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Download Managers, File Hosting, File Archivers

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File Tools

• ️ File Scanners
• Krokiet, czkawka or dupeGuru - Duplicate File Finders
• UnLock IT or Lock Hunter - File Unlocker / Deleter
• Icaros - Add Explorer Thumbnails to any Video Format
• HTTPDirfs or hfs / 2 - HTTP File Systems
• WinBtrfs - Btrfs File System
• mergerfs - Union File System
• ExampleFile, ⁠Dummyfiles or File-Examples - Dummy Example Files

Download Managers

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For more info on the benefits of Download Managers, see The Piracy Glossary.

• AB Download Manager - Download Manager /
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• JDownloader - Download Manager /
• JDownloader Tools - Apps / Dark Theme, 2 / Dracula Theme / Debloat Guide
• IDM, 2, 3 (search) - Download Manager / Firefox / Chrome /
• Go Speed - Download Manager / All Platforms / Extension / Plugins /
• Rayburst - Download Manager /
• FDM - Download Manager / YTDL Addon / Firefox / Chrome /
• Brisk /
• Plexo - Multi-Connection /
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• ⁠HDM - Multi-Connection /
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• imFile /
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• ⁠Aria2 Next or aria2 / - Terminal Download Manager / Download Bot / WebUI, 2 /
• Persepolis - Download Manager /
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• pyLoad - Lightweight Download Manager /
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• ArrowDL - Download Manager / Firefox / Chrome /
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• Varia - Download Manager / Firefox / Chrome / Extesnsion /
• ⁠Surge - TUI Download Manager / Firefox /
• Cyberdrop-DL - TUI Download Manager / /
• DownThemAll - Download Management Extension / Firefox / Chrome /
• HTTP Downloader - Download Manager for HTTP / FTP / SFTP / Firefox / Chrome / /

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
• ⁠HatchZip - Extract Archives While Freeing Disk Space /
• 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 / Remove Popups /

  WinRAR does not auto-update, and because it had a remote code execution vulnerability in the past, you should make sure you've manually updated to 7.13 or later to be safe.

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• ouch - Archiving / Compression CLI /
• UPX - Executable File Compressor /

File Converters

• File Converter - Offline / Convert & Compress Files / / /

  Do NOT install version 2.2. It is currently broken. If you haven't installed File Converter before, install version 2.1 from here. If you've already installed version 2.2, follow the downgrade guide here.

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• VERT - Offline / Some Video Conversions Require Servers / / /
• Convert to it! - Offline / File Converter / /
• Aconvert - Online / Various Converters / 40MB /
• ⁠Docling / or Pandoc / - PDF / Documents CLI Converters
• ConvertCSV - Online CSV Data Conversion /
• Filee - Offline / Drag & Drop File Converter /
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• Encoding Converter - Online File Encoding Converter /
• Deark - Decode and Convert Files /
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• text2img - Local NFO Files to Image Converter / /
• Xconvert - Online / File Converter / 400MB /
• FreeConvert - Online / Unlimited / Clear Cookies /
• Convertio - Online / File Converter / 100MB /
• AnyConvert - Online / File Converter / 100MB /
• MiConv - Online / File Converter / 75MB /
• ⁠Docpose - Online / File Converter / 25MB /
• videoutils - Online / File Converter / 500MB /
• ConvertFiles - Online / File Converter / 250MB /
• ⁠ConvertX or Transmute / - Self-Hosted File Converters

File Managers

• Directory Opus (search) - Windows File Manager
• DoubleCMD / or muCommander / - Cross-Platform File Managers
• Sigma - Modern File Manager /
• Yazi / or superfile / - Terminal File Managers
• OneCommander - File Manager
• FreeCommander - File Manager
• Q-Dir - File Manager
• Files - Customizable File Manager / Use Classic Installer / /
• Explorer++ - Lightweight Windows File Manager /
• Far Manager - File / Archive Manager /
• Total Commander - Shareware File Manager
• Tablacus Explorer / or Multi Commander - Tab File Managers
• Vifm - Vim-Based File Manager /
• eza / or lsd - Modern ls Replacements
• FileBrowser Quantum / or ⁠copyparty - Self-Hosted Web File Managers

File Searching

• Everything - File Search Engine / Date Searching / Taskbar Integration
• Recoll / Addon, DocFetcher or Orange - Cross-Platform Search Engines
• AnyTXT or WizFile - 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 / or Tahoe-LAFS - Cloud File Encryption
• VeraCrypt - Disk Encryptor / Use w/ External Drives /
• age or ⁠rage - File Encryptor
• Picocrypt-NG - File Encryptor
• gocryptfs - File Encryptor
• Kryptor - File Encryptor
• ⁠VERNAM - File Encryptor / /
• ⁠AES-256-GCM - AES-256-GCM File Encryptor /

File Sync

• SyncThing - Cross-Platform File Sync / Android, 2 / Tray Support /
• FreeFileSync - Open-Source File Sync
• MyPhoneExplorer or SyncFolder - Phone and Desktop Sync
• Resilio - P2P File Sync
• ⁠TangoShare - P2P File Sync
• ⁠SpaceDrop - P2P File Sync
• ⁠SpectrShare - P2P File Sync
• rsync - Command-line File Sync /
• Unison - Bidirectional File Sync

File Backup

• restic - Secure File Backup /
• Kopia - Encrypted File Backup /
• Rescuezilla / or CloneZilla - Disk Image Backup
• 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
• Borg - De-duplicating File Backup / WebUI /
• USBImager - USB Image Backup

File Recovery

• TestDisk - File Recovery /
• DMDE - File Recovery
• PhotoRec - File Recovery
• Windows File Recovery - File Recovery
• MultiPar - Prevent File Corruption / Guide
• ShadowCopyView - Shadow Copy Explorers

File Info / Metadata

• ️ Image Metadata Tools
• ️ Audio Metadata Tools
• Fileinfo or Filext - File Extension Libraries
• Phockup - Organize Photos / Videos by EXIF Date
• ⁠HashCheck, ⁠HashMyFiles or RapidCRC Unicode - Checksum / Hash Verifier
• MediaInfo - Media File Analysis / Metadata Viewer / Online
• MediaPeek - Online Media File Analysis / Metadata Viewer /
• ExtractMetadata, ⁠FilesMD or Metadata2Go - Metadata Viewers / Editors
• ⁠PrivMeta / , MetaStrip / , Metadata Remover / 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
• 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 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 /
• 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 Bookmark Editor - PDF Bookmark Editor /
• PDF Fixer - Repair Damaged PDFs
• OpenSign, Signature PDF / , FalsiScan 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

• ⁠ihatepdf - Client-Side
• BentoPDF or File PDF - Client-Side /
• BreezePDF - Client-Side
• ⁠PDFKing - Client-Side /
• PDFCraft - Client-Side /
• ⁠itinypdf - Client-Side
• PDFWix, 2 - Client-Side
• ⁠PDFkind - Client-Side
• DigiPDF - Client-Side /
• Sejda - Server-Side
• ILovePDF - Server-Side
• ⁠PDFResizer - Server-Side
• PDF2Go - Server-Side
• DPDF - Server-Side
• Digiparser - Server-Side

Offline PDF Toolkits

• Stirling /
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• PDF24 / Web-Based /
• ⁠PDF4QT / /
• Foxit / All Platforms / Features (search) /

  The installer tries to install McAfee WebAdvisor + PhantomPDF Business. They can be skipped by clicking "decline" both times.

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• xPDFReader /
• PDF Arranger /

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 /

File Transfer

• LocalSend - Local / All Platforms / Web Version / / /
• Blip - Hybrid / Turn "Searchable by Name" Off in Settings /
• Photon - Local /
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• KDE Connect - Local / All Platforms /
• Wormhole - Online / / /
• SEAL - Online / Browser Encryption / No signup /
• Warpinator - Local /
• ⁠Phone Link - Hybrid /
• Google Quick Share - Hybrid /
• Sefirah - Local /
• ⁠D-LAN - Local /
• ⁠AlterSend - Online /
• QRServ - Local / /
• Magic Wormhole - Online /
• croc - Online /
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• LANDrop - Local / All Platforms / /
• NahrajSoubor - Online /
• FilePizza - Online /
• Free Transfer - Online /
• IPFS - Desktop / Mobile Transfer /
• IPFS Tools - Resources, 2 / Extension / Desktop / IPFS Cluster
• aQRoss / Web or qrcp / Share Files Using QR Codes /
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• OnionShare - Share Files Over Tor Network /
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• FileZilla - FTP Client /
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  The version of FileZilla on FileZilla's front page has adware, but the non-adware version is the only link on FMHY. You can also find the non-adware version by pressing download on the FileZilla front page, then clicking "Show additional download options" under "More download options" at the download page.

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• ⁠Sendme / or DashBeam / - File Transfer CLIs
• termscp - File Transfer TUI /
• WinSCP - FTP Client /
• ⁠robocopy - Windows Built-In File Transfer Guide / WebUI

P2P Transfer

• PairDrop / or ⁠Snapdrop /
• JustBeamIt /
• Surge - P2P App /
• ToffeeShare / /
• ⁠Station307 /
• new.space /
• WebWormhole - Chrome / Firefox /
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• ⁠Clip Fish / /

File Hosts

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Remember 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.

• ⁠Matcha - File Host Statuses / Index
• Awesome File Hosts / or PolyUpload File Hosts - File Host Indexes
• ️ Video File Hosts
• ️ Image File Hosts
• Gofile - 1TB Monthly / Unlimited / 10 Days After Last Download / Manager Export
• Pixeldrain - 10GB / 60 Days After Last Download (10% min) / Signup Required for Upload / Mirrors / Speedtest / Bypass /
• Mocha - 150GB (w/ Account) / 20GB / 30 Days After Last Download / Signup Required / Multi-Tool App / Lite Version (500MB, No Signup) /
• VikingFile - Unlimited / 15 Days After Last Download / Use Adblock /
• 0807 or 0908 - 10GB / 30 Days After Last Download / / Codeberg
• ⁠DropDrive - 100GB / 60 Days After Last Download /
• Pillowcase - Audio File Host / 200MB (500MB w/ Account) / Forever
• Send.now - 100GB / 15 Days After Last Download (w/ Account)
• ⁠Patrins - 1TB / 7 Days / Requires Signup /
• FileDitch - 150GB / 45 Days /
• ⁠Luffy Files - 10GB / 30 Days w/ Account
• ⁠Filekeeper - Unlimited / 7 Days After Last Download / Requires Signup
• ⁠storage.to - 25GB / 7 Days
• ⁠filez.stream - 500GB / 60 Days After Last Download
• Litterbox - 1GB / 3 Days
• Catbox - 200MB / Forever (w/ Account) / 2 Years (Inactive Files w/ no Account) / Proxy
• Transfer.it - Unlimited / 90 Days / Owned by MEGA.nz
• MediaFire - 4GB / Forever
• ⁠CryptFiles - 10GB / Up to 30GB (active) / 1 Year (inactive)
• ⁠pone - 1GB / Forever
• ⁠Plik - 50GB / Forever
• ⁠MaraFile - 1GB / Forever
• Hxfile, 2, 3 - 5GB / 180 Days After Last View
• DataNodes - 5GB / 5 Days (After Last Download) / 25GB / 7 Days After Last Download (w/ Account) / Use uBlock /
• ⁠Filester, 2, 3, 4 - 10GB / 45 Days After Last Download
• ⁠Stashr - 1GB / 30 days
• ⁠ATM - 10GB / Forever
• eDisk - 10GB / 30 Days
• ⁠Origrid - 100GB / 25GB / 7 Days After Last Download (30 w/ Account, Never w/ Plus)
• ⁠DropMeFiles (ua) - 100GB / 14 Days
• ⁠filedrop - 10GB / 30 Days /
• hostb - Unlimited / 30 Days After Last Download /
• MixDrop - Unlimited / 60 Days / Requires Signup
• 1fichier.com - 300GB / 15 Days (30 Days w/ Account)
• Filebin - Unlimited / 6 Days /

  Anyone with a link to a "bin" has full access to it. They can add new files, delete existing files, etc.

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• file.kiwi - Unlimited / 90 Hours / File Expiry
• FileFast - 5GB / Unlimited /
• ⁠UpZur - 5GB / 1.95TB / 120 Days After Last Download / Requires Signup
• Upload.bg - 10GB / 30 Days
• ⁠Zipyshare - 5GB / 7 Days After Last Download / Longer for Smaller Files
• FEX.NET - 100GB / 7 Days /
• DropMeFiles - 50GB / 14 Days
• ⁠MixLoads - 25.6GB / 2TB / 60 Days After Last Download / Requires Signup
• ⁠Transfr - 100GB / 7 Days
• GigaFile - 300GB / 100 Days
• ⁠FilesYard - 10GB / 15 Days
• UploadNow - 100GB / 7 Days After Last Download
• SwissTransfer - 50GB / 30 Days / 250 Downloads
• Depositfiles - 10GB / 90 Days
• ⁠TheUserCloud - 10GB / 60 Days
• Hexupload - 15GB / 30 Days
• Tempcloud - 10GB / 3 Days
• GrosFichiers - 10GB / 14 Days
• Imagenetz - 5GB / 30 Days After Last Download
• FilePort - 5GB / 7 Days
• MegaUp - 5GB / 30 Days
• uDrop - 5GB / Forever
• ⁠2share - 2GB / Forever
• ⁠NippyDrop - 2GB / 90 Days
• FireLoad - 2GB / 60 Days / Requires Signup
• ⁠Savedly - Unlimited / 7 Days
• Filegoat - 5GB / 90 Days After Last View
• Bestfile - 5GB / 80 Days After Last Download
• ufile.io - 5GB / 30 Days
• Internxt Send - 5GB / 15 Days
• ⁠SendGB - 5GB / 7 Days
• ⁠JuiceBox - 15GB / 14 Days
• ⁠Dosya Upload - 4GB / 60 Days
• pCloud Transfer or Tresorit Send - 5GB / 7 Days / Requires Email
• Temp.sh - 4GB / 3 Days
• patchy.moe, 2 - 4GB / 14 Days / Codeberg
• ⁠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
• 4d2.sh - 1GB / 730 Days Max
• pasted.sh - 1GB / Forever /
• DropMB - 512MB / 5 Years
• ⁠Lufi, 2 - 2GB / 30 Days
• FileGo - 2GB / 30 Days / Requires Sign-Up
• FilesPayouts - 10GB / Forever / Requires Sign-Up
• Clicknupload - 10GB / 8 Days / Requires Sign-Up
• Smash - 2GB / 7 Days / Requires Email
• ⁠PolyUploader / or Z-o-o-m - Multi-Host Upload Desktop Apps
• Limited Upload Hosts - More Hosts / 1GB or Below
• ⁠Pearcrypt - File Link Containers /

Cloud Storage

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Free storage / Free account inactivity deletion / Cheapest USD/TB/month (Plan Name).

• Eylenburg Comparisons or ComparisonTabl.es - Compare Cloud Storage Sites
• ️ Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
• Google Drive - 5GB (15GB w/ Phone) / 2 Years / ~$3.33 (5TB Google AI Pro)
• MEGA - 20GB / 3 Months / ~$1.72 (20TB Pro III) /
• Proton Drive - 5GB / 1 Year / ~$6.66 (3TB Workspace Premium) / / Note
• disk.yandex - 5GB / 2 Years / ~$2.61 (4TB Personal)
• Filen - 10GB / 3 Months / ~$3.84 (10TB Pro X) / Requires Sign-Up for Sharing
• Dropbox - 1 or 2GB / 12 Months / ~$4.15 (15TB Advanced)
• MediaFire - 10GB / 8 Months / ~$5.83 (1TB Pro)
• ⁠CryptFiles - 10GB / 1 Year (Inactive) / ~$9.24 (1-100TB Flexible)
• VoidDrive - 30GB / Forever / ~$4.99 (1TB Basic)
• icedrive - 10GB / 3 Months / ~$2.07 (6TB Pro Max)
• pCloud - 10GB / 1 Year / ~$2.88 (10TB Ultra)
• FEB - 10GB / 1 Month / ~$2.20 (1TB Personal)
• Keybase - 250GB / Forever /
• ⁠InfiniCLOUD - 20GB / 1 Year / ~$3.66 for 3TB
• JumpShare - 2GB / 1 Year / $5.33 (3TB Business)
• MrOwl - 10GB / ~$16.67 (1TB Premium Plus)
• Koofr - 10GB / Forever / ~$10 (1TB Suitcase)
• Blomp - 40GB / 1 Month / ~$1 for 10TB+
• Backblaze B2 - 10GB / ~$6
• Cloudflare R2 - 10GB / Forever / ~$15
• FileLu - 1GB / Forever / ~$3.13 for 40TB /

  According to their FAQ, you must log in to your account at least once every 180 days to prevent your account and its files being deleted.

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• ⁠Tresorit - 3GB / Forever / 500 Per File / ~$6.94 (4TB Personal Pro)
• Fix-OneDrive-Zip - Fix OneDrive Zip Files >4GB

Cloud Managers

• Rclone - Cloud Storage Manager / Guide / GUI / 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 / 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
• DriveRename - Bulk Google Drive File Rename
• Sharer - Google Drive File Sharing

MEGA Tools

• Megabasterd - Download Quota Bypass /
• MEGA Account Generators - Account Gen / Unlimited Upload Size / Fix
• MEGA Desktop - Official GUI App /
• MEGA CMD - Official CLI App /