Baidu Netdisk in English: share page cheat sheet for every box and button
A pan.baidu.com share page exists in Chinese only. Use this cheat sheet to find your way by position: where each thing sits, what it does, and whether you need it. It describes the page as we saw it on 31 October 2026.
Tip: the translate function of your browser gets the long texts right, but it often garbles one-word buttons. Position is more reliable.
Screen 1: the lock
You only see this screen when the share has an extraction code.
| Where | What it is | Do you need it? |
|---|---|---|
| Centre, single text box | Field for the 4-character code | Yes |
| Blue button below the box | Opens the share | Yes |
| Extra box beside a distorted image | Captcha: copy the characters you see | Only when it shows up |
| Small link beside the sharer’s name | Friend request to the sharer | No |
Upper and lower case do not matter in the code. Lost the code? Read Extraction code.
Screen 2: the files
| Where | What it is | Do you need it? |
|---|---|---|
| Header line | Share title, sharing date, expiry date or “never expires” | Useful to see how long the link lives |
| Right of the header | Subscribe, open on another device, report | No |
| Main area | Files and folders, each with a date and a tick box | To look at what is inside |
| Line above the list | Path back to the parent folder | When you are inside a folder |
| Bottom, blue button | Copy the ticked items into your own Baidu storage | Needs a Baidu login |
| Bottom, pale button beside it | Download the ticked items | Needs a Baidu login, and often the desktop app |
| Top right corner | Log in, sign up, get the desktop app, membership offers | Only with a Baidu account |
How far you get without an account
| Action | Without a Baidu account |
|---|---|
| Open the link | Works |
| Enter the code | Works |
| Look through files and folders | Works |
| Save to your own storage | Blocked: login |
| Download | Blocked: login, then usually the desktop app, then a slow free-account speed |
So the page lets you look, but not take. To sign up from abroad, see No Chinese phone number?
The shortcut
You can leave the Chinese page alone. Copy the link into PanPull: it shows you, in your language, how many files the share holds, how big they are together and what the download costs. Then you download in your browser.
More detail on the PanPull blog: Baidu Netdisk in English: how to use a share page.
Have a Baidu link? Check it on PanPull and see the size and price first. Up to 150 MB is free.