Flare
A nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. Offers OCR search and more.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 24% of tracked projects; popularity more than 8%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 137 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | rolling · 6 Jul 2025 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Nodejs |
Is Flare actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 72 commits, of which 22 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 7 commits a month.
The last tagged release, rolling, is over 1 year old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
Flare ranks #24 of 33 tracked file transfer - single-click & drag-n-drop upload projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Flare actually does
Flare is a self-hosted server designed to store and manage files and screenshots uploaded from desktop tools like ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. It features optical character recognition for searching text within stored images, alongside standard web-based file management capabilities.
Best fit: This is a suitable choice if you want a dedicated, self-hosted vault for quick screenshot and file uploads from your desktop environment.
Worth knowing: The project has a relatively small community and a slowing maintenance score, meaning you may need to patch bugs yourself.
Deployment notes
Because it runs on Docker and Node.js, you will typically need to map persistent volumes for your file storage and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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