Files Sharing
File sharing application based on unique and temporary links.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 2 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.14.1 (Jun 2026).
Comparisons in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: WeTransfer alternatives.
At a glance
Files Sharing quick facts
- Health score
- 57/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 289
- Last commit
- 9 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.14.1, Jun 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "This PHP application based on Laravel 10.9 allows to share files like Wetransfer. You may install it on your own server. It does not require any database system, it works with JSON files into the storage folder. It is multilingual and comes with english, french, german and korean translations for now. You're welcome to help translating the app."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Files Sharing scores 57/100, #25 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 2 commits in the last 90 days earn 2.3 of 35 points, the latest release (2.14.1, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 289 stars add 9.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 32.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 2.3 / 35
2 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.14.1 released 4 months ago
- Stars 9.8 / 20
289 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
- 2
- Last 90 days
- 10
- Last 12 months
- 9 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #25 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , between XBackBone (#24) and Local Content Share (#26) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker |
| Latest release | 2.14.1 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 289 |
| Open issues | 1 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | axeloz/filesharing ↗ |
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Files Sharing: common questions
Is Files Sharing still maintained?
Files Sharing had 2 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 days ago; the latest tagged release, 2.14.1, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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