# Puter

> Puter is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the file sync & storage category. Web-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible. It has 43,656 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Dropbox.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter |
| Website | https://puter.com/ |
| Demo | https://puter.com/ |
| GitHub stars | 43,656 |
| Forks | 4,068 |
| Open issues | 9 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Categories | File Sync & Storage, Remote Access |
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,363 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | 26.10 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Created | Mar 3, 2024 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: desktop, desktop-environment, osjs, web-desktop, webtop, cloud-os, web-os, javascript, cloud, os

## Install

Puter ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter for the image name and environment variables.

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## Puter replaces

- [Dropbox alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/dropbox): A cloud file hosting service that syncs folders across devices.

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