Founded in June 2006 by Derek Labian and Tom Langridge, the company provides client software for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10, and web browsers.

[6] MediaFire's free account service does not require download activity in order to preserve files, and is thus often suitable as a backup only solution.

[7] MediaFire originally released Android (January 2013) and iOS (July 2012) clients based on the Appcelerator framework and updated them with native versions in 2014.

The mobile apps provide importing of photos and video taken on the device, and remote access to the contents of your MediaFire account.

Additional features include file and folder sharing, notifications, screen capture, and selective syncing.