File Tools
Download Managers, File Hosting, File Archivers
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File Tools
- ️ File Scanners
- Fileinfo, Filext or OpenMyFiles - File Extension Libraries
- czkawka or dupeGuru - Duplicate File Finders
- Phockup - Organize Photo / Video Files by Date
- UnLock IT or Lock Hunter - File Unlocker / Deleter
- Magika - AI File Content Type Detector
- MediaInfo - Media File Analysis / Online
- Icaros - Add Explorer Thumbnails to any Video Format
- copyparty - Portable File Server
- Tagging for Windows - Tag-Based File System
- HTTPDirfs or hfs / 2 - HTTP File Systems
- WinBtrfs - Btrfs File System
- mergerfs - Union File System
- filebrowser - Online File Viewer
- WhatsLink - View File Download Metadata
- File-Examples - Dummy File Examples
- OpenHashTab - Compare / Display File Hashes
- Attribute Changer - Edit File & Folder Properties
- TagSpaces - Add Tags to Files and Folders
- SKTimeStamp - Change File Created / Modified Time
- ExtractMetadata, FilesMD or Metadata2Go - Metadata Viewers / Editors
- CUETools - Manipulate .cue Files /
Download Managers
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For more info on the benefits of Download Managers, see The Piracy Glossary.
- JDownloader - Download Manager / Warning
- JDownloader Tools - Debloat Guide, 2 / Apps / Dark Theme, 2 / Dracula Theme
- AB Download Manager - Download Manager / /
- IDM (search) / 2 - Download Manager / Firefox / Chrome
- Go Speed - Download Manager / Extension / Plugins /
- Brisk - Download Manager / Extension /
- FDM - Download Manager / YTDL Addon
- aria2 or Persepolis - Terminal Download Manager / Download Bot / WebUI, 2 /
- pyLoad - Lightweight Download Manager /
- Hitomi - Multi-Site Media Download Tool
- ArrowDL - Download Manager
- Varia - Download Manager
- File Centipede - Upload / Download Manager
- DownThemAll - Download Management Extension
- HTTP Downloader - Download Manager for HTTP / FTP / SFTP Protocols /
Archiving / Compression
- SuperCompression - File Compression Resources
- NanaZip or 7-Zip - File Archiver
- PeaZip - Cross-Platform File Archiver /
- CompactGUI - Transparent Compression
- Fileforums or Encode - Data Compression Forums
- TurboBench - Compression Benchmark
- Efficient Compression Tool or Minuimus - File Archivers / Optimizers
- ezyZip - Zip Files Online
- unzip-online - Unzip Files Online
- Unrar online - Unrar Files Online
- WinRAR, 2 - File Archiver / Hide Popups, 2 / Update (Important)
- UPX - Executable File Compressor /
File Converters
- File Converter - Convert / Compress Files /
- VERT / /
- Aconvert - Various Converters / 40MB
- Docling / or Pandoc - Document / PDF File Converters
- ConvertCSV - Online CSV Data Conversion
- Encoding Converter - Online File Encoding Converter
- Deark - Decode and Convert Files /
- text2img - Online NFO Files to Image Converter
- videoutils - File Converter / 500MB
- OfflineConvert - File Converter
- Xconvert - File Converter / 400MB
- ConvertFiles - File Converter / 250MB
- Convertio - File Converter / 100MB
- AnyConvert - File Converter / 100MB
- MiConv - File Converter / 75MB
File Managers
- Files - Customizable File Manager / Use Classic Installer /
- Directory Opus (search) - Windows File Manager
- DoubleCMD or muCommander - Cross-Platform File Managers
- Sigma - Modern File Manager /
- ChromaFiler - Column-Based File Manager
- Yazi - Terminal File Manager / Plugins /
- One Commander - File Manager
- Free Commander - File Manager
- Q-Dir - File Manager
- Explorer++ - Lightweight Windows File Manager
- Far Manager - File / Archive Manager
- Total Commander - Shareware File Manager
- TablacusExplorer or Multi Commander - Tab File Managers
- Vifm - Vim-Based File Manager
- superfile - Terminal File Manager /
File Searching
Everything - File Search Engine / Alpha
Recoll / Addon, Spyglass, DocFetcher or Orange - Cross-Platform Search Engines
AnyTXT or FluentSearch - Windows Search Engines
fselect - SQL-like Search Engine
fd - User Friendly "find" Alternative
sist2 - Simple Incremental Search Tool
File Encryption
- Cryptomator / or Tahoe-LAFS / - Cloud File Encryption
- VeraCrypt - Disk Encryptor
- age - File Encryptor
- gocryptfs - File Encryptor
- Kryptor - File Encryptor
File Sync
- SyncThing - Cross-Platform File Sync / Tray Support /
- FreeFileSync - Open-Source File Sync
- MyPhoneExplorer or SyncFolder - Phone and Desktop Sync
- allwaysync - File Sync Utility
- Resilio - P2P File Sync
- SmartFTP - FTP File Sync
- rsync - Command-line File Sync /
- Unison - Bidirectional File Sync
File Backup
- Kopia - Encrypted File Backup /
- Rescuezilla / or CloneZilla - Disk Image Backup
- FolderClone or Echosync - Folder Clone / Backup
- BackupPC - Networked File Backup
- TeraCopy - Copy Files Quickly / More Securely
- restic / , duplicity or Duplicati - Secure File Backup
- UrBackup - Client / Server File Backup
- AOMEI Backupper - Windows File Backup
- Borg - De-duplicating File Backup
- USBImager - USB Image Backup
- Toucan - Portable File Backup
File Recovery
- Data Recovery - Data Recovery Tool Index
- TestDisk - File Recovery
- PhotoRec - File Recovery
- DMDE - File Recovery
- Windows File Recovery - File Recovery
- MultiPar - Prevent File Corruption / Guide
- ShadowExplorer or ShadowCopyView - Shadow Copy Explorers
Formatting / Deletion
- SDelete - File Deletion CLI
- Eraser, File Shredder, Alternate File Shredder, Permadelete or Delapp - File Shredding
- Parted Magic (search) - Disk Partitioning / Data Recovery
- SSuite File Shredder and Burner - File Shredder with Disk Burning
- Low Level Format, nwipe or ShredOS - Complete Hard Drive Erasers
- RED - Remove Empty Directories
Data Automation
- Advanced Renamer or Bulk Rename Utility - Bulk Renamers
- FoliCon - Automatic Custom Media Icons / Folders /
- MediaMonkey - Media Organizer
- tinyMediaManager or MediaElch - Media Collection Managers
- FileBot - Media File Renaming
- TVRename or Rename My TV Series - TV File Data Automation
- Shoko - Anime File Data Automation
- PowerRename, Szyszka, F2, Ant Renamer or Flut Renamer - Bulk Renamers
PDF Tools
- PDFGrep or OCRmyPDF - PDF Text Search
- View-only PDF - Download View-Only PDF on Google Drive
- PDFEncrypt - PDF File Encryption
- GraphPaper - PDF Graphs
- Aspose or pdf-unstamper - PDF Watermark Remover
- PDF Fixer - Repair Damaged PDFs
- OpenSign, Signature PDF / , FalsiScan, JustSignPDF or Adobe Sign - PDF Signature Tools
- Google Drive PDF Downloader - Download Protected Google Drive PDFs
- PDFCoffee - Upload PDF, Word or PowerPoint Files
- PrintFriendly - Printer Formatting Tools
Online PDF Toolkits
Offline PDF Toolkits
- PDF24
- BentoPDF /
- PDF4QT /
- Foxit / Features (search) / Warning
- xPDFReader
- PDF Arranger
- Stirling-PDF - Signup Required /
PDF Conversion Tools
- Rare2PDF, online2pdf or 2PDFConverter - File to PDF Conversion
- MD2PDF - Markdown to PDF Converter
- PDFconvert - PDF File Converters
- Marker - PDF to Markdown
- PDFCrowd, TailWindPDF or wkhtmltopdf - HTML to PDF / Image Converter
- Issuu - Convert PDF Files to Webpages, Flipbooks, Brochures & More / Downloader
- WebToPDF or Percollate - Webpage to PDF Converters
- Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files /
File Transfer
- LocalSend - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / /
- Blip - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- Photon - Desktop / Mobile Transfer /
- KDE Connect - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- Wormhole - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / /
- Warpinator - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- Phone Link - Desktop / Mobile File Transfer
- Sefirah - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- QRServ - Desktop / Mobile Transfer /
- Magic Wormhole - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- croc - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / GUI
- LANDrop - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- Clip Fish - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
- aQRoss or qrcp / - Share Files Using QR Codes
- OnionShare - Share Files Over Tor Network
- FileZilla - FTP Client / Warning
- WinSCP - FTP Client
- IPFS Tools - Resources, 2 / Extension / Desktop / IPFS Cluster
P2P Transfer
- PairDrop /
- JustBeamIt
- SpaceDrop
- Surge - P2P App /
- ToffeeShare /
- new.space
- FilePizza /
- WebWormhole /
File Hosts
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Keep in mind that it's never a good idea to upload personal or confidential files to any file host, even if they claim to be encrypted. Most file hosts only remove files after inactivity, while some delete them regardless. Check each host if you're concerned about file expiry. Tags are: Total Storage (x days w/ acc) / Max File Size / File Expiry (x days w/ acc) / Signup Requirements.
- PolyUpload File Host Index
- ️ Video File Hosts
- ️ Image File Hosts
- Gofile - 100GB Monthly / Unlimited / 10 Days After Last Download / Manager Export
- Pixeldrain - 20GB / 120 Days After Last Download (10% min) / Speedtest / Limit Bypass / Bypass Script
- VikingFile - Unlimited / 15 Days After Last Download /
- Buzzheavier, 2, 3 - Unlimited / 15 Days After Last Download / File Expiry / Use Adblock /
- Catbox - 200MB / Forever / Proxy
- Pillowcase - Audio File Host / 200MB (500MB w/ Account) / Forever
- FileMirage - 50GB / 30 Days After Last View
- Send.now - 100GB / 15 Days After Last Download
- Transfer.it / Unlimited / 90 Days / Owned by Mega.nz
- Rootz - 25GB / 15 Days After Last Download /
- DesiUpload - 15 Days (2GB per file / 30 Days w/ Account)
- udrop - 5GB / 50GB on Signup / Forever
- MixDrop - Unlimited / 60 Days / Sign-Up Required
- Ranoz - 20GB / 30 Days After Last Download
- 1fichier.com - 300GB / 15 Days (30 Days w/ Account)
- Filebin - Unlimited / 6 Days / Warning
- file.kiwi - Unlimited / 90 Hours / File Expiry
- Easyupload.io - 100GB / 30 Days
- DoraDrop - Unlimited / 5GB / Sign-Up Required
- UpZur - 5GB / 1.95TB / 120 Days After Last Download / Sign-Up Required
- UploadHive - Unlimited / 30 Days After Last Download / Use Adblock
- FEX.NET - 100GB / 7 Days
- DropMeFiles - 50GB / 14 Days
- MixLoads - 25.6GB / 2TB / 60 Days After Last Download / Sign-Up Required
- GigaFile - 300GB / 100 Days
- UploadNow - 100GB / 7 Days After Last Download
- eDisk - 20GB / 30 Days
- Drop Download - 25GB / 90 Days / Sign-Up Required
- SwissTransfer - 50GB / 30 Days / 250 Downloads
- Filecad - 10GB / 120 Days
- Dfiles - 10GB / 90 Days
- BowFile - 20GB / 20 Days
- TheUserCloud - 10GB / 60 Days
- Gulfup - 10GB / 30 Days / Sign-Up Required
- Hexupload or AnonTransfer - 15GB / 30 Days
- Tempcloud - 10GB / 3 Days
- GrosFichiers or DataTransfer - 10GB / 14 Days
- FileFast, 2 - 5GB / Unlimited
- Akira Box, 2 - 20GB Free / 30 Days After Last Download / Sign-Up Required
- FileTransfer.io - 6GB / 21 Days / 50 Downloads
- Imagenetz - 5GB / 30 Days After Last Download
- Filefast - 5GB / Forever
- FilePort - 5GB / 7 Days
- FileDitch or SendGB - 5GB / 90 Days
- MegaUp - 5GB / 60 Days
- DataVaults - 5GB / 15GB / 7 Days After Last Download / Sign-Up Required
- Bestfile - 5GB / 80 Days After Last Download
- ufile.io - 5GB / 30 Days
- Internxt Send - 5GB / 15 Days
- UserDrive - 5GB / 65 Days
- pCloud Transfer or Tresorit Send - 5GB / 7 Days / Email Required
- Temp.sh - 4GB / 3 Days
- Mega4Upload - 3GB / 183GB / 150 Days After Last Download
- Send - 2.5GB / 3 Days / 10 Downloads / CLI / Instances
- JUMBOmail - 2GB / 7 Days / Email Required
- TransferSize - 50GB / 7 Days
- KrakenFiles - 1GB / 3 Months on Sign-Up
- DropMB - 512MB / 5 Years
- FireLoad - 2GB / 60 Days / Sign-Up Required
- FileGo - 2GB / 30 Days / Sign-Up Required
- Lufi - 2GB / 30 Days
- FilesPayouts - 10GB / Forever / Sign-Up Required
- DooDrive - 2GB / 30 Days / Sign-Up Required
- Clicknupload - 10GB / 8 Days / Sign-Up Required
- Smash - 2GB / 7 Days / Email Required
- MultiUp.io / Extract / Upload / or Mirrored.to - Multi Host Uploaders
- PolyUploader / or Z-o-o-m - Multi-Host Upload Desktop Apps
- FileQ or DataNodes / - Webmasters Only File Hosts
- Limited Upload Hosts - More Hosts / 1GB or Below
Cloud Storage
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Monthly prices are based on annual plans. 2TB prices are halved for comparison if a 1TB plan doesn't exist for a service.
- Eylenburg Comparisons or ComparisonTabl.es - Compare Cloud Storage Sites
- Google Drive - 15GB Free / 2 Years
- mega - 20GB Free / 3 Months / ~$4.50 for 1TB /
- disk.yandex - 5GB Free / 2 Years / $2 for 1TB
- filen - 10GB Free / 3 Months / ~$8 for 1TB / Sign-Up Required for Sharing
- Dropbox - 1 or 2GB Free / 12 Months / ~$5 for 1TB / Client
- mediafire - 10GB Free / 8 Months / $5 for 1TB
- icedrive - 10GB Free / 3 Months / $5 for 1TB
- PCloud - 10GB Free / 1 Year / ~$4 for 1TB
- FEB - 1TB Free / 1 Month / ~$4 for 2TB
- Keybase - 250GB / Forever /
- Proton Drive - 2GB Free (or 5GB for tasks) / 1 Year / ~$10 for 1TB
- JumpShare - 2GB Free / 1 Year / $8.25 for 1TB
- FileLu - 10GB / Forever / Expiry Warning
- CyberFile - 10GB Free
- MrOwl - 10GB Free / ~$16 for 1TB
- Blomp - 40GB Free / 1 Month / ~$3 for 2TB
- Backblaze B2 - 10GB Free / ~$6 for 1TB
- Cloudflare R2 - 10GB Free / ~$15.5 per 1TB
- 1Cloud File - 10GB Free
- Fix-OneDrive-Zip - Fix OneDrive Zip Files >4GB
- SeaFile - Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
Cloud Managers
- Rclone - Cloud Storage Manager
- Rclone Tools - Guide / Colab / Transfer Tool /
- gclone - Cloud Storage Manager
- Air Explorer - Cloud Storage Manager
- RaiDrive - Cloud Storage Manager
- Cyberduck - Libre Server / Cloud Storage Browser /
- SpaceDrive - Cloud Storage Manager
- OpenList - Cloud Storage Manager
- MultCloud - Cloud Storage Manager
- xpipe - Remote File Manager
- FileStash - File Manager /
Google Drive Tools
- OneClickRun - Google Drive Tools / Features / Use Throwaway Google Account
- DriveUploader - Receive Files via Google Drive
- ZIP Extractor - Google Drive / Gmail File Archiver
- Google Drive CLI - Google Drive CLI Client
- goodls - Google Drive Downloader
- gdrivedl - Google Drive Python Download Script
- ISAAC - Google Service Account Generators
- goindex-extended / Themes or Google-Drive-Index - Google Drive Indexers
- gdurl, GDrive Link Generator, Direct.GDrive, Maulvi or GDriveWebAppPublic - GDrive Link Generators / Host Direct Links
- Google Drive Clone Bot - Copy Google Drives /
- GD-EFC Link Encryptor - Google Drive Link Encryptor for GD-EFC
- gd-efc - Copy Encrypted Google Drive
- DriveRename - Bulk Google Drive File Rename
- Sharer, YuShare or GDToT - Google Drive File Sharing
MEGA Tools
- Megabasterd - Download Quota Bypass / Note
- Mega Account Generators - Account Gen / Unlimited Upload Size / Fix
- MEGA Desktop - Official GUI App /
- MEGA CMD - Official CLI App /