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24 alternatives to Uppy, and the Golden Retriever Plugin

File uploads can now survive browser crashes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Uppy, and the Golden Retriever Plugin launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Uppy.io▲295

   Next open source file uploader for web browsers

   2017 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Uppy▲156

   The next open source file uploader for web browsers

   2017 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Uppy 1.0▲194

   Sleek, modular open-source JavaScript file uploader

   2019 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Uppy 4.0▲11

   TypeScript rewrite, Google Photos, and much more

   2024 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Uploader Window▲285

   Easy File Uploader for your websites and apps

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sentry▲171

   Real-time crash reporting for the web and apps

   2015 · sentry.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Uppy 2.0 — Open JavaScript File Uploader▲18

   Local, camera, Instagram, Dropbox, screencast, crop & rotate

   2021 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   UpUp▲306

   Make sure your sites work even when your users are offline

   2015 · talater.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Uppy 1.0 – Your best friend in file uploading▲8

   Uppy is the open source JavaScript file uploader. Resumable uploads from disk, Dropbox or Google Drive, for React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte and Angular.

   2019 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bugsnag▲96

    Automated crash monitoring for web and mobile apps

    2014 · bugsnag.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Kinase▲159

    A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

    2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    QuickDrop▲69

    Dropbox management in Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Uppy v0.17▲6

    Instagram plugin, StatusBar, file detection & restrictions

    2017 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    windows.exe has crashed▲68

    Oh, the nostalgia.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    I built 184 free browser tools – PDF, image, dev, AI tasks, no upload▲89

    500+ browser tools — your files never get uploaded

    Jun 2026 · brevio.pro · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WP Umbrella▲121

    Uptime, performance and PHP errors monitoring for WordPress

    2020 · wp-umbrella.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reposter.app▲143

    Organize, schedule and share posts on X for free in minutes

    2024 · releasysuite.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Synergyse▲76

    Finally, Clippy for Google Apps!!!

    2014 · synergyse.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Updog▲9

    Free Static website hosting powered by Dropbox

    2016 · updog.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Uppy v0.27▲6

    The next file uploader, now with basic React Native support

    2018 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Uppy 3.0▲10

    ESM, Remote Sources, rewritten Companion with streaming

    2022 · uppy.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GIF Holiday Card Creator ▲82

    Give your friends the GIFt of laughter

    2015 · holidays.airdev.co · its alternatives →

23. 23DD
    drag-drop file uploading for the whole web (Firefox/Chrome)▲66

    2010 · drag2up.appspot.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A simple upload library inspired by flow.js and resumable.js▲18

    A JavaScript library providing multiple simultaneous, stable, fault-tolerant and resumable/restartable file uploads via the HTML5 File API. - simple-uploader/Uploader

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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