File Tools

► File Tools

↪️ File Scanners
⭐ czkawka or dupeGuru - Duplicate File Finders
UnLock IT or Lock Hunter - File Unlocker / Deleter
Icaros - Add Explorer Thumbnails to any Video Format
⁠copyparty - Portable File Server
HTTPDirfs or hfs / 2 - HTTP File Systems
WinBtrfs - Btrfs File System
mergerfs - Union File System
File-Examples - Dummy File Examples

▷ Download Managers

Note - 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 / Telegram / GitHub
⭐ IDM, 2 (search) - Download Manager / Firefox / Chrome
Go Speed - Download Manager / Extension / Plugins / GitHub
⁠Brisk - Download Manager / Extension / Discord
FDM - Download Manager / YTDL Addon
aria2 or Persepolis - Terminal Download Manager / Download Bot / WebUI, 2 / GitHub
pyLoad - Lightweight Download Manager / GitHub
Hitomi - Multi-Site Media Download Tool
ArrowDL - Download Manager
Varia - Download Manager
⁠Surge - TUI Download Manager
File Centipede - Upload / Download Manager
DownThemAll - Download Management Extension
HTTP Downloader - Download Manager for HTTP / FTP / SFTP Protocols / GitHub

▷ Archiving / Compression

🌐 SuperCompression - File Compression Resources
⭐ NanaZip or 7-Zip - File Archiver
⭐ PeaZip - Cross-Platform File Archiver / GitHub
⭐ 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 / GitHub

▷ File Converters

⭐ File Converter - Offline / Convert & Compress Files / Windows / GitHub
⭐ VERT - Online for Videos / Offline for Other Formats / Web / Discord / GitHub
⭐ Convert to it! - Offline / File Converter / Web / GitHub
⭐ Aconvert - Online / Various Converters / 40MB / Web
⁠Docling / GitHub or Pandoc - Document / PDF File Converters
ConvertCSV - Online CSV Data Conversion / Web
Encoding Converter - Online File Encoding Converter / Web
Deark - Decode and Convert Files / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
text2img - Local NFO Files to Image Converter / Web / GitHub
Shutter Encoder - File Converter / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
videoutils - Online / File Converter / 500MB / Web
Xconvert - Online / File Converter / 400MB / Web
FreeConvert - Online / Unlimited / Clear Cookies / Web
ConvertFiles - Online / File Converter / 250MB / Web
Convertio - Online / File Converter / 100MB / Web
AnyConvert - Online / File Converter / 100MB / Web
MiConv - Online / File Converter / 75MB / Web
⁠Docpose - Online / File Converter / 25MB / Web
⁠ConvertX - Self-Hosted Online File Converter

▷ File Managers

⭐ Directory Opus (search) - Windows File Manager
DoubleCMD / GitHub or muCommander - Cross-Platform File Managers
Sigma - Modern File Manager / GitHub
ChromaFiler - Column-Based File Manager
Yazi - Terminal File Manager / GitHub
One Commander - File Manager
Free Commander - File Manager
Q-Dir - File Manager
Files - Customizable File Manager / Use Classic Installer / Discord
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 / GitHub
FileBrowser Quantum - Self-Hosted Web File Manager / GitHub

▷ File Searching

⭐ Everything - File Search Engine / Alpha / Date Searching
Recoll / Addon, DocFetcher or Orange - Cross-Platform Search Engines
AnyTXT, WizFile or FluentSearch - Windows Search Engines
AstroGrep, grepWin or dnGrep - Windows GUI Grep Utilities
fselect - SQL-like Search Engine
fd - User Friendly “find” Alternative
sist2 - Simple Incremental Search Tool

▷ File Encryption

⭐ Cryptomator / GitHub or Tahoe-LAFS / GitHub - Cloud File Encryption
⭐ VeraCrypt - Disk Encryptor / Use w/ External Drives
age - File Encryptor
REM - File Encryptor / Rclone GUI
Picocrypt-NG - File Encryptor
gocryptfs - File Encryptor
Kryptor - File Encryptor

▷ File Sync

⭐ SyncThing - Cross-Platform File Sync / Android / Tray Support / GitHub
⭐ FreeFileSync - Open-Source File Sync
MyPhoneExplorer or SyncFolder - Phone and Desktop Sync
allwaysync - File Sync Utility
Resilio - P2P File Sync
⁠TangoShare - P2P File Sync
⁠SpectrShare - P2P File Sync
SmartFTP - FTP File Sync
rsync - Command-line File Sync / GitHub
Unison - Bidirectional File Sync

▷ File Backup

⭐ restic - Secure File Backup / GitHub
⭐ Kopia - Encrypted File Backup / GitHub
⭐ Rescuezilla / GitHub or CloneZilla - Disk Image Backup
FolderClone or Echosync - Folder Clone / Backup
BackupPC - Networked File Backup
TeraCopy - Copy Files Quickly / More Securely
UrBackup - Client / Server File Backup
duplicity - File Backup
Duplicati - File Backup
AOMEI Backupper - File Backup
Borg - De-duplicating File Backup / WebUI
USBImager - USB Image 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

▷ File Info / Metadata

↪️ Image Metadata Tools
↪️ Audio Metadata Tools
⭐ Fileinfo, Filext or OpenMyFiles - File Extension Libraries
⭐ Phockup - Organize Photos / Videos by EXIF Date
MediaInfo - Media File Analysis / Metadata Viewer / Online
MediaPeek - Online Media File Analysis / Metadata Viewer / GitHub
ExtractMetadata, ⁠FilesMD or Metadata2Go - Metadata Viewers / Editors
⁠PrivMeta / GitHub or mat2 / Web Version - Remove Metadata from Files
Attribute Changer - Edit File & Folder Properties
WhatsLink - View File Download Web Metadata
Magika or TridUI - File Type Detection Tools
OpenHashTab - Compare / Display File Hashes
TagSpaces or Tagging for Windows - Tag-Based File Systems
SKTimeStamp - Change File Created / Modified Time

▷ 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, PowerRename, Szyszka, F2, Ant Renamer, Flut Renamer or Bulk Rename Utility - Bulk Renamers
FoliCon - Automatic Custom Media Icons / Folders / GitHub
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

► PDF Tools

PDFGrep or OCRmyPDF - PDF Text Search
PDFEncrypt - PDF File Encryption
GraphPaper - PDF Graphs
PDF Fixer - Repair Damaged PDFs
OpenSign, Signature PDF / GitHub, 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

⭐ BentoPDF or File PDF - Client-Side / GitHub
⭐ ⁠ihatepdf - Client-Side
PDFCraft - Client-Side / GitHub
BreezePDF - Client-Side
⁠itinypdf - Client-Side
PDFClear - Client-Side
DigiPDF - Client-Side
Sejda
ILovePDF
⁠PDRResizer
PDF2Go
DPDF
Digiparser

▷ Offline PDF Toolkits

⭐ Stirling-PDF / Windows, Mac, Linux / Requires Sign-Up / GitHub
⭐ PDF24 / Web-Based / Windows
⁠PDF4QT / Windows, Linux / GitHub
Foxit / Web-Based / Windows, Linux, Android, iOS / Features (search) / Warning
xPDFReader / Windows, Mac, Linux
PDF Arranger / Windows, Linux

▷ PDF Conversion Tools

Rare2PDF, online2pdf or 2PDFConverter - File to PDF Conversion
⁠Tideflow or MD2PDF - Markdown to PDF Converters
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 / GitHub

► File Transfer

⭐ LocalSend - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / Discord / Subreddit / GitHub
⭐ Blip - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / Turn “Searchable by Name” Off in Settings
Photon - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / GitHub
KDE Connect - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
Wormhole - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / Discord / GitHub
Warpinator - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
⁠Phone Link - Desktop / Mobile File Transfer
Sefirah - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
QRServ - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / GitHub
Magic Wormhole - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
croc - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / GUI
LANDrop - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
NahrajSoubor - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
⁠Clip Fish - Desktop / Mobile Transfer
IPFS - Desktop / Mobile Transfer / Discord
IPFS Tools - Resources, 2 / Extension / Desktop / IPFS Cluster
aQRoss or qrcp / GitHub - Share Files Using QR Codes
OnionShare - Share Files Over Tor Network
FileZilla - FTP Client / Warning
WinSCP - FTP Client
⁠robocopy - Windows Built-In File Transfer Guide / WebUI

▷ P2P Transfer

► File Hosts

Note - 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 - 10GB / 60 Days After Last Download (10% min) / Speedtest / Bypass
⭐ VikingFile - Unlimited / 15 Days After Last Download / Use Adblocker / Warning / Discord
⭐ Buzzheavier, 2, 3 - Unlimited / 7 Day Expiry / +1 Hour Per DDL / File Expiry / Discord / Warning
⭐ ⁠ZeroFS - Unlimited / 30 Days After Last Download / CLI / Discord
⭐ ⁠Rootz - 25GB / 15 Days After Last Download / Unlimited for Backstage Users / Discord
⭐ Catbox - 200MB / Forever / Proxy
⭐ Pillowcase - Audio File Host / 200MB (500MB w/ Account) / Forever
FileQ - 50GB / 20GB / 3 Days After Last Download / Has Unlimited Plans / Discord
FileMirage - 50GB / 30 Days After Last View
Send.now - 100GB / 15 Days After Last Download
⁠UC.Files - 25GB / Forever
⁠storage.to - 25GB / 7 Days
Litterbox - 1GB / 3 Days
Transfer.it - Unlimited / 90 Days / Owned by MEGA.nz
MediaFire - 4GB / Forever
⁠Filester - 10GB / 45 Days After Last Download
DesiUpload - 15 Days (2GB per file / 30 Days w/ Account)
hostb - Unlimited / 30 Days After Last Download / Source Code
udrop - 5GB / 50GB on Signup / Forever
MixDrop - Unlimited / 60 Days / Requires Sign-Up
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
⁠UpZur - 5GB / 1.95TB / 120 Days After Last Download / Requires Sign-Up
⁠UploadHive - Unlimited / 50 Days After Last Download / Use Adblock
FireLoad - Unlimited / 60 Days / Requires Sign-Up
FEX.NET - 100GB / 7 Days
DropMeFiles - 50GB / 14 Days
⁠MixLoads - 25.6GB / 2TB / 60 Days After Last Download / Requires Sign-Up
⁠CryptFiles - 10GB / Unlimited / 1 Year
GigaFile - 300GB / 100 Days
UploadNow - 100GB / 7 Days After Last Download
eDisk - 20GB / 30 Days
Drop Download - 25GB / 90 Days / Requires Sign-Up
SwissTransfer - 50GB / 30 Days / 250 Downloads
⁠Dfiles - 10GB / 90 Days
BowFile - 20GB / 20 Days
⁠TheUserCloud - 10GB / 60 Days
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 / Requires Sign-Up
Imagenetz - 5GB / 30 Days After Last Download
⁠Nerushare - 5GB / Forever
FilePort - 5GB / 7 Days
FileDitch or SendGB - 5GB / 90 Days
MegaUp - 5GB / 60 Days
⁠DataVaults - 5GB / 15GB / 7 Days After Last Download / Requires Sign-Up
FileGo - 5GB / 90 Days After Last Download
Bestfile - 5GB / 80 Days After Last Download
ufile.io - 5GB / 30 Days
Internxt Send - 5GB / 15 Days
⁠JuiceBox - 15GB / 14 Days
UserDrive - 5GB / 65 Days
pCloud Transfer or Tresorit Send - 5GB / 7 Days / Requires Email
Temp.sh - 4GB / 3 Days
⁠Mega4Upload - 3GB / 183GB / 150 Days After Last Download
Workupload - 2GB / 90 Days
Send - 2.5GB / 3 Days / 10 Downloads / CLI / Instances
JUMBOmail - 2GB / 7 Days / Requires Email
TransferSize - 50GB / 7 Days
KrakenFiles - 1GB / 3 Months on Sign-Up
DropMB - 512MB / 5 Years
FileGo - 2GB / 30 Days / Requires Sign-Up
Lufi - 2GB / 30 Days
FilesPayouts - 10GB / Forever / Requires Sign-Up
DooDrive - 2GB / 30 Days / Requires Sign-Up
Clicknupload - 10GB / 8 Days / Requires Sign-Up
Smash - 2GB / 7 Days / Requires Email
MultiUp.io / Extract / Upload / Discord or Mirrored.to - Multi Host Uploaders
⁠PolyUploader / GitHub or Z-o-o-m - Multi-Host Upload Desktop Apps
DataNodes - Webmasters Only File Host / Use Adblocker / Warning / Discord
Limited Upload Hosts - More Hosts / 1GB or Below
⁠Pearcrypt - File Link Containers / Discord

▷ Cloud Storage

Note - Free plan storage / Free plan account inactivity deletion / Avg monthly price per TB (annual plan).

🌐 Eylenburg Comparisons or ComparisonTabl.es - Compare Cloud Storage Sites
↪️ Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
⭐ Google Drive - 15GB Free / 2 Years
⭐ MEGA - 20GB Free / 3 Months / ~$10 for 3TB / GitHub
disk.yandex - 5GB Free / 2 Years / ~$2 for 1TB
Filen - 10GB Free / 3 Months / ~$8 for 1TB / Requires Sign-Up 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 - 10GB Free / 1 Month / ~$4 for 2TB
Keybase - 250GB / Forever / GitHub
Proton Drive - 5GB Free / 1 Year / ~$10 for 1TB / Discord / Note
⁠InfiniCLOUD - 20GB Free / 1 Year / ~$14 for 3TB
⁠CryptFiles - 10GB Free / 1 Year / ~$13 for 3TB
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
⁠Tresorit - 3GB / Forever / 500 Per File / ~$12 per 1TB
1Cloud File - 10GB Free
Fix-OneDrive-Zip - Fix OneDrive Zip Files >4GB

▷ Cloud Managers

⭐ Rclone - Cloud Storage Manager / Guide / GUI / Colab / Transfer Tool / Telegram
⭐ gclone - Cloud Storage Manager
⭐ Air Explorer - Cloud Storage Manager
⭐ RaiDrive - Cloud Storage Manager
⭐ Cyberduck - Libre Server / Cloud Storage Browser / GitHub
SpaceDrive - Cloud Storage Manager
OpenList - Cloud Storage Manager
MultCloud - Cloud Storage Manager
xpipe - Remote File Manager
FileStash - File Manager / GitHub

▷ Google Drive Tools

⭐ OneClickRun - Google Drive Tools / Use Throwaway Google Account / Features
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 / GitHub
GD-EFC Link Encryptor - Google Drive Link Encryptor for GD-EFC
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 / GitHub
MEGA CMD - Official CLI App / GitHub