diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 785debb..531613e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ echo $link->webOutlook();
 // Generate a link to create an event on outlook.office.com calendar
 echo $link->webOffice();
 
-// Generate a data uri for an ics file (for iCal & Outlook)
+// Generate a data URI for an ics file (for iCal & Outlook)
 echo $link->ics();
+echo $link->ics(['URL' => 'https://my-page.com', 'UID' => 'custom-id']); // 
+echo $link->ics([], ['format' => 'file']); // e.g. to attach ics as a file to an email.
 
 // Generate a data URI using arbitrary generator:
 echo $link->formatWith(new \Your\Generator());
diff --git a/src/Generators/Ics.php b/src/Generators/Ics.php
index 3db48e3..35797e7 100644
--- a/src/Generators/Ics.php
+++ b/src/Generators/Ics.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
  */
 class Ics implements Generator
 {
+    public const FORMAT_HTML = 'html';
+    public const FORMAT_FILE = 'file';
+
     /** @var string {@see https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php} */
     protected $dateFormat = 'Ymd';
     /** @var string */
@@ -18,12 +21,17 @@ class Ics implements Generator
     /** @var array<non-empty-string, non-empty-string> */
     protected $options = [];
 
+    /** @var array{format?: self::FORMAT_*} */
+    protected $presentationOptions = [];
+
     /**
-     * @param array<non-empty-string, non-empty-string> $options
+     * @param array<non-empty-string, non-empty-string> $options Optional ICS properties and components
+     * @param array{format?: self::FORMAT_*} $presentationOptions
      */
-    public function __construct(array $options = [])
+    public function __construct(array $options = [], array $presentationOptions = [])
     {
         $this->options = $options;
+        $this->presentationOptions = $presentationOptions;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
@@ -64,7 +72,12 @@ public function generate(Link $link): string
         $url[] = 'END:VEVENT';
         $url[] = 'END:VCALENDAR';
 
-        return $this->buildLink($url);
+        $format = $this->presentationOptions['format'] ?? self::FORMAT_HTML;
+
+        return match ($format) {
+            'file' => $this->buildFile($url),
+            default => $this->buildLink($url),
+        };
     }
 
     protected function buildLink(array $propertiesAndComponents): string
@@ -72,6 +85,11 @@ protected function buildLink(array $propertiesAndComponents): string
         return 'data:text/calendar;charset=utf8;base64,'.base64_encode(implode("\r\n", $propertiesAndComponents));
     }
 
+    protected function buildFile(array $propertiesAndComponents): string
+    {
+        return implode("\r\n", $propertiesAndComponents);
+    }
+
     /** @see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545.html#section-3.3.11 */
     protected function escapeString(string $field): string
     {
diff --git a/src/Link.php b/src/Link.php
index 821b0e3..e584e0c 100644
--- a/src/Link.php
+++ b/src/Link.php
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ public function google(): string
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array<non-empty-string, non-empty-string> $options
+     * @param array<non-empty-string, non-empty-string> $options ICS specific properties and components
+     * @param array{format?: \Spatie\CalendarLinks\Generators\Ics::FORMAT_*} $presentationOptions
      * @return string
      */
-    public function ics(array $options = []): string
+    public function ics(array $options = [], array $presentationOptions = []): string
     {
-        return $this->formatWith(new Ics($options));
+        return $this->formatWith(new Ics($options, $presentationOptions));
     }
 
     public function yahoo(): string
diff --git a/tests/Generators/IcsGeneratorTest.php b/tests/Generators/IcsGeneratorTest.php
index 11e2431..edaff03 100644
--- a/tests/Generators/IcsGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Generators/IcsGeneratorTest.php
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ class IcsGeneratorTest extends TestCase
      * @param array $options @see \Spatie\CalendarLinks\Generators\Ics::__construct
      * @return \Spatie\CalendarLinks\Generator
      */
-    protected function generator(array $options = []): Generator
+    protected function generator(array $options = [], array $presentationOptions = []): Generator
     {
-        // extend base class just to make output more readable and simplify reviewing of the snapshot diff
-        return new class($options) extends Ics {
-            protected function buildLink(array $propertiesAndComponents): string
-            {
-                return implode("\r\n", $propertiesAndComponents);
-            }
-        };
+        $presentationOptions['format'] ??= Ics::FORMAT_FILE;
+
+        return new Ics($options, $presentationOptions);
     }
 
     protected function linkMethodName(): string
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ protected function linkMethodName(): string
     public function it_can_generate_an_ics_link_with_custom_uid(): void
     {
         $this->assertMatchesSnapshot(
-            $this->generator(['UID' => 'random-uid'])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
+            $this->generator(['UID' => 'random-uid', ['format' => Ics::FORMAT_FILE]])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
         );
     }
 
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ public function it_can_generate_an_ics_link_with_custom_uid(): void
     public function it_has_a_product_id(): void
     {
         $this->assertMatchesSnapshot(
-            $this->generator(['PRODID' => 'Spatie calendar-links'])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
+            $this->generator(['PRODID' => 'Spatie calendar-links'], ['format' => Ics::FORMAT_FILE])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
         );
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +46,15 @@ public function it_has_a_product_id(): void
     public function it_has_a_product_dtstamp(): void
     {
         $this->assertMatchesSnapshot(
-            $this->generator(['DTSTAMP' => '20180201T090000Z'])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
+            $this->generator(['DTSTAMP' => '20180201T090000Z'], ['format' => Ics::FORMAT_FILE])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_generates_base64_encoded_link_for_html(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertMatchesSnapshot(
+            $this->generator([], ['format' => Ics::FORMAT_FILE])->generate($this->createShortEventLink())
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Generators/__snapshots__/IcsGeneratorTest__it_generates_base64_encoded_link_for_html__1.txt b/tests/Generators/__snapshots__/IcsGeneratorTest__it_generates_base64_encoded_link_for_html__1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4639dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Generators/__snapshots__/IcsGeneratorTest__it_generates_base64_encoded_link_for_html__1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data:text/calendar;charset=utf8;base64,QkVHSU46VkNBTEVOREFSDQpWRVJTSU9OOjIuMA0KUFJPRElEOlNwYXRpZSBjYWxlbmRhci1saW5rcw0KQkVHSU46VkVWRU5UDQpVSUQ6OTRhYjc1YWRkODRhNjdjMDE5ZWFlNTc1Mzk2NTgwMzYNClNVTU1BUlk6QmlydGhkYXkNCkRUU1RBTVA6MjAxODAyMDFUMDkwMDAwWg0KRFRTVEFSVDoyMDE4MDIwMVQwOTAwMDBaDQpEVEVORDoyMDE4MDIwMVQxODAwMDBaDQpERVNDUklQVElPTjpXaXRoIGJhbGxvb25zXCwgY2xvd25zIGFuZCBzdHVmZlxuQnJpbmcgYSBkb2dcLCBicmluZyBhIGZyb2cNCkxPQ0FUSU9OOlBhcnR5IExhbmUgMUFcLCAxMzM3IEZ1bnRvd24NCkVORDpWRVZFTlQNCkVORDpWQ0FMRU5EQVI=
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