Host a Word template and share it as a link
Put a .dotx template online at its own address so a team can always start from the current version.
Drop your Word template here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your DOTX file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .dotx file?
DOTX is a Word template: a starting point rather than a document. Opening one creates a new document based on it instead of editing the template itself, which is what stops people accidentally overwriting the master.
What people use DOTX files for
- Company letterhead and branded document templates
- Report and proposal formats used across a team
- Contract and invoice boilerplate
- Style-guide-compliant starting documents
What opens a DOTX file
- Microsoft Word, on desktop and web
- LibreOffice Writer, which imports DOTX
- Google Docs, with some formatting loss
How to host a DOTX file
- 1
Drop your DOTX 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: letterhead-template.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, and double-clicking it creates a new untitled document based on the template rather than opening the template for editing.
Why host a DOTX file instead of emailing it?
Templates suffer badly from copy drift — everyone saves their own version and within a year no two documents look alike. One address that always holds the current template gives a team a single source of truth without a document management system.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Republish to the same address when branding changes, so everyone's bookmark stays correct.
- Templates carry styles, headers and fonts — check the fonts are ones your team actually has installed.
- Use .dotx rather than .docx for templates, so nobody edits the master by accident.
DOTX hosting questions
- What's the difference between DOTX and DOCX?
- Opening a DOTX creates a new document based on it; opening a DOCX edits that file directly. The template format exists so masters don't get overwritten.
- How do I keep a team on the latest template?
- Host it at one address and share that link. Republish when it changes, and everyone who follows the link gets the current version rather than a copy from last year.
- Will fonts and styles survive?
- The file is served exactly as uploaded, so all styling is intact. Custom fonts still need to be installed on the reader's machine, as with any Word document.
Put your DOTX 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
DOTX 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.