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Firefiles — a web-drive interface over storage backends such as S3

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Stars
371
Primary language
TypeScript
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Nov 3, 2025

Overview

Firefiles is an open-source web file manager that sits on top of storage backends such as AWS S3, providing a drive-style browser interface for browsing, previewing, downloading, and sharing files.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Present storage buckets through a browser-friendly drive interface

Users can browse, preview, download, and share files from a web UI rather than working directly with storage APIs.

Sources: [2]

Use AWS S3 and other storage providers as the backend

The project explicitly supports AWS S3 and is designed around selecting storage providers behind the file interface.

Sources: [2]

For adding a user-facing file UI on top of existing object storage

It is useful when users should interact with storage through a familiar drive experience instead of raw bucket tooling.

Sources: [2]

Verify current maintenance and provider support before production use

The README is relatively brief and the latest repository push was in November 2025. Authentication, permissions, deployment, and backend support should be validated from the current code and issues.

Sources: [2]

Official sources

  1. [1]faisalsayed10/firefiles repository(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]Firefiles README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]Firefiles website(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]Firefiles AGPL-3.0 license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

Firefiles is better understood as a browser-friendly drive layer over existing storage backends than as a complete Dropbox infrastructure replacement. The README is brief and the latest repository push was in November 2025, so current deployment instructions and maintenance status should be verified before production use.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/faisalsayed10/firefiles.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd firefiles
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • typescript
  • nextjs
  • react
  • firebase
  • firebase-cloud-storage
  • cloud-storage
  • aws-s3
  • backblaze
  • drives
  • hacktoberfest
  • hacktoberfest2023
Stars
371
Forks
57
Watchers
4
Open issues
13
Contributors
12
Primary language
TypeScript
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Nov 3, 2025
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