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elFinder

Web file manager with a desktop-style interface

File Sync & Storage ★ 4.8k stars Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

elFinder is an open-source web file manager with a user interface inspired by the macOS Finder. It supports multiple storage backends, drag and drop, and image editing.

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Key features

  • macOS Finder-style UI
  • Multiple storage backends
  • Built-in image editor

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Active community (4.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is elFinder secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect elFinder's latest release (2.1.70). OSV.dev lists 20 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-81889, published 2026-08-31 (44 days ago), fixed in 2.1.70

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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