Ebooks, presets, templates, music, print-at-home patterns – anything you deliver as a file can be sold in your store. Attach the file to a product and buyers get it as soon as they've paid, with nothing for you to pack or post.

## Attach files to a variant

Digital files are attached per variant, so you can sell the same product in different formats – a PDF and an EPUB, a low-res and a high-res pack – each as its own option.

1. Open the product and scroll down to the **Variants** table. A product with no options still has one row there, called **Default Variant**.
2. Click the small edit icon at the left of the variant's row (next to the file and image icons). A panel slides in from the right.
3. In that panel, find the **Digital Attachments** card and click **Add Digital Attachment**. A file field appears — choose the file and wait for the progress bar to finish.
4. Repeat for every file the variant should carry, then click **Save** at the top of the product page. The row's file icon turns highlighted once a variant has files attached.

Any file type works — PDF, ZIP, EPUB, PNG, JPG, TIFF, MP3, MP4 and so on — up to 2 GB per file. If your file type is greyed out in the file picker, switch the picker to "All files"; zipping the file also works.

> **Tip:** Elliot can do this for you too — send the file in the chat and ask Elliot to attach it to the variant.

Fill in the rest of the product exactly as you would for a physical one: a good name, a clear description, a cover image. Shoppers still buy with their eyes, even when there's nothing to hold – see [Add a product](/help/products/add-a-product).

## Turn off shipping

Each variant has a **Shippable** setting, which controls whether it needs a shipping method and a delivery address at checkout. Switch it off for anything delivered as a file.

> **Tip:** This is the step people forget. A digital product left as shippable asks the buyer for a postal address and can add a shipping charge to a download – an easy way to lose the sale at the last screen.

## What the customer gets

Your product page tells shoppers it's a digital product and that they'll be able to download it after purchase. Once the order is paid, the files appear on their order page under **Digital Assets**, ready to download.

## Mixing digital and physical

A store can sell both, and even a single product can have a digital variant alongside a physical one – a printed book and its ebook, say. Get the Shippable setting right on each variant and checkout handles the rest: a cart with only digital items skips shipping, while a mixed cart still collects an address for the physical part.

## FAQ

### Do I need to fulfill a digital order?

No. Once payment goes through, the buyer can download straight away. The order still appears in [your orders](/help/orders/manage-orders) so you have the record.

### Can I sell more than one file as a single product?

Yes. A variant can carry several files – a bundle of presets, a pattern plus its instructions – and the buyer gets all of them.

### Can I update a file after people have bought it?

Upload the new version to the variant and it's what future buyers get. Existing customers who need the update are worth emailing.

### Do digital products need stock?

Not usually – a file doesn't run out. Leave stock unlimited unless you're deliberately selling a limited number of copies.

### What about tax on digital goods?

Digital sales are taxed differently in many places, especially in the EU. Check [Set up taxes](/help/payments/taxes) and, if you sell across borders, take advice on the rules that apply.

## What's next

- Set up each format as its own option with [Set up product variants](/help/products/product-variants).
- Make sure checkout looks right in [Customize your checkout](/help/payments/checkout-settings).
- Get your tax treatment right in [Set up taxes](/help/payments/taxes).