Flare
A nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. Offers OCR search and more.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 79 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.0.1 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: WeTransfer alternatives.
At a glance
Flare quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 138
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.0.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Flare is a modern, self-hostable file sharing platform designed to work seamlessly with popular screenshot and sharing tools like ShareX, Flameshot, and KDE Spectacle. Built with Next.js and designed with simplicity in mind, it offers a complete solution for all your file sharing needs with a strong focus on performance, customizability, and user experience."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Flare scores 89/100, #9 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 79 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.0.1, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 138 stars add 8.6 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 11.4 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
79 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.0.1 released 5 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 8.6 / 20
138 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
- 79
- Last 90 days
- 144
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , between Pingvin Share X (#8) and 1time (#10) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, Nodejs |
| Latest release | v3.0.1 · 5 days ago |
| Stars | 138 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | FlintSH/Flare ↗ |
Flare vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Flare (File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sftpgo Community Edition | 96 | 13k | AGPL-3.0 | 8 days ago |
| Zipline | 94 | 3.5k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| Flare (this tool) | 89 | 138 | MIT | 4 days ago |
| snowshare | 88 | 91 | CC0-1.0 | 2 days ago |
| XBackBone | 58 | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 11 days ago |
| elixire | 16 | 29 | AGPL-3.0 | 5 months ago |
Flare: common questions
Is Flare still maintained?
Flare had 79 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.0.1, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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