Share documents with clients and keep the rest private

Pick the contract or certificate a client needs, and they open it with their own login on a page that carries your logo. Clients stop asking you to resend files, and your drafts stay private.

Show documents to clients in CIPHER CRM
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Document sharing with clients in CIPHER CRM works through a Visible to customer switch on each document.

Every document starts private, so only your team sees it.

Turn the switch on and the document appears in the customer portal, a sign-in page with your logo where each person at that client can have their own login.

Turn it off and it is private again, so you decide what each client can open. 192+ businesses run CIPHER CRM across 🏭 31 industries, with 92 built-in features, a ⭐️ 4.8/5 average rating and ⏱️ 99.9% uptime.

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Definition

What is document sharing with clients?

Sharing documents with clients means giving them access to the papers that concern them, like contracts or certificates, without sending attachments back and forth. In CIPHER CRM you do this from the document itself. Each one has a switch that decides whether it shows in the customer portal, and the default is private.

CIPHER CRM keeps your documents private until you decide otherwise. Every document you file in a Documents tab starts out visible to your team only. When a client needs to see one, such as a signed agreement, a certificate or a handover pack, you turn on its Visible to customer switch, and it shows up in that client's customer portal. The portal is a separate sign-in that wears your logo, and each contact at the client company can have their own login, so the right people find the file without asking you to email it again. Because the default is private, internal notes and working papers do not slip out by accident. And because the switch sits on each document, you share exactly what you mean to, one file at a time. CIPHER CRM is made by CIPHER Craft Pvt. Ltd. and includes the portal in every plan.

Show documents to clients in CIPHER CRM
The problem

What happens without document sharing with clients

A client asks for the contract again, and someone digs through sent emails to find which copy went out.

Files go out as email attachments, so there is no single place the client can go back to.

Someone shares a whole folder when they meant to share one file, and internal papers end up with the client.

Nobody can say for sure which documents a client has been given and which are internal only.

What slips without Show documents to clients
Capabilities

What you can do with document sharing with clients

  • Private by default

    Every new document is filed for your team only, so nothing reaches a client unless you choose it.

  • One switch to share

    Turn on Visible to customer and the document appears in the client's portal straight away.

  • Share file by file

    The switch is on each document, so you can share one contract and keep the working drafts beside it private.

  • A branded place to find it

    Clients open shared documents in their own portal, which carries your logo rather than ours.

    customer portal software
  • Every contact can sign in

    Each contact at the client company can have their own portal login, so the right person finds the file.

    client portal user management
  • Organized before it leaves

    Documents are filed under the Document Types you set up, so what you share is in order before a client sees it.

    document expiry tracking
Why CIPHER

Why document sharing with clients is better in CIPHER

Most CRMs make you choose between emailing files out and opening a whole folder to the client. We let you share one document at a time.

  • Safe by default

    Nothing is shared until someone flips the switch, so a new upload never reaches a client by accident.

  • Clear at a glance

    The switch on each document shows straight away whether a client can see it or not.

  • No attachments to chase

    Shared documents stay in the portal, so clients can come back to them whenever they need.

  • Your brand, not ours

    The portal wears your logo, so clients feel they are dealing with you, not a software company.

How it works

How document sharing with clients works in CIPHER CRM

  1. File the document

    Add it to the Documents tab on the customer or project it belongs to.

  2. Decide who sees it

    Leave it private, or turn on Visible to customer to share it.

  3. The client opens their portal

    Your client signs in to their portal and finds the shared document waiting.

  4. Change your mind any time

    Turn the switch off and the document is private to your team again.

Compare

Document sharing with clients: CIPHER CRM vs spreadsheet vs generic CRM

What mattersCIPHER CRMSpreadsheet / manualGeneric CRM
How files reach the client Shown in their branded portal Email attachments Often shared folder links
Default visibility Private until you switch it on Whatever was attached Varies, sometimes open by default
Sharing one file A switch on each document Send it again each time Often all or nothing per folder
Knowing what was shared Visible on the document itself Search your sent mail Check folder settings
Several people at the client Each contact has their own portal login Forward and hope Often one shared login
Show documents to clients

See document sharing with clients in action

Choose which contracts and certificates a client can see, and they open them with their own login. Clients go to their portal instead of your inbox when they need a file again.

Why it's worth it

What document sharing with clients changes for your business

See how CIPHER CRM solves this

Fewer "can you resend it" emails

Clients go to their portal instead of your inbox when they need a file again.

No accidental leaks

Private by default means internal papers stay internal unless someone decides otherwise.

A more professional handover

Clients get one tidy, branded place for their papers rather than a trail of emails.

Control that is easy to check

Anyone on your team can see which documents a client has access to by looking at the switch.

Ready when you are

See document sharing with clients on your own data

Proof

Teams that switched to CIPHER

Our quotes used to take days and follow-ups just fell through the cracks. Now every lead has someone on it and a clear next step. We are closing a lot more than we did.
Rahul Mehta
Rahul Mehta Director, Logistics firm - Ahmedabad
I thought moving would take months. We were up and running in two days. I get back about two hours a day that used to go into updating sheets.
Priya Nair
Priya Nair Operations Head, Healthcare clinic chain - Kochi
Because it was set up for property from the start, we were not fighting the software. My managers finally trust the numbers on the screen.
Amit Shah
Amit Shah Founder, Real-estate agency - Surat

Document sharing with clients frequently asked questions

FAQ

Document sharing with clients - your questions answered

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How do I share a document with a client in CIPHER CRM?

Open the document in the Documents tab of the customer or project and turn on its Visible to customer switch. The document then appears in that client's customer portal, where their contacts can open it. There is nothing to email and no link to copy.

Are documents shared with clients automatically?

No. Every document is filed private by default, so only your team can see it. A client sees a document only after someone on your team turns on its Visible to customer switch, which protects internal notes and drafts from being shared by mistake.

Where does my client see shared documents?

In their customer portal. It is a separate sign-in that carries your logo, where clients can also see their projects, invoices and messages. Shared documents sit there for as long as the switch stays on, so clients can return to them whenever they like.

Can I stop sharing a document later?

Yes. Turn the Visible to customer switch off and the document goes back to being private to your team. It stays filed on the record exactly as before, and you can share it again at any time with the same switch.

Can several people at the client company see shared documents?

Yes. Each contact at a client company can have their own portal login. Anyone with a login for that customer can see the documents you have shared, so the owner, the accountant and the project lead each find the same papers.

Do I still need to email the file?

No. Once the switch is on, the document is waiting in the client's portal. You might send a short note to say it is there, but the file itself lives in one place, so there is no chain of attachments to keep track of later.

Glossary

Document sharing with clients terms, defined

  • Visible to customer

    The switch on a document that decides whether it shows in the client's portal.

  • Customer portal

    A separate, branded sign-in where your clients see what you have shared with them.

  • Private by default

    The rule that a new document is seen by your team only until someone shares it.

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