Where to Sell Digital Downloads for Free
Sell ebooks, templates, printables, guides, audio, video, and art from your own MiloTree store. It’s free forever, and you don’t need a website. Upload your file, let AI write your sales page, connect Stripe, and share your link. When someone buys, MiloTree emails them the download automatically and the money goes to your Stripe account.
The Free plan lets you sell 3 products at a time. MiloTree keeps 5% of each sale. On Grow ($25/month billed annually), you keep 100%.
Free plan. No credit card required. Stripe’s standard processing fee applies. Compare plans
Short answer: You can sell digital downloads for free on MiloTree. The Free plan has no monthly cost: sell 3 products with an AI-written sales page, automatic delivery, and a free link-in-bio store, and MiloTree keeps 5% of each sale. Other free options are Payhip (5% per sale), Gumroad (10% + 50¢), and Etsy (6.5% plus a 20¢ listing fee). MiloTree is the best fit if you sell to your own followers, email list, or blog readers, because it also grows your email list while you sell.
What digital downloads can you sell?
Any file your customer can download. Creators use MiloTree to sell:
- Ebooks and guides: PDF or ePub
- Templates: Canva, Notion, Google Sheets, planners, social media kits
- Printables: wall art, worksheets, checklists, calendars, coloring pages
- Audio and video: meditations, music, lessons, recorded workshops
- Art and design files: digital art, fonts, 3D print files (STL), presets
- Bundles: several files sold together at one price
MiloTree supports every file type, with unlimited storage.
Not sure what to sell? Let AI suggest it
The AI Product Finder asks three quick questions: what you’re good at, who you help, and what kind of product you want to sell. Then it gives you three digital download ideas personalized for your niche, each with what to include, a suggested price, and how long it will take to create.
Pick one, and the AI Product Roadmap turns it into a step-by-step build plan, with an AI prompt for each section. Both tools are included on the Free plan.
Prefer to browse first? See 35 digital product ideas you can build in a weekend, or follow how to create an ebook and sell it.
How to sell digital downloads without a website
- Upload your file. Add your ebook, template, or printable to MiloTree.
- Let AI build your sales page. MiloTree writes the page from your product details. Edit it, then publish.
- Connect Stripe. Buyers pay by card, and payouts go straight to your bank.
- Share your links. Every product gets its own sales page link, and your whole store lives at milotree.bio/yourname. Share a product link in your emails, Pinterest pins, or blog posts, and put your store link in your Instagram or TikTok bio.
When someone buys, MiloTree emails them the file and a receipt. You get a sale notification, and the customer’s details stay in your Stripe account.
What’s included in the Free plan?
| Feature | Free | Grow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $25/month billed annually, or $37 monthly |
| MiloTree fee per sale | 5% | 0% |
| Live products | 3 at a time (build as many as you want) | Unlimited |
| Live freebies, each with a tripwire | 3 | Unlimited |
| AI sales pages, checkout, and delivery | Included | Included |
| Coupons, memberships, and subscriptions | Included | Included |
| Order bumps and one-click upsells | Not included | Included |
| MiloTree badge on your store | Yes | Removed |
When does Grow pay for itself? At about $500 a month in sales, the 5% fee on Free equals the $25 Grow plan (billed annually). Above that, Grow costs you less. (On monthly billing, the break-even is $740 a month.)
Hit the 3-product limit on Free and nothing breaks. Your store keeps selling, and you can swap which products are live whenever you want.
Sell templates online
Canva templates, Notion dashboards, planners, spreadsheets, and social media kits are some of the easiest digital products to make, because you build them once and sell them forever.
On MiloTree, you upload the template file (or a PDF with your share link for Canva and Notion templates), and MiloTree delivers it the moment someone pays. Bundle several templates into one product to raise your average order.
MiloTree made it incredibly easy to sell my templates. In just two months, I sold 154 and made over $6k!
Claire G., Design Blogger
Sell printables online
Worksheets, wall art, checklists, meal planners, and coloring pages sell well on their own and even better as bundles. Price a single printable low to get a first sale, then offer a bundle as a one-click upsell on Grow.
Printables also make strong freebies. Give one away to grow your email list, then show a paid bundle as a tripwire right after someone signs up. That’s included on the Free plan.
I launched my art bundles at $18 and have earned over $4,500 in five months. Knowing I don’t have to worry about delivering the files is awesome!
Sophie T., Artist
MiloTree vs. Gumroad, Payhip, Stan Store, and Etsy
| Feature | MiloTree | Gumroad | Payhip | Stan Store | Etsy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (14-day trial) | No monthly fee |
| Fee per sale, free option | 5% | 10% + 50¢ | 5% | n/a | 6.5% + 20¢ listing fee |
| Lowest price for 0% fee | $25/month (annual) | Not available | $99/month | $25/month (annual) | Not available |
| Upsells at checkout | Grow, $25/month billed annually | Yes | All plans | Creator Pro, $99/month | No |
| Marketplace that sends you buyers | No | Yes (30% fee on those sales) | No | No | Yes |
How we compared: We built MiloTree, so we’re not neutral. To keep this fair, we took each platform’s prices and features from its own website and help pages, checked in October 2026, and we point out where another platform is the better fit. Prices change, so check each pricing page before you decide.
Payment processing (about 3% + 30¢ per sale) applies on every platform. Competitor prices checked September 2026.
Full side-by-side comparisons: MiloTree vs. Gumroad, MiloTree vs. Payhip, MiloTree vs. Stan Store, MiloTree vs. ThriveCart, MiloTree vs. Kajabi, MiloTree vs. SendOwl.
What you’d pay on $1,000 a month in sales (50 sales at $20), before processing
| Platform and plan | Platform fees |
|---|---|
| MiloTree Grow (annual) | $25 |
| Stan Store Creator (annual) | $25 |
| MiloTree Free | $50 |
| Payhip Free | $50 |
| Payhip Plus | $49 |
| Etsy | $75 (more if an order comes from Etsy’s offsite ads) |
| Gumroad | $125 |
When another platform is the better fit
- Etsy or Gumroad Discover: if you have no audience yet and need a marketplace to find buyers for you. Expect to pay more per sale for that traffic.
- Gumroad: if you sell a lot internationally and want the platform to handle sales tax as merchant of record.
MiloTree is built for creators who want to sell straight to their own followers, even if the audience is small. You keep your customer data and grow your email list at the same time. Not sure what to sell yet? The AI Product Finder, included on Free, suggests three product ideas, each priced, with the hours it takes to build.
Grow your email list while you sell
Every MiloTree plan includes freebies. Upload a checklist, template, or mini guide, and MiloTree builds the opt-in page, delivers the freebie, and adds the subscriber to your email provider (24 services, including Kit, Flodesk, MailerLite, and Mailchimp).
Then add a tripwire: a low-priced product shown right after someone signs up. It’s the moment a new subscriber is most likely to buy. The 5% fee never applies to freebies, only to paid sales.
Over 20,000 creators use MiloTree
I’ve made close to six figures selling on MiloTree. I’ve been able to offer workshops, ebooks, coaching services, and a membership. It’s a simple, low tech way to make it happen.
I didn’t think anyone would pay for my recipes. Uploaded a $9 ebook just to test it. Sent emails to my list, 63 sales in the first month. Now I have five products and a whole new income stream.
I packaged my bedtime routine printables into an $11 bundle. 200+ sales later, I’m actually making money from the stuff I was giving away for free on Instagram.
I sell Canva templates now. Like $1,100 to $1,400 a month.
Tried Gumroad, tried Stan Store, landed on MiloTree. I offer 3 freebies that I promote on TikTok. My email list is up 3,000+ subscribers. Setup took one afternoon.
I left Kajabi and moved everything to MiloTree. Same revenue, a fraction of the cost, and I stopped dreading my own tech stack.
Frequently asked questions
You can sell digital downloads for free on MiloTree. The Free plan has no monthly cost and lets you sell 3 products at a time, with an AI sales page, checkout, and automatic delivery. MiloTree keeps 5% of each sale on Free and 0% on Grow. Stripe’s processing fee applies on every plan.
Yes. Your MiloTree store lives at milotree.bio/yourname, and every product gets its own sales page. Share the link in your social bio, emails, or pins. If you do have a blog, you can link to your products from it.
Instantly and automatically. When someone pays, MiloTree delivers the file on the thank-you page and by email, along with a receipt. Your customer doesn’t need an account, and you don’t send anything yourself.
On Free, MiloTree keeps 5% of each sale. On Grow, MiloTree’s fee is 0%. Stripe charges its standard processing fee (2.9% + 30¢ for US cards) on every plan, and that money goes to Stripe, not MiloTree.
Nothing breaks. Your store keeps selling and customers keep getting their files. You can swap which products are live at any time, and everything you build stays saved. Grow makes products unlimited.
All of them, including PDF, ePub, MP3, MOV, MKV, JPEG, and STL, with unlimited storage.
Yes. Upload a PDF that contains your template share link, and MiloTree delivers it instantly after purchase.
Through Stripe. Sales go to your Stripe account and pay out to your bank. If you already use Stripe, MiloTree sets up a dedicated connected account so your MiloTree sales stay separate.
No. You’re the seller, so collecting and paying any sales tax or VAT on your sales is your responsibility. Check the rules where you and your buyers live, or ask your accountant.
Yes. Grow has a 14-day money-back guarantee, and you can cancel anytime.
Yes. MiloTreeCart is now MiloTree. Same company, new name.
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About the author: Jillian Leslie is the co-founder of MiloTree and Catch My Party. She teaches more than 12,000 YouTube subscribers how to create and sell digital products, and has a BA and MBA from Stanford.
