# spacedriveapp/spacedrive

Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spacedrive
Homepage: https://spacedrive.com
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: file-manager, distributed-systems, cross-platform, encryption, storage, rust, typescript, open-source
Last push: 2026-07-29T00:31:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1801, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 527, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- 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 38859, forks 1342 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:07.685438+00:00)

## What it is
Spacedrive is an open-source cross-platform file explorer powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust. It indexes files across local disks, NAS, and cloud storage (S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Azure, GCS), syncs metadata P2P between devices, and provides a local-first unified interface for browsing, searching, and managing all your data.

## Use cases
- browse files across all my devices and cloud storage in one app
- deduplicate files across machines using content hashes
- sync file metadata between devices without a cloud server
- index my NAS and S3 buckets alongside local drives
- search files scattered across laptops, external drives, and phones
- replace Finder and Explorer with a cross-platform file manager
- give AI agents safe structured access to my files
- run a headless file server for my indexed data

## When to choose
- your files are scattered across multiple devices, drives, NAS, and cloud providers
- you want local-first, P2P metadata sync with no cloud dependency
- you need content-based deduplication and cross-device file awareness
- you want a unified search and browsing layer above your OS file manager
- you want to expose your files to AI agents through structured, permissioned APIs

## When to avoid
- you just need a simple native file manager replacement for one machine
- you require fully open-source licensing (it uses FSL-1.1-ALv2, not OSI-approved)
- you need mature, battle-tested stability for critical production storage workflows
- you only use a single device with no cloud storage

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, search-engine, cryptography, web-scraping, sdk
- domain: files, self-hosted, privacy, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, rust
- tags: file-explorer, virtual-distributed-filesystem, local-first, p2p-sync, cloud-storage, deduplication, content-hashing, file-indexing, blake3, iroh, macos, linux, ios, android

## Member repositories
- spacedriveapp/spacedrive (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.685438+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 2026-08-29T16:24:49.248051+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.685438+00:00, sha ee6b3c7a17b3)
  - homepage: https://spacedrive.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:57.874660+00:00, sha 349f75a8100c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.