File Browser
Self-hosted web file manager for uploading, previewing and editing files in one server folder. Archived in 2026.
These buttons open the developer's own site, repository or store listing in a new tab. wares.gg does not host downloads.
1 more ways to get File Browser
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by The File Browser contributors. Prefer the official page above when it works.
About File Browser
File Browser gives a folder on your server a web interface for uploading, deleting, previewing and editing files. You install it on a server, point it at a path and reach your files from a browser, a small create-your-own-cloud setup.
The project was archived on 2026-09-01 and the last release is 2.63.23. The maintainers state there will be no further releases, bug fixes or security fixes, and two known issue classes, the command runner and non-revocable login sessions, will stay unfixed. They advise keeping it off the open internet, behind a reverse proxy with its own login.
Strengths
- One small binary serves a folder through a web interface
- Upload, delete, preview and edit files from a browser
- Builds for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD
Limitations
- Archived on 2026-09-01; no more bug or security fixes
- Known unfixed flaws in the command runner and session handling
- The maintainers advise against exposing it directly to the internet
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, no longer developed.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The File Browser contributors
- Platforms
- Self-hosted, Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Browsing and sharing files on a home server behind a reverse proxy
- Categories
- File sync, File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (File transfer)
Alternatives to File Browser
Compare allSoftware that can replace File Browser for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
FileBrowser Quantum
A self-hosted web file manager with user management, sharing, file previews and editing.
FileBrowser Quantum adds user, access and share link management, indexed search and Docker packaging, though version 2.0.0 is still in beta and it runs only as a self-hosted web app.
FileGator
A self-hosted, open-source web application for managing and sharing files and folders through a browser.
FileGator gives several users browser access with server-side zip and unzip and Amazon S3 support, but it needs a PHP web server instead of a single small binary.
Cloud Commander
A self-hosted, web-based dual-pane file manager with a built-in console and text editors.
Cloud Commander offers a dual-pane web interface with a built-in console and syntax-highlighting editors, requires Node.js or Docker, and receives frequent releases under the MIT license.
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 that runs on ordinary PHP hosting or Docker, and access to the exposed server files must be secured carefully.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Owlfiles
A cross-platform file manager for local, network, NAS and cloud storage, formerly FE File Explorer.
FileBrowser
An iPhone and iPad file manager for network shares, NAS drives, FTP, WebDAV and cloud storage.
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.
Midnight Commander
Two-panel file manager for the terminal, with an editor and remote access.
muCommander
An open-source, cross-platform dual-pane file manager with remote filesystem, cloud storage and archive support.
