12 self-hosted cPanel File Manager alternatives

File Browser is a lightweight web-based file manager to upload, download, edit, and organize files in a specified server directory with user authentication and management.

35.7k stars4k forksApache-2.0last commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted web file browser to manage files, users, access control, sharing links, previews, and fast indexed search with real-time UI updates.

7.5k stars395 forksApache-2.0last commit 18 Jul 2026Actively maintained

OpenMediaVault is a Debian-based network-attached storage (NAS) solution with a web UI, built-in file sharing services, and a modular plugin system for home and small office use.

6.9k stars604 forkslast commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Tiny File Manager is a lightweight single-file PHP web file manager to upload, browse, edit, search, and manage files and folders directly from your browser.

6k stars1.8k forksGPL-3.0last commit 20 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted, open-source web file manager with multi-user access, roles, and chunked uploads. Manage local files or connect external storage like S3 via adapters.

3k stars443 forksMITlast commit 23 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Directory Lister is a PHP directory listing app that exposes web-accessible folders for browsing, searching, README display, hash verification, and zip downloads.

2.5k stars520 forksMITlast commit 2 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Cloud Commander is a web file manager with a two-panel UI, built-in console, and code editor to manage server files and run commands from any browser.

2k stars264 forksMITlast commit 16 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Diskover indexes file systems with Elasticsearch to provide fast file search, metadata analytics, and storage visibility across on-prem, NAS, and cloud storage.

1.8k stars184 forksApache-2.0last commit 19 Feb 2026Actively maintained

Gossa is a lightweight Go web server for browsing, uploading, and streaming files from a directory with a simple, fast UI and optional PWA support.

1.1k stars81 forksMITlast commit 13 Jul 2025Slowing down

IFM is a single-file web-based file manager (PHP + JavaScript) for browsing, editing, uploading, downloading and extracting archives with simple authentication and Docker support.

369 stars70 forksMITlast commit 8 Jun 2026Actively maintained

Mikochi is a minimalist remote file browser for self-hosted servers and NAS. Browse, fuzzy-search, upload, download (tar.gz), manage and stream files via a Go API and Preact frontend.

367 stars16 forksMITlast commit 7 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Responsive PHP web interface to manage and automate game servers, Teamspeak voice servers, webspace and databases with monitoring, REST API and reseller support.

246 stars80 forksGPL-3.0last commit 1 Mar 2026Actively maintained