB are free.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Organization

The web app lets users create drives, upload files, and organize them into folders.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Payments

Users can pay for uploads with a credit or debit card through Turbo or use AR tokens.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Permanence

Uploaded files are stored on Arweave and remain available even if ArDrive stops operating.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Private drives

Files in private drives are encrypted on the user's device before upload and can be opened by the user and people given a key.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Public drives

Files in public drives are visible to anyone after upload.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Publishing

Users can host static sites or apps from a drive and point an ArNS domain at the folder for a human-readable link.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Storage model

Uploads are paid once per file, with no subscription or account storage quota.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Supported content

ArDrive accepts common documents, photos, video, audio, zipped folders, static sites, and apps.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Upload limits

For ArDrive version 2.22.0 and above, web and CLI uploads are listed up to 2 GiB, with Turbo uploads in Safari and Firefox limited to 500 MiB.Read 4 Oct 2026 · ardrive.io

Plans and prices

Every ArDrive plan and price →

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