Host a DjVu file and share it as a link
Put a scanned DjVu document online at its own address — the format built for archives, at a fraction of a PDF's size.
Drop your DjVu file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your DJVU file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .djvu file?
DjVu was developed at AT&T Labs in the 1990s specifically for scanned documents. It separates text, background and images into layers and compresses each appropriately, producing files often several times smaller than the equivalent scanned PDF — which is why the Internet Archive and many digital libraries use it.
What people use DJVU files for
- Scanned books in digital libraries
- Archived newspapers and periodicals
- Technical documents and manuals scanned at high resolution
- Academic material from institutional archives
What opens a DJVU file
- DjVuLibre and WinDjView
- Sumatra PDF, which reads DjVu
- Some e-readers and archive software
- No browser displays DjVu natively
How to host a DJVU file
- 1
Drop your DJVU file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: scanned-book.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads — browsers don't support DjVu. Readers need a dedicated viewer, which is the format's main practical drawback.
Why host a DJVU file instead of emailing it?
Archived scans are large and often needed by researchers who just want a link. Hosting gives them one; converting to PDF gives them one that opens in the browser, at the cost of a bigger file.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Converting to PDF makes it open in the browser for everyone, though the file will be considerably larger.
- DjVu's size advantage matters most for long scanned documents — a few hundred pages can be several times smaller than PDF.
- Mention which viewer you recommend when sharing, since most people won't have one.
DJVU hosting questions
- What opens a DjVu file?
- DjVuLibre, WinDjView or Sumatra PDF. No browser displays it, so recipients need a viewer — worth mentioning when you share the link.
- Should I convert DjVu to PDF?
- If the audience is general, yes — PDF opens in every browser with nothing to install. Keep DjVu when file size matters more, as it does for large archives.
- Why is DjVu smaller than PDF?
- It separates a scan into text, background and image layers and compresses each with a method suited to it, rather than treating the whole page as one image.
Put your DJVU file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
DJVU is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.