Real-Time Alerts
Know the Exact Moment
Someone Opens Your Document
It's 2:47 PM on a Tuesday. Your phone buzzes: "Alex from TechCorp just opened your proposal." You pick up the phone while they're still reading. That's the power of instant document view notifications.
Try it freeHow do document view notifications work?
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Upload & Share
Drop your PDF into ShareDoc and get a tracking link in seconds
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They Open It
The moment someone clicks your link and views the document
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You Get Notified
Instant alert to your email, browser, or mobile device
Who needs to know when documents are opened?
Sales Teams Following Up on Proposals
Picture this: You send a proposal on Monday. Radio silence. Then Wednesday at 3 PM, you get an alert — they're reading it right now. You call immediately: "Hey Sarah, I see you're looking at our proposal. Any questions I can answer while you have it open?" That's how deals get closed.
SDRs Timing Their Outreach
You've sent 50 pitch decks this week. But which prospects are actually interested? When that notification pops up — "Johnson from Acme Corp viewing your deck" — you know exactly who to prioritize. No more guessing games about who's engaged.
Account Executives Managing Complex Deals
Big deals involve multiple stakeholders. When you get alerts showing the CFO opened your pricing document at 7 PM, or the legal team is reviewing terms at 10 AM, you understand exactly where your deal stands. You can prep for objections before they even come up.
Freelancers Tracking Client Engagement
That client who said they'd "review your proposal this week"? When you see they opened it Friday at 4:55 PM and closed it after 30 seconds, you know to follow up Monday with a simplified version. When another client spends 15 minutes reading, you know they're seriously considering it.
Why not just use email read receipts?
Email read receipts are like using a flip phone in 2026. They're blocked by default, only work sometimes, and tell you nothing useful. "Read at 3:42 PM" doesn't tell you if they actually opened your attachment, how long they looked at it, or which pages caught their attention.
ShareDoc notifications are different. They fire the moment someone opens your actual document — not just your email. You see exactly when they start reading, how long they spend, and get alerted in real-time so you can act while you're still top of mind.
What exactly triggers a notification?
The moment someone clicks your ShareDoc link and your PDF loads in their browser, you get notified. Not when they download it (they might never open it). Not when they bookmark it (they might forget). But when they're actually looking at your document, right now.
Choose how you want to be alerted: email for when you're at your desk, browser notifications for instant awareness, or mobile alerts when you're on the go. Set quiet hours so you're not pinged about that prospect in Tokyo reading your proposal at 3 AM your time.
Can I see who opened it if they don't fill out the form?
Here's where it gets interesting. Even without lead capture, you'll see their company (if they're on a business network), location, and device type. So "Someone at Microsoft in Seattle opened your document on desktop" gives you enough context to know which deal is moving.
But when you combine notifications with lead capture? That's when magic happens. You get "Sarah Chen from Microsoft just opened your proposal" with her email and phone number. Now that follow-up call isn't just timely — it's personal.
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