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Directory Lister vs IFM: catalog facts
Directory Lister	IFM
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Copy-and-run installation File hashes and README rendering	Single file deployment on any PHP host Built-in code editor and archive extraction
Browsing and downloading only, no uploads Requires PHP 8.2 or later	Basic authentication only Requires several PHP extensions
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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