Share images privately; they self-destruct after viewing
picburn is a temporary image hosting service that lets you drop an image and get a private link that self-destructs after a timer or a set number of views. No account or sign-up is required. It is designed for anyone who needs to share an image quickly without leaving a permanent copy online. The service runs on a small server and hard-deletes files once the chosen expiration condition is met.
Choose an expiration time from 5 minutes up to 6 hours. The link stops working once the timer runs out.
Set a view limit of 1 (burn after reading), 3, 5, or no view limit. The image becomes unavailable after the view count is reached.
With a view limit of 1, the link works exactly once — the first person to open it sees the image, and then it's gone.
Accepts PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP files up to 50 MB.
Upload and share images without signing up or providing personal information.
Each image gets a long random ID that is not listed anywhere, and pages tell search engines not to index them.
The preview shown after upload is just for you and does not count toward the view limit.
Files are hard deleted when the timer or view limit runs out. There is no tracking on the service's end.
No. The service runs on a small server and cannot afford to store images. Files are hard deleted when the timer or view limit runs out.
Until the timer you pick runs out, or the view limit is hit — whichever comes first. After that, the link stops working.
Only people you send the link to. Links use long random IDs, are not listed anywhere, and the pages tell search engines not to index them.
Set the view limit to 1 and the link works exactly once — the first person to open it sees the image, and it is gone after that.
PNG, JPG, GIF, or WebP files up to 50 MB. No accounts or sign-up are needed.
There is no manual delete button. Choose a short timer or a 1-view limit when uploading, and the limits do the work for you.