The best FilePond alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to FilePond, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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FilePondA JavaScript library for drag-and-drop file uploads, with optional image resizing and cropping.
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Uppy
Open source · MIT · ★ 31.1k
A modular JavaScript file uploader for web browsers, with resumable uploads and many file sources.
Best for: Web developers who need a ready-made file upload interface in their app; Teams that want resumable uploads for large files via the tus standard
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react-dropzone
Open source · MIT · ★ 11k
A React hook for building drag-and-drop file upload zones in web pages.
Best for: React developers adding file upload to a web app; Projects that need a drop area with a click-to-select fallback
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Dragula
Open source · MIT · ★ 22.1k
A small JavaScript library for drag and drop between lists and containers.
Best for: Front-end developers who want drag-and-drop without a large framework; Developers building sortable lists or kanban-style boards in plain JavaScript
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interact.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.9k
JavaScript library for drag, drop, resize and multi-touch gestures in web pages.
Best for: Web developers building drag-and-drop interfaces; Developers who need touch and mouse gesture support in one library
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Lenis
Open source · MIT · ★ 17k
A small JavaScript library that makes page scrolling smooth on websites.
Best for: Web developers adding smooth scrolling to a marketing or portfolio site; Developers syncing animations like GSAP ScrollTrigger or WebGL scenes to scroll position
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to FilePond. We don't take payment for placement.