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.

ProjectSend

Secure Document Sharing

A self-hosted client portal for sharing files privately with clients, partners, and teams on your own server.

1.9k StarsWeb App / Server

Plik

File Management

A self-hosted temporary file upload system featuring end-to-end encryption and multiple storage backend options.

1.8k StarsWeb App / Server

CookCLI

Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)

Command line tools and an embedded web server for managing recipes using the Cooklang format.

1.3k StarsWeb App / Server

Transmute

File Management

Self hosted file conversion and compression tool for images, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, subtitles, and fonts.

1.2k StarsWeb App / Server

Uguu

File Management

A lightweight temporary file hosting and sharing platform supporting drag and drop and API uploads.

1.2k StarsWeb App / Server

Rustypaste

File Management

A minimal self-hosted file upload and pastebin service for sharing text and files via URLs.

1.2k StarsWeb App / Server

XBackBone

Cloud File Sync & Share

Self-hosted file and media sharing platform with integrated support for ShareX and various storage backends.

1.2k StarsWeb App / Server

Gossa

Media Servers

A lightweight web server for file management and multimedia streaming with a minimal web interface.

1.1k StarsWeb App / Server

FileRise

File Management

Self-hosted web file manager and storage hub with granular access controls, WebDAV support, and folder encryption.

991 StarsWeb App / Server

Twake Drive

Cloud File Sync & Share

Manage and share files and folders through a web interface with encrypted storage and on-premises deployment.

978 StarsWeb App / Server

Quickshare

File Management

A self-hosted file sharing server for transferring files and folders between different devices via browser.

633 StarsWeb App / Server

Firefiles

Cloud File Sync & Share

A self-hosted file management interface for organizing and sharing files stored across various cloud storage providers.

371 StarsWeb App / Server
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