plupload vs FileAPI

plupload

Plupload is JavaScript API for building file uploaders. It supports multiple file selection, file filtering, chunked upload, client side image downsizing and when necessary can fallback to alternative runtimes, like Flash and Silverlight. (by moxiecode)

Source Code

plupload.com

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FileAPI

FileAPI — a set of javascript tools for working with files. Multiupload, drag'n'drop and chunked file upload. Images: crop, resize and auto orientation by EXIF. (by mailru)

Form Widgets File Uploader

Source Code

mailru.github.io

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plupload		FileAPI
	Project
1	Mentions	-
5,616	Stars	3,578
-0.1%	Growth	-0.1%
0.0	Activity	0.0
4 months ago	Latest Commit	over 3 years ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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plupload

Posts with mentions or reviews of plupload. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-02.

Uploading large file over HTTP
2 projects | /r/webdev | 2 Feb 2022

I think this is what I used a while back when uploading videos (not 100% sure though) https://www.plupload.com/

FileAPI

Posts with mentions or reviews of FileAPI. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning FileAPI yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing plupload and FileAPI you can also consider the following projects:

dropzone - Dropzone is an easy to use drag'n'drop library. It supports image previews and shows nice progress bars.

jQuery-File-Upload - File Upload widget with multiple file selection, drag&drop support, progress bar, validation and preview images, audio and video for jQuery. Supports cross-domain, chunked and resumable file uploads. Works with any server-side platform (Google App Engine, PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, etc.) that supports standard HTML form file uploads.

flow.js - A JavaScript library providing multiple simultaneous, stable, fault-tolerant and resumable/restartable file uploads via the HTML5 File API.

Uppy - The next open source file uploader for web browsers :dog:

fine-uploader

filepond - 🌊 A flexible and fun JavaScript file upload library

HTML5 AJAX File Uploader - JavaScript library that manages file uploads using html5 drag and drop and file API's.