Feature: Digital downloads

Sell digital downloads, delivered the second they pay.

Ebooks, music, templates, presets, software, any file. The download is generated on payment, delivered on the confirmation page and by email, and served over secure links that expire. No manual sending, no files sitting in a public folder.

14-Day Free Trial
No Credit Card
0% Platform Fees
Digital products on every plan
Instant
On payment
Secure
Expiring links
Large
Files handled
0%
Platform fees
The problem

Selling a file shouldn't fill your inbox with "where's my download?"

Emailing files by hand doesn't scale and looks amateur. A public Dropbox link gets shared and resold. Gumroad takes 10% of every sale forever; Payhip gates the good parts behind Pro. Most no-code checkouts treat a digital product as an afterthought and leave delivery to you.

Who uses this

Built for anyone selling a file.

01

Writers and creators.

Ebooks, PDFs, zines, comics, photo packs. One upload, unlimited sales, delivered instantly with a receipt.

02

Musicians and audio.

Albums, samples, stems, sound packs. Sell the WAV and the MP3 as one product, or as separate tiers.

03

Designers and makers.

Templates, fonts, Lightroom presets, 3D assets, Notion templates, code. The stuff marketplaces take 30% of.

04

Software and tools.

Installers, plugins, scripts. Pair the download with a licence key so the file and its activation ship together.

How it works

Upload once. Every sale delivers itself.

Three things happen on every digital sale, none of which involve you.

01

1. Upload the file to the product.

Drag the file onto the product in your dashboard. It's stored privately, never in a guessable public URL. Swap in a new version any time and every future buyer gets the update.

02

2. Delivered the moment payment clears.

The buyer gets the download on the order confirmation page, in the confirmation email, and in their customer account. No "we'll email it within 24 hours", it's there instantly.

03

3. Served over secure, expiring links.

Each download link is unique to the order and time-limited, so a link that leaks or gets forwarded stops working. Set how many times a file can be downloaded per order.

In the dashboard

Every download tied to its order and customer.

The dashboard lists every digital product, the files attached, and every download event, with the order, customer email, and timestamp. If someone needs a re-download after a support request, re-issue a fresh link in a click.

  • Per-order download limits and link expiry
  • Re-issue a fresh link for genuine support cases
  • Sell digital and physical items in the same cart and checkout
✦ Dashboard · Downloads
Downloads3 delivered today
📄
brand-guide.pdf
#SR-4821 · sara@studio.co
2 / 5Active
🎧
sample-pack.zip
#SR-4820 · leo@makes.fm
1 / 3Active
🔑
editor-pro.dmg
#SR-4816 · max@dev.io
expiredExpired
Beyond the basics

The parts most checkout tools skip.

Selling one PDF is easy. Selling seriously means the edge cases are handled for you.

01

Pair with licence keys.

Ship the download and a unique, revocable activation key on the same sale. Perfect for software, plugins, and premium fonts. See the licence keys feature.

02

Large files, handled.

Video courses, hi-res asset bundles, sample libraries. Files are served from a global CDN so a buyer in Sydney downloads as fast as one in London.

03

Pay-what-you-want.

Let buyers name their price above a minimum, the model that made Bandcamp and itch.io work. Great for tip-jar releases and name-your-price bundles.

04

One catalogue, every product type.

Digital, physical, subscriptions, and gift cards live in the same store, cart, and customer record. No second platform, no dual dashboard.

Common questions

Digital-download questions, answered.

What we hear from people leaving Gumroad, Payhip, and marketplace fees behind.

Is Shoprocket really 0% platform fees on digital sales?+
Yes. Your payment processor (Stripe, PayPal, etc.) charges their standard processing fee for moving the money, but Shoprocket adds nothing on top, on any plan. That's the whole point versus Gumroad's 10%.
How big can the files be?+
Large enough for video courses and asset libraries. Files are stored privately and served from a CDN, so download speed holds up regardless of file size or where the buyer is.
What stops someone sharing the download link?+
Each link is unique to the order, time-limited, and download-count-limited. A forwarded or leaked link stops working once it expires or hits its download cap. For software, pair the file with a licence key that you can revoke.
Can I update a file after people have bought it?+
Yes. Upload a new version and future buyers get it automatically. You choose whether to notify existing customers so they can grab the update.
Can I sell digital and physical products together?+
Yes. One store, one cart, one checkout handles both. A customer can buy an ebook and a t-shirt in the same order; the digital item delivers instantly and the physical one enters your fulfilment flow.

Sell your first download in the next five minutes.

14-day free trial. No credit card. Digital products, secure delivery, and 0% platform fees from the Starter plan ($29/mo) onward.