Overview

Beyond file syncing and sharing, a new way to organize your files with extensible file properties and flexible views Seafile is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share solution with high performance and reliability. Sync, access, and collaborate on files on your own server or private cloud. The project has 14K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

mobile app.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Mobile & Desktop

Mobile App

Replaces

Related File Management & Sharing Tools

View all 133 →

Syncthing

81K

Open-source continuous file synchronization — peer-to-peer, encrypted, no central server, no cloud account required.

file management MPL-2.0

LocalSend

77K

An open-source, cross-platform alternative to AirDrop — share files between nearby devices over your local network without the cloud.

file management Apache-2.0

MinIO

61K

High-performance, S3-compatible object storage for AI, analytics, and cloud-native workloads. Deploy on-premises or in any cloud with a single binary.

file management AGPL-3.0

Rclone

56K

Command-line tool that syncs, copies, and manages files across 70+ cloud storage providers. The rsync for cloud storage.

file management MIT

AList

49K

File list program that aggregates multiple storage backends into a single web interface with WebDAV support. Mount cloud drives, local storage, and S3 in one place.