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folderhost

Your own private cloud in one executable. Share files, collaborate on code, and manage users without complex setup.

  • Completely free
  • Windows and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: file sharing, self-hosting on your own server, multi-user support and real-time collaboration.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Share files, collaborate on code, and manage users without complex setup.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “A self-hosted open-source lightweight cloud in one executable.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “👤 User Management” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “It has many features such as file management, user management, real-time collaboration, recovery bin, logs and more.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of folderhost is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub MertJSX/folderhost (GPL-3.0-only)

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