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Dev tools · December 24, 2017

Uppy.io

Next open source file uploader for web browsers

Uppy.io launched on December 24, 2017 with 300 votes, #50 of 2,482 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

Uppy.io is an open-source file uploader for web browsers that handles uploads to S3 or custom backends with features including drag-and-drop, file previews, progress tracking, and resumable uploads using the TUS standard. It supports importing files from webcams, Instagram, Google Drive, Dropbox, and URLs, and includes React/Redux support plus metadata handling. The tool is designed for developers building upload functionality into web applications.

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From the sources

Uppy is a sleek modular file uploader for web browsers. Easy uploads to S3 or your app, file previews, progress bar, drag/drop, resumable uploads via https://www.producthunt.com/posts/tus-io open standard, encoding backends, React/Redux support, metadata, form encapsulation, import from Webcam/Instagram/Google Drive/Dropbox/URLs. 100% open source, backed by a company ( https://www.producthunt.com/posts/transloadit)

Uppy is featured on Product Hunt!

Uppy is featured on Product Hunt ! To our fellow hunters: welcome! Quick intro: Uppy is the next open source file uploader for web browsers. We're very close to launching 1.0 and would love to get your feedback in, leave your thoughts on Product Hunt or start a discussion below. Hi all! It’s New Year and Christmas time, and this year Santa is brining you Uppy 0.22 🎁 This release packs a lot of neat stuff, but it also breaks things in quite a few places, so please read on. And, if you are celebrating, happy holidays from the Uppy Team! 🎄 We’ve been happy using yo-yo and hyperx template strings in our views for quite a while, but decided to try something more stable. Preact has most of the…from uppy.io

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