• Turn your web server into a powerful file management system : install once and access your files from anywhere.

    Organize, preview and share them, easily and securely.

    Free and Open-Source (AGPL)
    See 4-steps install guide
    How it will suit your needs, as an individual or a an organization

May 2013 : Want to see the future? Test AjaXplorer 5 rc4!



A modern browser is all that's needed to access AjaXplorer : the interface is very similar to OS-native file explorers, and all users can find their way in it. Users can easily share files or folders over the Internet, preview and edit most common file formats directly online, without having to download/upload the files to/from their local computer.

AjaXplorer is another "brick" that you can install on your web server : you may know Wordpress, Joomla! or other "web-based" softwares. It's the same technology (PHP), and AjaXplorer is normally accessed via an URL such as http://yoursite.com/ajaxplorer/.

AjaXplorer comes fully equiped with a complete users management system, securing the whole installation at once. It can also be interfaced with existing authentication mechanisms, to implement a "Single-Sign On" system and make users life easier.

AjaXplorer interface adapts itself for small screen devices; there is also a native alternative for iOS devices, as well as one for Android devices.

Check the detailed features page
to know more about AjaXplorer interface

AjaXplorer : How it works



AjaXplorer can be used in very wide variety of situation : from many users sharing a set of documents (companies, non-profit organisations, families, music bands...), to one user storing his/her own documents on an external server just to make them accessible via internet, and everything in-between! It's not because it's dead-simple to install that it's not extremely flexible, extensible and powerful. Below we go through some possible usecases, you may recognize yourself, but if you don't, that does not mean it's not for you!

Small business living in a digital age

Product of plenty modern entrepreneurs like photos, designs, texts, presentations, music or videos are "files" and require storage, access, management and sharing (with colleagues or clients) : using FTP is dangerous and over-complicated, and on the other hand services like Box.net or Dropbox might be too expensive for small business with gigabytes of files. Plus, you do not really know where "in the internet" files really are and if they will be accessible every time. There is nothing like having files on your own disks, in your own country or with your favorite and reliable provider.

Example: A video post-production agency

A french video studio has created as one AjaXplorer user per customer, and each one have access to his own repository with his own password. The video producers can easily post their production on the right repository, then notify their customer to login to check the new video and comment it directly inline. AjaXplorer is fully part of the validation process of the agency.



Hosting or IT oriented companies

AjaXplorer is a swiss-knife for files management and it has many possible uses. We provide complex customization and implementation tasks, that can turn AjaXplorer into control panel for hosting companies, specific file manipulation tool in multisystem environment and other. And if you have the development taskforce in-house, well remember the code is open, you can customize it! Just make sure to stay in the AGPL frame (or contact us if you wish a specific license for your usage).

AjaXplorer embedded as a NAS web-interface

The worldwide hard-disk and NAS manufacturer LaCie packages AjaXplorer as the unique web-interface of their NAS since 2010. They have easily developed their own access driver to interface with their in-house NAS filesystem and users. On the other hand, the californian hosting provider Dreamhost has recently chosen AjaXplorer as their webFTP solution for their customers. With such clients, you can bet we know what we are doing.



Non-profit and student organizations

If you are part of groups of people that are primarily not working for money, but either for good cause, for art or for any non-profit goal, you know the need to always spare money wherever possible. Still, you have computer and file related needs like any other business. AjaXplorer is open-source and free, which mean you can enjoy the power of a modern web-based software for managing documents. And if you have some computer geeks in-house (as often the case in non-profit), hopefully they will test the software, dig its code, and report back improvements to the community.

AjaXplorer was originally developed for a music band!

Many music bands use AjaXplorer as a collaboration tool, for sharing not only administrative stuff, but very often their music tracks, pre-mixes, drafts, making it a tool of their creation process!



Home and personal use

There is lot of us who likes computers, gadgets, tools, apps and stuff on the Internet. With some basic administration skills and some time spent in our documentation you can run your own AjaXplorer instance on home network or your own server/hosting. Installation is easy and the outcome is impressive.

Sharing all the family photo library

Examples: Share all your photos with your family, make your own film and music library backup. As such, AjaXplorer is not specialized for a given usage, but provides enough tools to make each usage a breeze! For example, with the new SoundManager mp3 player integration, transform any mp3 folder into a playable online playlist!



Bigger companies without huge budget

Every business that is around for a few years just have lot of files. Archiving, backup and any kind of manipulation becomes harder. Company is moving forward, but IT infrastructure holds onto things like intranets, FTPs, DVD backups and other static systems. Everything might be OK until you lose some of your important files. With AjaXplorer repository systems, user management and deployment options you can have it up and running fast and easy. Files will still be on company hardware, but now in a modern and much more useful way (yes, even the biggest computer-anti-talent can work with it). Switching to the cloud can be an option, but most of the existing solution will definitely cost you load of money and resources to implement. By deploying AjaXplorer, you really can leverage your existing IT infrastructure fast, easy and cheap.

Example: Sysadmin tired of sharing between multiple OS

A system administrator was just tired of people sharing the company files over complicated and OS-specific protocols, tired of his users being unhappy. After switching to AjaXplorer, files are now accessible through any simple browser, and the company commercial can even access their files securely on their phone while on the outside.



  • Why choose AjaXplorer?

    FreeFree software is what everybody likes. Use it under the Affero GPL License as much as you want to!

    Open SourceOpen-source code is regularly reviewed by experimented users, ensuring we meet all security requirements. Plus you are not tied to a specific vendor.

    WizardLight : A standard installation will run on the vast majority of web servers installed over the last 5 years. On the user-side, nothing to install or to update regularly.

    HTML5Native-like user experience is brought to the browser by the power of HTML5: drag’n'drop, online preview or edition of major file formats…

    PluginsExtensible: we are making plugins and bridges for existing CMS (like WordPress) for authentification and other functionalities. Discover the existing plugins.

  • They use AjaXplorer

    LaCie Ltd

    DreamHost Web Hosting

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