# Best self-hosted File Managers apps

> Browser-based file managers for browsing, uploading and editing files on a server. Handy for NAS boxes and VPS administration. The most popular self-hosted file managers apps on GitHub are copyparty, Filestash and miniserve. appsgit lists 13 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 13 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 13 |
| Most starred | copyparty (46,912 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 8 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/file-managers |

## All 13 File Managers apps

- [copyparty](https://appsgit.com/apps/copyparty): Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no… (46,912 stars, MIT, Python)
- [Filestash](https://appsgit.com/apps/filestash): Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive. (14,760 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [miniserve](https://appsgit.com/apps/miniserve): CLI tool to serve files and dirs over HTTP. (7,890 stars, MIT, Rust)
- [Tiny File Manager](https://appsgit.com/apps/tiny-file-manager): Web based File Manager in PHP, simple, fast and small file manager with a single file. (5,977 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP)
- [TagSpaces](https://appsgit.com/apps/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… (5,303 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript)
- [FileGator](https://appsgit.com/apps/filegator): FileGator is a powerful multi-user file manager with a single page front-end. (3,081 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Directory Lister](https://appsgit.com/apps/directory-lister): Simple PHP based directory lister that lists a directory and all its sub-directories and allows you to navigate there within. (2,535 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Apaxy](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (1,928 stars, GPL-3.0, Shell, Docker)
- [Sync-in](https://appsgit.com/apps/sync-in): File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients. (1,789 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [FileRise](https://appsgit.com/apps/filerise): Web file manager with uploads, tagging, share links, gallery/table views, and an in-browser editor. (1,019 stars, MIT, JavaScript, Docker)
- [mikochi](https://appsgit.com/apps/mikochi): Browse remote folders, upload files, delete, rename, download and stream files to VLC/mpv. (377 stars, MIT, JavaScript, Docker)
- [IFM](https://appsgit.com/apps/ifm): Single script file manager. (370 stars, MIT, PHP)
- [Flare](https://appsgit.com/apps/flare): A nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. Offers OCR search and more. (136 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)

## Related categories

- [Groupware & Calendars](https://appsgit.com/categories/groupware-calendars): Shared calendars, contacts and collaboration suites. Sync schedules and address books across devices with CalDAV and CardDAV servers you run.
- [File Sync & Storage](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sync-storage): Private cloud storage and file synchronization across devices. A self-hosted alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive.
- [Media Servers](https://appsgit.com/categories/media-servers): Video and multimedia servers and live streaming software. Stream movies, shows and live video to your devices, like a free Plex or YouTube.
- [File Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sharing): Quick file upload and sharing services plus peer-to-peer clients. Send large files with expiring links, like a private WeTransfer.
- [Object Storage](https://appsgit.com/categories/object-storage): S3-compatible object stores, registries and file servers. Store large amounts of data on your own hardware or private cloud.
- [URL Shorteners](https://appsgit.com/categories/url-shorteners): Link shorteners with click statistics on your own domain. A private alternative to bit.ly.

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