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Products that do what file.st - File Street: The old-school uploader. does

It's ugly, but hey! It serves its purpose, and you can't get stuck in the polishing nest after all! New design/features will come as they are requested by the community. Keep em' coming!

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    Filestack221

    A complete file infrastructure for web & mobile apps.

    2016

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    Cmon... I just want to upload a file and make it public on the internet. Now you tell me I need to master bucket policies, ACL, CORS, multipart uploads, content headers, CDN, presigned URLs, and a bunch of other crap? I can't be asked, so I built FILE0. It's for storing files but you don't need to complete an online course.

    2024 · file0.dev

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    Uppy.io300

    Next open source file uploader for web browsers

    2017

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    Hi all! I’ve been into the “file-over-app” philosophy lately. The idea of using products through files you can control, in formats that are easy to read and retrieve. I built this directory (https://fileoverapp.latitude.so/) to organize tools following the same principles. The cool thing is most of them are open-source and you can even filter by that. Now I'm looking for more stuff. If you’re aware of similar software, you can contribute and submit a product. I’d love to hear your recommendations!

    2024 · fileoverapp.latitude.so

  8. 8SD

    Hey fellow HN-ers, I'd like to ask HN about my latest startup: SocialFolders. We take a Dropbox-like approach to managing your content on your social networks by mirroring all the content you have on these networks in folders on your computer. Moving this content around, between folders or between services, is mirrored in the all-mighty "cloud" (ugh, I hate this word). We'd love to know what you think. We think our approach solves the problem of managing content at scale. We put together a quick 2'30 screencast to show HN how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s2TFsVezZQ If you want…

    2012

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    File sharing, simplified. Drag, drop & share for free

    2022

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    After years of lurking on Hacker News, I figured it was time to finally contribute back. Fileloupe for Mac is a new Mac application that I've been working on for the last year. Version 1.0 was just released in the Mac App Store but Hacker News readers are welcome to download a beta version of 1.1 here: https://kennyc.s3.amazonaws.com/Fileloupe1.1-72-Beta.zip Fileloupe is a high-performance, incredibly fast file viewer that, I think, makes looking at photos, videos, PDFs and documents a lot better than the existing solutions. It doesn't replace Finder (or iPhoto /…

    2015

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    Uppy156

    The next open source file uploader for web browsers

    2017

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    All-new, award-winning, bill and account organizer app

    2015

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    NeighborHoodShare: It is a p2p files and messages sharing platform without involvement of any server. It has end-to-end encryption, ensuring your messages and files remain confidential. These are some features: - Share photos, documents, videos, and more with ease, no matter the size. - Connect instantly with anyone for speedy and reliable file transfers, bypassing the need for centralized servers. - Get started in minutes with our intuitive interface designed for seamless communication. No registration. - Easily connect with others using QR codes, simplifying the sharing process further.…

    2024 · neighbor-share.vercel.app

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    Hello folks, Generally, I never had problems locating, or quick accessing my files using "Everything". It’s fast and does the job well, no complains there. So… why build something else? Because I have some minor complains that have inspired me to work on my own custom replacement to it. And because I just want to make a great project to have on my resume . Here are some limitations I ran into: The app fails when I want to locate a file from another drive that I share between PCs and doesn't use the NTFS file format. Another thing it could do better is to feel a bit more system intergraded.…

    2025 · drimiteros.github.io

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    NoFile.io108

    A simple file storage site with lots of perks

    2017

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    Online file converter

    2025

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    DROP16

    Turn creative files into beautiful client delivery pages.

    May 2026 · drop.space

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    Fast, secure, private, no cloud uploads. No creepy ads.

    Feb 2026

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    After a lot of work, I'm proud to show HN my first real "startup idea". HN has been a real inspiration to me. Attach.io allows users to upload files up to 2GB (soon to be 8GB) and share them with others. Attach.io offers the regular file for download, and also if possible, an alternative preview version, so users can view files on their iPad for example. PSD files get converted to PNG AVI, WMV etc... to MP4 EPS/AI to PDF DOC(X), PPT(X) etc... to PDF This is a sneak preview, and is not 100% complete. Things I still have on my ToDo list: Allow users to email link to others, currently they have…

    2012

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    Convert files in your browser, nothing is uploaded, ever.

    Jul 2026 · offlinefileconverter.com

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    Hi hackers, long time reader, first time "real" submitter. This is by no means a revolutionary idea, or even execution, but rather something I've always wanted to do, just to see if I could write a good implementation of it. So without further adieu: http://ca.pitali.st/ Yes, it's just an URL shortener. Please check out the API and if there anything you like about it, please share, so I can take this feedback with me to my future projects. If there's something you REALLY hate, that's feedback too. Don't be afraid to hurt my feelings; this was put together in less than 4 hours to see if I…

    2011

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    I've been exploring uses of file metadata. Here's an interesting one with a legitimate (and potentially unreliable) use case. Focuses on ease of use. Would love to hear feedback.

    2023 · github.com

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