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File Browser

★ 30k

Drops a clean web file manager on top of any folder on your server — upload, share, and edit from the browser.

File Browser does the job of Dropbox, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Dropbox bills $12 for it. 30k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Dropbox.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$12
GitHub stars
30k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How File Browser runs

Where it runs

File Browser runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

File Browser questions

Is File Browser open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can File Browser replace Dropbox?

Our verdict on Dropbox Plus is YES. Syncthing (70k stars), File Browser (30k stars), Nextcloud (29k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Dropbox Plus — self-host in one command and stop paying $11.99/mo.

Can I self-host File Browser?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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