Best Self-Hosted Files & Storage Apps

Stirling-PDF Files & Storage

Active

Web-based toolkit to split, merge, convert, OCR, sign and edit PDFs entirely on your own server.

Replaces Adobe Acrobat, iLovePDF, Smallpdf

Syncthing Files & Storage

Active

Continuous peer-to-peer file synchronization

Replaces Dropbox, Resilio Sync

Paperless-ngx Files & Storage

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Scans, OCRs, indexes, and archives your physical documents into a searchable digital archive — for the paperless office.

Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink, Mayan EDMS

Nextcloud Files & Storage

Active

Self-hosted content collaboration platform for files, calendar, contacts, and office docs — a private cloud for individuals and teams.

Replaces Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft 365

Nextcloud Files & Storage

Active

Self-hosted content collaboration platform

Replaces Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft 365

File Browser Files & Storage

Active

Simple web-based file manager for browsing, uploading and sharing files on your server.

Replaces Dropbox, Google Drive

Karakeep Notes & Docs

Active

Bookmark-everything app for links, notes, and images with AI auto-tagging and full-text search — a self-hosted read-later.

Replaces Pocket, Raindrop.io, Instapaper

CasaOS Files & Storage

Stale

A simple, elegant open-source personal cloud/home-server OS for managing Docker apps and files from a friendly web UI.

Replaces Synology DSM, QNAP QTS

Seafile Files & Storage

Stale

High-performance file sync and share

Replaces Dropbox, Google Drive