--- url: /client-view-without-account title: Can a Client Open a Private Page Without an Account? updatedAt: "2026-10-16" description: "Yes. Add the client's email address, send the link, and the client opens the page with a one-time password. No account, no shared passcode. Checked against four other tools on 16 October 2026." --- # A client opens your private page without an account. Add the client's email address and send the link. The client enters a one-time password and reads the page. Nothing to install, no password to set. [Publish your first private page free →](https://app.display.dev) · [See pricing](/pricing) --- ## Can a client open a private page without creating an account? Yes. Publish the page as Private in Display (display.dev), the docs workspace for agents and people. Add the client's email address and send the link. The client enters the one-time password (OTP) that Display sends to that address, and the page opens. The client does not create an account, set a password or install anything. Access belongs to each email address, so a forwarded link does not let anyone else in. Remove one address and that person loses access, while the others keep it. This works on every plan, including Free, with unlimited viewers. --- ## What the client sees **Open the link.** The client opens the link you sent. Display asks for an email address. **Enter the invited address.** The client enters the address you invited. Display sends an OTP to that address. The OTP works for 10 minutes. **Enter the OTP.** The client enters the OTP and the page opens. The browser stays signed in as that address for 24 hours. --- ## When the address is not on the list If the address is not on your invite list, Display sends no OTP. A visitor who is not invited cannot tell whether the page exists. --- ## Why access by email address is safer than a shared passcode A link is a credential that anyone can copy. A shared passcode is a second credential that anyone can copy. Both fail in the same three cases. | Case | Shared passcode or "anyone with the link" | Display: one invited email address for each person | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | The client forwards the link to a colleague | The colleague opens the page | The colleague gets no OTP. The page stays closed | | A contact leaves the client's company | The contact still has the passcode. You must change it for everyone | You remove that one address. The others keep access | | A person at the client you did not choose sees the link | Anyone with the passcode gets in | Only the addresses you invited get in | To let a colleague in, you add their address. That is one step, and you decide who is on the list. --- ## What other tools ask of the client We checked the documentation of each vendor on 16 October 2026. Vendors change these rules, so read the linked page before you rely on a row. | Tool | What the client does before reading | Source | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Display | Enters an invited email address and an OTP. No account | [Sharing and access](/docs/visibility) | | Google Drive | Restricted files open only for people you add. "Anyone with the link" files open without sign-in for anyone who has the link | [Google Drive sharing](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822) | | Notion | A guest who does not use Notion yet must sign up before the page opens | [Notion guests](https://www.notion.com/help/add-members-admins-guests-and-groups) | | SharePoint and OneDrive | Guests sign in. "Anyone" links need no sign-in for anyone who has the link | [Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/external-sharing-overview) | | Stacktree | No account. A passcode that all viewers share, or an email-link check against the client's whole email domain | [Stacktree pricing](https://stacktr.ee/pricing) | The Stacktree email-domain check proves that the viewer controls a mailbox at the client. It does not tell you which person at that domain opened the page. Display checks the exact address that you invited. --- ## How to share a page with a client **In the dashboard.** Publish the page. A page that you publish with your own login starts as Private. Open **Share** in the page header, add the client's email address, then copy the link and send it. **With an agent.** Tell your agent: "Publish the report privately and share it with [anna@client.com](mailto:anna@client.com). Give me the link." Connect the agent from the [Claude connector directory](https://claude.ai/directory/display) or with the [MCP setup guide](/docs/mcp-server). **Updates keep the same link.** When you publish a new version, the link does not change. The client opens the same link and sees the current version. You do not send a new file. --- ## What the client can and cannot do The client can open the page, read it, and see new versions at the same link. The client cannot comment on the page or edit it yet. Comments from outside people are on the roadmap. They are not available now. Your team can comment on the page, and your agent can read and resolve those comments. If you need client feedback today, collect it by email or on a call. --- ## Limits - **Free plan.** 3 Private or Company artifacts. Public artifacts do not count. [Plans and limits](/docs/limits) has the full table. - **No link expiry.** An invited address keeps access until you remove it. - **Your own company domain.** Addresses on your company's email domain sign in as members, not as invited guests. - **Organization setting.** On Pro and Enterprise, an Owner can restrict Public artifacts or outside sharing for the whole organization. While that restriction is on, invited outside addresses cannot open pages. - **Copies.** Display cannot take back a file that a client saved. It also cannot clear a page from a browser cache. --- ## When another tool is better - **The client must send you something.** Display has no file requests, forms, e-signatures or payments. Use a client portal or your practice software. - **You need a passcode or a link that expires.** Display has neither. A passcode host such as Stacktree has both. - **The file is a plain document.** The client can already work in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Then a shared Drive or SharePoint file can be enough. --- ## FAQ **Does my client need an account?** No. The client enters an invited email address and an OTP. Display creates no account for them. **How long does the sign-in last?** The OTP works for 10 minutes. After the client enters it, the browser stays signed in for 24 hours. After that, the client asks for a new OTP. **Can the client forward the link?** Yes. The link opens only for invited addresses. A colleague who is not on the list cannot get in. **Can I remove one person?** Yes. Remove that address in **Share**, or ask your agent to remove it. Other invited people keep access. **Can my client comment?** Not yet. Clients can read. Comments from outside people are on the roadmap. **Does it cost more for each viewer?** No. Viewers are free on every plan. There is no per-seat fee. Display costs €0 on Free, €15 a month on Solo and €49 a month on Pro. See [pricing](/pricing). **What if the client's address is on my company domain?** Then the person signs in as a member of your organization, not as an invited guest. **Is this made for agencies?** Agencies use it. See [Display for agencies](/agencies).