Open Source File Management Software
File Management software organizes, stores, and transfers digital documents and media across different storage locations. These tools provide interfaces to upload, delete, and preview files while supporting various network protocols for data movement. This type of software serves users who need to coordinate large libraries of documents or manage peer to peer transfers. Self-hosting these apps ensures that sensitive documents and private media remain on local hardware. This approach removes reliance on external hosting services for managing directory structures and file sharing workflows.
This page lists 42 open source tools in the File Management category. The most popular are copyparty, qBittorrent and Spacedrive. Most use the MIT or AGPL-3.0 license, and 32 offer an official Docker image.
copyparty
Portable file server providing resumable uploads and downloads via web browsers and multiple network protocols.
qBittorrent
A cross platform BitTorrent client that uses libtorrent to manage peer to peer file transfers.
Spacedrive
A cross-platform file manager that indexes local disks, cloud storage, and external data sources via P2P sync.
File Browser
Manage files within a specified directory through a web interface to upload, delete, preview and edit.
Cloudreve
Self-hosted file management and sharing system with support for multiple local and remote storage providers.
ConvertX
A self-hosted file conversion service that supports over a thousand different formats for various media types.
AB Download Manager
Manage and organize file downloads with support for queues, scheduling, and browser integration across multiple platforms.
Transmission
A BitTorrent client for downloading and sharing files via the peer to peer protocol.
Electerm
A multi-protocol terminal and remote access client supporting ssh, sftp, rdp, vnc, and serial port connections.
Filestash
A storage agnostic file manager that connects to various protocols and backends via a plugin system.
alt-sendme
Transfer files and folders directly between devices using peer to peer networking without cloud storage.
miniserve
A self contained command line tool to serve files and directories over HTTP via a web interface.
BoxPlayer
Manage multiple cloud storage accounts and media servers in a unified interface with intelligent library scraping.
Sigma File Manager
Manage files and folders on Windows and Linux with smart search, split views, and extensible plugins.
BleachBit
Cleans disk space and protects privacy by deleting cache, cookies, history, and temporary files from applications.
Tiny File Manager
A single-file PHP application for managing server files and folders directly through a web browser.
Xplorer
A cross-platform file manager with integrated AI search, Git tools, and a customizable extension system.
FlyingCarpet
Transfer files between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows using ad hoc WiFi without network infrastructure.
TagSpaces
Organize and manage local files using a privacy focused tagging system that works entirely offline.
compressO
Reduce the file size of videos and images using a cross platform desktop compression utility.
pyLoad
Automate downloads from one-click hosters and cloud drives using a lightweight Python based manager.
PicList
Manage image hosting and cloud storage with support for batch renaming, image processing, and markdown integration.
FileGator
A self-hosted web application for managing files and folders across local and cloud storage adapters.
PicoShare
A minimalist self-hosted web application for sharing files of any size and type via direct links.
lrcget
Mass download synchronized LRC lyrics for offline music libraries by scanning local directories for audio files.
Chibisafe
A self-hosted file uploader service for sharing files, photos, and snippets via shareable links.
AriaNg-Native
A desktop frontend for aria2 that provides a native application interface for managing download tasks.
Directory Lister
Expose the contents of web accessible folders for browsing and sharing with a zero configuration setup.
ExifCleaner
Removes metadata from images, videos, and PDFs to protect privacy across multiple file formats.
WR.DO
Manage short links, temporary email addresses, subdomains, and file storage through a single self-hosted platform.
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