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24 alternatives to We have just released our first Debloating tool for Containers
We have been working on tools for safe debloating of software for a few years now at the university. BLAFS is one of our first tools to release for file debloating, a bloat-aware filesystem for container debloating. It detects the files used by the container, and the debloats the container removing the unused files. The debloated containers are fully functional and can run the same workload as the original containers, but with a much smaller size and faster deployment. Check the paper for more details: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04641
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Removes code bloat from (docker) containers at runtime
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This project addresses the inefficiencies of traditional Dockerfile-based container builds where each customization layer creates storage bloat through duplicate dependencies from repeated apt-get install commands, network inefficiency from redundant package downloads across different images, and slow iteration cycles requiring full rebuilds of all previous steps. Our solution enables building minimal base images from scratch using debootstrap that precisely include only required components in the initial build, while allowing creation of specialized variants (Java, Kafka, etc.) from these…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Files SDK▲242A unified storage SDK for object and blob backends
May 2026 · files-sdk.dev · its alternatives →
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Extract files from any kind of container formats. Contribute to onekey-sec/unblob development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · pachyderm-io.github.io · its alternatives →
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ohai! I've released Lightwhale 3, which is possibly the easiest way to self-host Docker containers. It's a free, immutable Linux system purpose-built to live-boot straight into a working Docker Engine, thereby shortcutting the need for installation, configuration, and maintenance. Its simple design makes it easy to learn, and its low memory footprint should make it especially attractive during these times of RAMageddon. If this has piqued your interest, do check it out, along with its easy-to-follow Getting Started guide. In any event, have a nice day! =)
Apr 2026 · lightwhale.asklandd.dk · its alternatives →
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Linux filesystem defragger written in Rust and Qt Quick/Kirigami - gbin/defragger
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Drag & Drop, Organize Photos & Video Assets in Seconds.
Dec 2025 · dockbuddy.app · its alternatives →
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2017 · excamera.com · its alternatives →
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I would like to share Minimal - Its a open source collection of hardened container images build using Apko, Melange and Wolfi packages. The images are build daily, checked for updates and resolved as soon as fix is available in upstream source and Wolfi package. It utilizes the power of available open source solutions and contains commercially available images for free. Minimal demonstrates that it is possible to build and maintain hardened container images by ourselves. Minimal will add more images support, and goal is to be community driven to add images as required and fully customizable.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OptiClear▲71Clean your Mac storage with duplicate file and photo cleanup
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Container Diet▲105Slim down your Docker images with AI-powered sass. 🐳💅
Nov 2025 · k1lgor.github.io · its alternatives →
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We (TrueVault), released our HIPAA compliant file storage today. Our BLOB Store is not a cloud file backup service like Box or Dropbox but instead, it's meant to be integrated with healthcare mobile apps, web apps and wearable devices. During our beta period in December, early adopters are using the BLOB Store to store X-Rays, CT Scans, MRIs, PDFs, scanned medical records, images, and videos. You can upload, update, delete, and download any binary file via our REST API. We are also beta testing a browser-to-TrueVault direct file upload and download web form. If you would like to join the…
2014 · its alternatives →
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Blober.io▲104Safely transfer files between AWS S3, Google Drive, Azure Blob, GoPro Cloud, Backblaze B2, Dropbox and more. Lifetime license, no subscription fees. Desktop app for Mac, Windows & Linux.
Jan 2026 · blober.io · its alternatives →
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**PROTOTYPE** FreeBSD Jail/ZFS based implementation of the Application Container Specification - 3ofcoins/jetpack
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tidey▲90Hey HN! I built Tidey because my Desktop was always a mess. The problem: Files pile up on Desktop and Downloads. Screenshots, PDFs, random downloads. You save them "temporarily" and forget about them for months. The solution: Tidey sits in your menubar and watches those folders. When you're ready to clean up, it shows you each file one by one. You preview it, then click Delete (goes to Trash) or Keep (moves to ~/Documents/Kept/, organized by year/month). That's it. No complex rules, no automation magic. Just a fast way to make decisions about files you've been ignoring.…
Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →
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We started CallFS after yet another late-night “why did the uploads vanish?” incident. Our small team had stitched together rsync, a fragile NFS mount, and an S3 bucket—none of it observable, all of it waiting to bite us. So we wrote a single-process file service in Go that: • Speaks the S3 API (so existing tooling works). • Stores hot data on local disks for speed; cold data can sit in any S3-compatible bucket. • Exposes Prometheus metrics and JSON logs by default, because “what happened?” shouldn’t be guesswork. • Ships as a ~25 MB static binary—no external deps, MIT license. Today it’s…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · destructible.io · its alternatives →
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Declaratively manage images built from a set of Dockerfiles - jbergknoff/Dockerfiler
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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My partner reviews a lot of P&IDs (piping and instrumentation diagrams) and the adjacent files involved (excel, docx, pdfs, acd/l5x, etc). In his company, these are usually done in Bluebeam. It's really hard to see the diff + keep track of all the revisions resulted by these iterations. They end up storing files like "rev3_final_redlined.pdf". We've been looking for something close to Github to do these reviews, but haven't found one easy enough for folks with no CLI experience to understand and use (happy to check out more tools if you know any). So I built withkord.com to help with…
Aug 2026 · withkord.com · its alternatives →
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Senior Software Engineer sharing web development insights, coding tutorials, and experiences from working fully remote since 2014. Explore my portfolio, blog, and learn about coding, fitness, and investing.
2014 · scottmw.com · its alternatives →
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Seven years in the making (I admit that I did get a kid at some point which slowed down progress and brought it to a halt quite a few times), I decided to finaly release it, with a rather drastic change to the now (I believe) generous licensing model. Unlike current major players in this field, I decided to go with uncrippled, free version for commercial use for corps with up to 1M USD ARR. I poured my heart and soul into this, not because I was looking for financial success, but because I felt it just had to be done, given the price hikes wherever you look today. While my wife and kid were…
Aug 2026 · fdeploy.com · its alternatives →
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Analyze Azure Blob Storage, detect duplicates, save costs
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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