Host an FB2 file and share it as a link
Put a FictionBook ebook online at its own address — the XML-based format popular across Eastern Europe.
Drop your FB2 file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your FB2 file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .fb2 file?
FB2 (FictionBook) is an XML-based ebook format created in Russia, where it became the dominant format for digital fiction. Unlike EPUB it stores the whole book in a single XML file with structural rather than visual markup, which makes it easy to convert and to read on almost anything.
What people use FB2 files for
- Fiction ebooks in Russian and Eastern European libraries
- Books converted for e-readers
- Personal ebook collections
What opens a FB2 file
- Calibre, for reading and converting
- FBReader, CoolReader and most e-reader apps
- Some hardware e-readers natively
How to host a FB2 file
- 1
Drop your FB2 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: ebook.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 opens in a reading app. Browsers show it as XML, since that's what it is underneath.
Why host a FB2 file instead of emailing it?
Ebook files are too large for many mailboxes and awkward on services that demand sign-in. A link works for any reader.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Calibre converts FB2 to EPUB in seconds for readers whose app doesn't support it.
- FB2's single-file XML structure makes conversion unusually reliable.
- Host an EPUB alongside for readers outside Eastern Europe.
FB2 hosting questions
- What opens an FB2 file?
- Calibre, FBReader, CoolReader and many hardware e-readers. Converting to EPUB with Calibre covers everything else.
- FB2 or EPUB?
- EPUB has wider international support. FB2 remains popular in Russia and Eastern Europe and converts to EPUB easily.
- Will it display in the browser?
- It shows as XML, since that's the underlying format — readable, but not typeset.
Put your FB2 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
FB2 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.