FileRise
Web file manager with uploads, tagging, share links, gallery/table views, and an in-browser editor.
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Still maintained? Yes: 31 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.38.0 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
FileRise quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,025
- Last commit
- 9 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.38.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "FileRise is a self-hosted web file manager and storage hub with WebDAV, sharing, and per-folder ACLs. Drag & drop uploads, OnlyOffice integration, and optional folder-level encryption at rest — all in one PHP app you control."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
FileRise scores 92/100, #4 of 17 in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers: 31 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.38.0, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,025 stars add 12.0 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 8.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
31 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.38.0 released 9 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 12.0 / 20
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
- 31
- Last 90 days
- 376
- Last 12 months
- 9 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 17 tools in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers by health , between Sync-in (#3) and mikochi (#5) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, PHP |
| Latest release | v3.38.0 · 9 days ago |
| Stars | 1,025 |
| Open issues | 4 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | error311/FileRise ↗ |
FileRise vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with FileRise (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 | 94 | 3.1k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| Sync-in | 93 | 1.9k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| FileRise (this tool) | 92 | 1k | MIT | 9 days ago |
| mikochi | 90 | 379 | MIT | 8 days ago |
| copyparty | 89 | 47k | MIT | 9 days ago |
FileRise: common questions
Is FileRise still maintained?
FileRise had 31 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.38.0, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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