filebrowser
From public sourcesFile Browser is a self-hosted web file manager for uploading, previewing, editing and sharing files in a chosen directory on your server, under Apache-2.0.
Overview
File Browser is a self-hosted web file manager that gives you a browser interface to a directory on your server. Instead of relying on a hosted cloud service, you can point it at a folder and manage its contents from any browser, with the ability to upload, delete, preview and edit files.
It works as a simple create-your-own-cloud setup: you install it on a machine you control, direct it to a path, and access your files through the web UI. It is released under the Apache License 2.0, and its web interface is built with Vue and Material Design.
The project is archived as of 2026-09-01, so no further releases or security fixes will be published. Its maintainers advise against exposing it directly to the internet, recommending a reverse proxy that handles TLS and authentication, keeping the command runner disabled, and running it unprivileged in a container with only the intended directory mounted.
- file-browser
- file-manager
- file-sharing
- file-storage
- go
- material-design
- self-hosted
- vue
Installation
Commands are shown, never run by the marketplace. Check them against the official documentation.- Official release filesFrom public sourcesfrom the latest official releasegithub.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/tag/v2.63.23 ↗
- Build from sourceFrom public sourcesfrom catalog metadata
Build from source: no validated build recipe — follow the repository instructions.
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser ↗
Compatibility
Unknown means no evidence was found — not that the product is incompatible.| Platform | Status | Architecture | Evidence | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web browser | Unknown | — | — | — |
| Server / self-hosted | Compatible | x86 | official build in release v2.63.23: freebsd-386-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 |
| Compatible | x86_64 | official build in release v2.63.23: freebsd-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 | |
| Compatible | arm64 | official build in release v2.63.23: freebsd-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 | |
| Container (OCI) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| Windows | Compatible | x86 | official build in release v2.63.23: windows-386-filebrowser.zip | 0.70 |
| Compatible | x86_64 | official build in release v2.63.23: windows-amd64-filebrowser.zip | 0.70 | |
| Compatible | arm64 | official build in release v2.63.23: windows-arm64-filebrowser.zip | 0.70 | |
| macOS | Compatible | arm64 | official build in release v2.63.23: darwin-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 |
| Compatible | x86_64 | official build in release v2.63.23: darwin-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 | |
| Linux | Compatible | x86 | official build in release v2.63.23: linux-386-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 |
| Compatible | x86_64 | official build in release v2.63.23: linux-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 | |
| Compatible | arm64 | official build in release v2.63.23: linux-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 | |
| Compatible | — | official build in release v2.63.23: linux-armv5-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.60 | |
| Compatible | armv7 | official build in release v2.63.23: linux-armv7-filebrowser.tar.gz | 0.70 |
Releases
checked Oct 29, 2026Files in 2.63.23
The marketplace does not host these files: downloads go to the official source. Files have not been scanned by us.
| File | Platform | Size | SHA-256 | Download from the official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| darwin-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | macos · x86_64 · tarball | 15.2 MB | 6117f440538d… | Official source ↗ |
| darwin-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | macos · arm64 · tarball | 14.6 MB | b7d451cb6e31… | Official source ↗ |
| freebsd-386-filebrowser.tar.gz | server · x86 · tarball | 14.5 MB | dd16bb9cfc3a… | Official source ↗ |
| freebsd-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | server · x86_64 · tarball | 15 MB | 6a559d6c8a3b… | Official source ↗ |
| freebsd-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | server · arm64 · tarball | 14.1 MB | b5f063d4ecbc… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-386-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · x86 · tarball | 14.6 MB | 3c9202ef93e7… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · x86_64 · tarball | 15 MB | b14db2bb8033… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · arm64 · tarball | 14.1 MB | c55b3450b6ac… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-armv5-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · tarball | 14.5 MB | ba9b4121fb99… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-armv6-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · tarball | 14.5 MB | 2c43e09c0688… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-armv7-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · armv7 · tarball | 14.5 MB | dee508c90f30… | Official source ↗ |
| linux-riscv64-filebrowser.tar.gz | linux · tarball | 14.4 MB | b5ee7d36e42a… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-386-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 14.5 MB | ec037ba044df… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 15 MB | d030fe0e8f1d… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-arm64-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 14.1 MB | 38984e3e7cc9… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-armv5-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 14.5 MB | 78a43557a787… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-armv6-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 14.5 MB | c3890e1988be… | Official source ↗ |
| openbsd-armv7-filebrowser.tar.gz | Unknown | 14.4 MB | 340e6eb41384… | Official source ↗ |
| windows-386-filebrowser.zip | windows · x86 · zip | 14.9 MB | aa68ce70a44c… | Official source ↗ |
| windows-amd64-filebrowser.zip | windows · x86_64 · zip | 15.3 MB | fdb1d86dfaff… | Official source ↗ |
| windows-arm64-filebrowser.zip | windows · arm64 · zip | 14.2 MB | 3998f521d275… | Official source ↗ |
| filebrowser_2.63.23_checksums.txt | checksums | 2 KB | 05902029e8ba… | Official source ↗ |
Release history
- v2.63.22Jul 27, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.21Jul 26, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.20Jul 25, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.19Jul 25, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.18Jul 4, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.17Jun 27, 2026Official source ↗
- v2.63.16Jun 23, 2026Official source ↗
Quality profile
algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 15, 2026Quality Score69
Risk Score40
Quality Score and Risk Score are different measures. A high score does not guarantee safety.
Score components
Maintenance · 200
Documentation · 1515
Ready to use · 156
Metadata · 108
Releases · 1010
Category confidence · 1010
Adoption · 1010
License clarity · 55
Community · 55
License
Apache-2.0This is the catalog policy status, not legal advice.
Sources
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowserPrimaryarchived★ 35,889 starslast activity Jul 31, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00
Reviews
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From filebrowser/filebrowser · license Apache-2.0 · fetched Oct 29, 2026[!WARNING]
File Browser is archived on 2026-09-01. The last planned release has already shipped. There will be no further releases, bug fixes, or security fixes.
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview and edit your files. It is a create-your-own-cloud-kind of software where you can just install it on your server, direct it to a path and access your files through a nice web interface.
Background: Goodbye File Browser, for Real This Time, July 2026.
Security
Published advisories are listed under security advisories, and reporting instructions are in SECURITY.md. Two known issue classes remain unaddressed and will not be fixed:
- Command execution, runner, and hooks. This feature is plagued with vulnerabilities across many published advisories, and would need a full rewrite to be made safe. It is disabled by default; if you re-enable it with
--disable-exec=false, treat the ability to run commands as equivalent to shell access on the host. Background: #5199. - Session and JWT handling. Sessions are self-contained JWTs rather than server-side identifiers, so they cannot be revoked, which means that logout, password changes, and renewal leave previously issued tokens valid until they expire, and the same refresh token can be redeemed repeatedly. Assume a leaked token is valid until expiry. Background: #5216.
If you keep running File Browser, treat it as unmaintained software:
- Do not expose it directly to the internet. Put it behind a reverse proxy that terminates TLS and performs its own authentication.
- Keep the command runner disabled. It is off by default, so leave it off. See #5199 and
docs/command-execution.md. - Run it unprivileged, inside a container, with only the directory you intend to serve mounted into it.
Documentation
Documentation on how to install, configure, and build this project lives in docs in this repository.
CONTRIBUTING.md documents how to build and develop the project, which remains useful to anyone forking it.
License
Apache License 2.0 © File Browser Contributors