Distributed filesystems
- Camlistore - A set of open source formats, protocols, and software for modeling, storing, searching, sharing and synchronizing data.
- Ceph - Distributed object store and file system.
- DRBD - Distributed Replicated Block Device.
- LeoFS - Unstructured object/data storage and a highly available, distributed, eventually consistent storage system.
- GlusterFS - Scale-out network-attached storage file system.
- Go IPFS - Implementation of IPFS, a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem that seeks to connect all computing devices with the same system of files.
- HDFS - Distributed, scalable, and portable file-system written in Java for the Hadoop framework.
- Lustre - Parallel distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing.
- MooseFS - Fault tolerant, network distributed file system.
- MogileFS - Application level, network distributed file system.
- OpenAFS - Distributed network file system with read-only replicas and multi-OS support.
- Ori Filesystem - A Secure Distributed File System built for offline operation.
- Swift - A highly available, distributed, eventually consistent object/blob store.
- SheepDog - A distributed Blockdevice, Rest, QEMU and distributed Filesystem storage.
- TahoeLAFS - secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant, peer-to-peer distributed data store and distributed file system.
- XtreemFS - XtreemFS is a fault-tolerant distributed file system for all storage needs.
File transfer/synchronization
- Git Annex - File synchronization between computers, servers, external drives. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0Haskell - Gossa - Gossa is a light and simple webserver for your files.
MITGo - Kinto - Kinto is a minimalist JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilities. (Source Code)
Apache-2.0Python - Nextcloud - Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms. (Demo, Source Code)
AGPL-3.0PHP - OpenSSH/SFTP - Secure File Transfer Program. (Source Code)
BSD-2-ClauseC - ownCloud - All-in-one solution for saving, synchronizing, viewing, editing and sharing files, calendars, address books and more. (Source Code, Clients)
AGPL-3.0PHP - Pydio - Turn any web server into a powerful file management system and an alternative to mainstream cloud storage providers. (Source Code)
AGPL-3.0PHP - Samba - Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix. It provides secure, stable and fast file and print services for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0C - Seafile - File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-2.0C - SparkleShare - Self hosted, instant, secure file sync. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0C# - Syncany - Secure file sync software for arbitrary storage backends, an open-source cloud storage and filesharing application. Securely synchronize your files to any kind of storage.
GPL-3.0Java - Syncthing - Syncthing is an open source peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool. (Source Code)
MPL-2.0Go - Unison - Unison is a file-synchronization tool for OSX, Unix, and Windows.
GPL-3.0OCaml - Z-Push - Implementation of Microsoft’s ActiveSync protocol. (Source Code)
AGPL-3.0PHP
Peer-to-peer filesharing
- bittorrent-tracker - Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client and server) implementation. (Source Code)
MITNodejs - cloud-torrent - Torrent Web Client with HTTP retrievable or streamable downloaded files.
AGPL-3.0Go - Dat Project - Powerful decentralized file sharing applications built from a large ecosystem of modules. (Source Code)
MITNodejs - FilePizza - Peer-to-peer file transfers in your browser. (Source Code)
BSD-3-ClauseNodejs - Firefox Send - A file sharing experiment which allows you to send encrypted files to other users.
MPL-2.0Nodejs - instant.io - Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent. (Demo)
MITNodejs - Magnetico - Magnetico is the first autonomous (self-hosted) BitTorrent DHT search engine suite that is designed for end-users.
AGPL-3.0Python - Magnetissimo - Search engine that indexes all popular torrent sites.
MITElixir - Opentracker - Open and free bittorrent tracker. It aims for minimal resource usage and is intended to run at your wlan router. (Source Code)
BeerwareC - peerflix-server - Downloads torrent files and provides a direct link download or a direct link stream.
MITNodejs - qBittorrent - Free cross-platform bittorrent client with a feature rich Web UI for remote access. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0C++ - rartracker - Complete private bittorrent tracker.
WTFPLPHP - Reep - In-browser peer-to-peer file transfer and streaming made easy. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0Nodejs - Transmission - Fast, easy, Free Bittorrent client. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0C
Object storage/file servers
- Minio - Minio is an open source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 APIs. (Source Code)
Apache-2.0Go - Zenko CloudServer - Zenko CloudServer, an open-source Node.js implementation of a server handling the Amazon S3 protocol. (Source Code)
Apache-2.0Nodejs
Single-click/drag-n-drop upload
- BoZoN - Minimalist Drag and drop file sharing app.
AGPL-3.0PHP - Coquelicot - Coquelicot is a “one-click” file sharing web application with a focus on protecting users’ privacy. (Source Code)
AGPL-3.0Ruby - droppy - droppy is a self-hosted cloud server with an interface similar to desktop file managers and has capabilities to edit files on-the-fly as well as view and playback media directly in the browser. (Demo)
BSD-2-ClauseNodejs - FileShelter - FileShelter is a self-hosted software that allows you to easily share files over the Internet. (Demo)
GPL-3.0C++ - Files Sharing - Open Source and self-hosted files sharing application based on unique and temporary links.
GPL-3.0PHP - img.bi - img.bi is a secure image hosting. Images are encrypted using AES-256 with random key in browser before upload.
GPL-3.0Nodejs - ipfs.pics - ipfs.pics is a distributed image hosting website.
AGPL-3.0PHP - Jirafeau - Jirafeau is a web site permitting to upload a file in a simple way and give an unique link to it. (Demo)
AGPL-3.0PHP - linx - File sharing application and pastebin with API, auto-expiry, deletion keys, and web seed support. (Demo)
GPL-3.0Go - lufi - Let's Upload that FIle, client-side encrypted. (Demo, Source Code)
AGPL-3.0Perl - lutim - Let's Upload That Image.
AGPL-3.0Perl - Nimbus - Drag-and-drop shortlink file sharer for OS X.
MITPython - OnionShare - Securely and anonymously share a file of any size.
GPL-2.0Python - PictShare - PictShare is a multi lingual, open source image hosting service with a simple resizing and upload API. (Demo, Source Code)
Apache-2.0PHP - Plik - Plik is a scalable and friendly temporary file upload system. (Demo)
MITGo - Pomf - Simple file uploading and sharing, source for the now shut down site Pomf.se.
MITPHP - ProjectSend - Upload files and assign them to specific clients you create. Give access to those files to your clients. (Source Code)
GPL-2.0PHP - PsiTransfer - Simple open source self-hosted file sharing solution with robust up-/download-resume and password protection.
BSD-2-ClauseNodejs - Sharry - Share files easily over the internet between authenticated and anonymous users (both ways) with resumable up- and downloads. (Demo)
GPL-3.0Scala/Java - Uguu - Stores files and deletes after X amount of time. (Source Code)
MITPHP - Up1 - Client-side Encrypted Image Host.
MITNodejs - uPste - Private file hosting application with an emphasis on serving technology communities. (Source Code)
AGPL-3.0PHP - XBackBone - A simple, fast, lightweight and powerful ShareX (a free and open-source screenshot utility for Windows) PHP backend.
AGPL-3.0PHP - YouTransfer - YouTransfer is a simple but elegant self-hosted file transfer and sharing solution. (Demo, Source Code)
Apache-2.0Nodejs
Command-line file upload
- Beauties - Minimalist file sharing written in Go, to be used primarily from Unix shell (e.g. with curl). Can be built as a Debian package for easy install.
MITGo - transfer.sh - Easy file sharing from the command line. (Source Code)
MITGo
Web based file managers
- Apaxy - Theme built to enhance the experience of browsing web directories, using the mod_autoindex Apache module and some CSS to override the default style of a directory listing. (Source Code)
UnlicenseHTML - DirectoryLister - Simple PHP based directory lister that lists a directory and all it's sub-directories and allows you to navigate there within. (Source Code)
MITPHP - Encode Explorer - Encode Explorer is a single page file browser, it is simple and functional. (Demo, Source Code)
MITPHP - explorer - Highly-configurable directory listing made with nodejs. (Source Code)
MITNodejs - filebrowser - Web File Manager which can be used as a middleware or standalone app. (Source Code)
Apache-2.0Go/VueJS - goBrowser - Simple http file browser. (Source Code)
GPL-3.0Go - h5ai - Modern file indexer for HTTP web servers with focus on your files. Directories are displayed in a appealing way and browsing them is enhanced by different views, a breadcrumb and a tree overview. (Demo, Source Code)
MITPHP - IFM - Single script file manager.
MITPHP - ResourceSpace - ResourceSpace open source digital asset management software is the simple, fast, and free way to organise your digital assets. (Demo, Source Code)
OtherPHP - s3server - Simple HTTP interface to index and browse files in a public S3 or Google Cloud Storage bucket. (Demo)
MITGo - Sprut.io - 2 panel file manager with drag and drop features, code editor, text search, hotkeys. (Demo, Source Code)
GPL-3.0Python - Surfer - Simple static file server with webui to manage files.
MITNodejs - TagSpaces - TagSpaces is an offline, cross-platform file manager and organiser that also can function as a note taking app. The WebDAV version of the application can be installed on top of a WebDAV servers such as Nextcloud or ownCloud. (Demo, Source Code)
AGPL-3.0Javascript
