Alternatives to FileBrowser Quantum
A self-hosted web file manager with user management, sharing, file previews and editing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
FileBrowser Quantum
A self-hosted web file manager with user management, sharing, file previews and editing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as FileBrowser Quantum.
FileGator
A self-hosted, open-source web application for managing and sharing files and folders through a browser.
FileGator is an open-source multi-user web file manager that runs on PHP, adding server-side zip handling and Amazon S3 storage support.
Cloud Commander
A self-hosted, web-based dual-pane file manager with a built-in console and text editors.
Cloud Commander is an MIT-licensed web file manager with a dual-pane layout, built-in console and editors, running on Node.js or Docker with optional authorization.
Tiny File Manager
A single-file PHP web file manager that you drop onto a server to manage files in a browser.
Tiny File Manager is a single PHP file dropped onto a web host or run in Docker, a simpler option without the indexed search of FileBrowser Quantum.
Also worth comparing
These listings name FileBrowser Quantum as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
copyparty
A portable self-hosted file server in a single file, with resumable uploads, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP.
FileBrowser Quantum is a self-hosted web file manager with user management, share links and indexed search, but it lacks copyparty's built-in WebDAV, SFTP and FTP servers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
FileBrowser
An iPhone and iPad file manager for network shares, NAS drives, FTP, WebDAV and cloud storage.
Owlfiles
A cross-platform file manager for local, network, NAS and cloud storage, formerly FE File Explorer.
TagSpaces
An offline file organizer that adds color-coded tags to files and folders without a database.
Spacedrive
Cross-device file explorer built on a distributed virtual filesystem.