FileGator
FileGator is a powerful multi-user file manager with a single page front-end.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 37 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v7.16.8 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
FileGator quick facts
- Health score
- 94/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,085
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v7.16.8, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "FileGator is a free, open-source, self-hosted web application for managing files and folders."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
FileGator scores 94/100, #2 of 17 in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers: 37 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v7.16.8, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,085 stars add 14.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
37 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v7.16.8 released 9 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 14.0 / 20
3.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 37
- Last 90 days
- 70
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 17 tools in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers by health , between Directory Lister (#1) and Sync-in (#3) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | v7.16.8 · 9 days ago |
| Stars | 3,085 |
| Open issues | 210 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | filegator/filegator ↗ |
FileGator vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with FileGator (File Transfer - Web-based File Managers), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directory Lister | 94 | 2.5k | MIT | today |
| FileGator (this tool) | 94 | 3.1k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| Sync-in | 93 | 1.9k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| FileRise | 92 | 1k | MIT | 9 days ago |
| mikochi | 90 | 379 | MIT | 8 days ago |
| copyparty | 89 | 47k | MIT | 9 days ago |
FileGator: common questions
Is FileGator still maintained?
FileGator had 37 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, v7.16.8, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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