FileBrowser Quantum is a self-hosted web file manager that provides browser-based access to files with an emphasis on flexible access control, searching, sharing and media handling.
It is a substantial fork of the File Browser project and is designed to remain straightforward to deploy while offering functionality suited to multi-user installations and servers exposing several storage locations. The responsive interface supports both routine file management and more advanced administration without requiring shell access.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports multiple file sources with include and exclude rules.
- Provides OIDC, LDAP, JWT, password with two-factor authentication, and proxy-based login options.
- Offers real-time searching with filters for properties including file and folder sizes.
- Monitors filesystem changes and updates the web interface in real time.
- Generates thumbnails for images, video, office documents, album artwork, and 3D models.
- Displays folder sizes and remembers browsing positions between directories.
- Provides WebDAV access to managed files.
- Offers granular permissions that can be scoped by user, group, and source path.
- Supports configurable public and restricted shares with expiry controls.
- Lets administrators control viewing, editing, and uploading permissions for shared content.
- Includes long-lived API tokens and interactive API documentation through Swagger.
- Provides a text editor, office document previews, and rich media previews.
- Supports themes, branding, activity logging, and starred or pinned files.
- Can archive selected files directly from the web interface.
Website: github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser
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Developer: Graham Steffaniak
License: Apache License 2.0
FileBrowser Quantum is written in Go and TypeScript. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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