# kodbox

kodbox is a file manager for web. It is a newly designed product based on kodexplorer. It is also a web code editor, which allows you to develop websites directly within the web browser.You can run kodbox either online or locally,on Linux, Windows or Mac based platforms

Repository: https://github.com/kalcaddle/kodbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kodbox
Homepage: https://kodcloud.com
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: file-explorer, filemanager, filesystem, file-upload, text-editor, docx, webdav, free-software, xlsx, file-manager, file-sharing, markdown-editor, file-viewer, php, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-21T12:36:46+00:00
Link (homepage): https://kodcloud.com
Link (site_page): https://kodcloud.com/about

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1974, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 36.0, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- 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 3311, forks 492 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.978518+00:00)

## What it is
KodExplorer (and its successor kodbox) is a PHP-based, self-hosted web file manager with a Windows-like interface that also functions as a browser-based code editor/IDE. It supports file operations, sharing, multi-user permissions, online preview/editing of many formats, WebDAV, and enterprise collaboration features.

## Use cases
- self-host a private cloud file manager in the browser
- manage files on a remote server via a web UI
- edit code and markdown directly in the browser
- share files and folders with password-protected links
- preview and edit office documents online
- set up an enterprise network drive with granular permissions
- mount and manage files across clouds via WebDAV or S3

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, Windows-like web file manager on a PHP/LAMP stack
- you need multi-user file sharing with fine-grained permission controls
- you want browser-based editing and preview of many file formats without installing software

## When to avoid
- you need a modern actively developed codebase - KodExplorer is in maintenance mode and kodbox is the recommended successor
- you need a lightweight single-user file browser rather than a full collaboration platform
- your stack cannot run PHP

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, file-upload, editor, gui, search-engine, plugin-system
- domain: self-hosted, files, developer-tools, web-development, real-time
- platform: self-hosted, windows, cross-platform, php
- tags: file-manager, web-ide, cloud-storage, enterprise-file-sharing, webdav, online-document-preview, kodbox, private-cloud, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kalcaddle/kodbox (main) score 94
- kalcaddle/KodExplorer (mirror) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.978518+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 2026-08-29T17:45:04.197501+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kalcaddle/kodbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.978518+00:00, sha 581b9b31195b)
  - homepage: https://kodcloud.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:10.524521+00:00, sha 4fb84c4c808c)
  - site_page: https://kodcloud.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:10.534275+00:00, sha ea9b7f26ba02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.