# Studio-42/elFinder

📁 Open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery and jQuery UI

Repository: https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elfinder
Homepage: https://studio-42.github.io/elFinder/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: elfinder, javascript, jquery-ui, php, 3rd-party-connectors, filemanager, ajax, html5, integration
Last push: 2026-08-03T12:51:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5766, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 53.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4797, forks 1434 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:00.124602+00:00)

## What it is
elFinder is an open-source web-based file manager written in JavaScript with jQuery UI, inspired by the macOS Finder. It provides a rich client UI with server-side connectors (PHP and others) for managing files and folders, including cloud storage volume drivers.

## Use cases
- add a file manager to a web app so users can browse and upload files
- manage files on a remote server through the browser
- integrate Dropbox, Google Drive, or S3 storage into a web file browser UI
- give CMS users a Finder-like media/file picker
- copy, move, rename, and create files and folders from a browser

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured, Finder-like file manager UI in a web application
- you want a PHP backend connector with drivers for local, FTP, SFTP, MySQL, and cloud storage
- you need a mobile-friendly file management interface

## When to avoid
- your stack is not PHP or one of the supported 3rd-party connectors
- you need a modern framework (React/Vue) component rather than a jQuery UI app
- you cannot keep the deployment updated, since older versions have serious security vulnerabilities

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, file-system, web-framework, gui
- domain: web-development, files, self-hosted
- platform: php, cross-platform
- tags: file-manager, jquery, web-based, cloud-storage-drivers, ajax, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- Studio-42/elFinder (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.124602+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:38.953490+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.124602+00:00, sha 40d4fb498c14)
  - homepage: https://studio-42.github.io/elFinder/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:57.488889+00:00, sha 2db533149b24)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.