IFM
IFM is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Managers category, licensed MIT and written mainly in PHP. It has 370 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Aug 20, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 370
- Forks
- 71
- Open issues
- 4
- Commits, last 12 months
- 29
- Last commit
- Aug 20, 2026
- Latest release
- v4.1.2Aug 20, 2026
- Created
- Dec 16, 2013
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Aug 20, 2026, 29 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Aug 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 29 |
| Latest release | v4.1.2 (Aug 20, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 2 |
| Releases, all time | 10 |
| Open issues | 4 |
| Open pull requests | 6 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Dec 16, 2013 |
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About IFM
Single script file manager.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/misterunknown/ifm.
Topics
- ifm
- php
- filemanager
- html
- javascript
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Is IFM free and open source?
Yes. IFM is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run IFM with Docker?
IFM does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to IFM?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to IFM include copyparty, Filestash and miniserve.
Is IFM actively maintained?
The most recent commit to IFM was on Aug 20, 2026 with 29 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v4.1.2, published Aug 20, 2026. It had 4 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.