Files and images

Fancy Mumble lets you share files and images right in chat. You pick who can download, and for how long.

How to share something

1. In the chat composer, click the paperclip button. You can also drag-and-drop a file onto the chat window, or paste an image from the clipboard.

2. The Share file dialog opens. Pick an access mode (see below), add an optional message, and click Upload.

3. The file is uploaded to the server. A progress bar shows below the chat. Once finished, a small attachment card appears as a chat message.

Access modes

You get three modes when sharing. Pick the one that fits.

Public

Anyone with the link can download. Use for files you would be okay posting publicly.

Password

Recipients must enter the password you set. Share the password out-of-band (in chat, in a private message, in a different channel). Good when you want a known group to access it.

Session

Only users currently connected to this server can download. The link stops working when they disconnect. Default option. Great for ephemeral sharing.

Note

If your admin has restricted public and password modes for your role, they will be disabled in the dialog with a tooltip explaining why. You can still use the session mode in that case.

What kinds of files

Any file works. Images and short clips get a preview card with a thumbnail, click to view full size. Other files show as a card with filename, size, and a download button.

File type	Preview
Images (PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, SVG, AVIF)	Inline thumbnail and lightbox
Audio (MP3, WAV, Opus)	Inline player
Video (MP4, WebM)	Inline player
PDFs	Filename card
Everything else	Filename card with size

Maximum file size is set by the server (see File server). The default is about 50 MB per file.

Downloading

• Click the attachment card to download.
• Files are downloaded to the Downloads panel, accessible from the chat sidebar. From there you can re-open, locate on disk, or re-share.
• For password-protected files you will be prompted for the password the first time. Tick Remember to skip the prompt next time on this session.

 Screenshot placeholder: downloads panel with three recent items.

Image sharing tips

• Paste from clipboard: hit Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V) in the chat box to paste a screenshot or copied image. The Share dialog opens pre-filled.
• Drag a screenshot tool window to drop a screenshot directly.
• Compress before sharing: very large images can take a while to upload. Resize first if you do not need full resolution.
• Animated GIFs stay animated. Use the GIF picker (Klipy) inside the composer to search for reaction GIFs.

Retention

• Public files stay until the admin removes them or until the retention policy on the server expires them (default 90 days).
• Password files stay until the admin removes them.
• Session files are auto-removed shortly after every recipient has disconnected.

Your server admin can adjust each of these on the server side, see File server for details.

Limits on a vanilla server

If you connect to a server that does not have the Fancy Mumble file server enabled:

• File sharing is not available, the paperclip button is hidden.
• You can still paste small inline images directly into chat as long as the server’s imagemessagelength allows it (usually a couple of MB).

Removing a shared file

• Right-click your own message and pick Delete to remove the file from chat and the server.
• If you cannot delete a file you uploaded, your admin has restricted the delete permission. Ask a moderator.

Next step

Continue with Chat features for everything else you can do with text.