OpenCloud

OpenCloud is an open-source alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive for storing and sharing files. It gives you a web-based cloud drive with collaboration features, but it runs on your own server instead of someone else’s. Teams get shared folders and file management without storage limits set by a vendor.

Key features

• Self-hosted file storage and sharing
• Web interface with collaboration tools
• Works as a Dropbox-style cloud drive

Before you switch

Switching productivity tools is mostly about habits, not features. Pick one workflow — notes, tasks, or documents — and run it in the new tool for two weeks before migrating everything. Check that import tools exist for your current app; most open-source alternatives offer them. Self-hosted options give you full ownership of your data, which is worth the small setup cost if privacy matters to you.

Like every project on OpenShelf, OpenCloud is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.