What is the best multiple file JavaScript / Flash file uploader?

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Specifically, I'm looking for a client-side, JavaScript and / or Flash based multiple file uploader. The closest thing I've found is FancyUpload. Anyone have experience with it? If not, what else is out there?

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 13 '13 at 11:36

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Yahoo's YUI Uploader is your friend.

edited Dec 13 '13 at 11:36

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answered Oct 16 '08 at 03:23

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score 10 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 05 '11 at 14:50

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Uploadify is a jQuery / Flash hybrid (if you don't feel like adding in YUI just to handle uploads).

Demo

How to implement

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answered Apr 20 '09 at 17:45

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@slotishtype So sorry. I'm sure if you could elaborate, other devs would appreciate it. – Dan Esparza Nov 11 '11 at 19:35
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Yeah. It looks like Uploadify kinda sucks now (not sure what's happened in the last 2 years). I would recommend Plupload now (see the answer that lists it as a link) – Dan Esparza Feb 22 '12 at 22:03
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Agree, it also has a bunch of issues when trying to use in IE9 – testpattern Dec 03 '12 at 09:45
I always get HTTP 302 error in OSX Safari/Firefox and randomly on windows FF. Not reliable at all. I'm looking for a replacement for uploadify. – Ejaz Oct 22 '13 at 11:52

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 16 '08 at 03:05

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SWFUpload is probably the leading "competitor" to that.

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score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 16 '08 at 03:24

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Alternatives to SWFUpload:

YUI Uploader
jqUploader (jQuery plugin)
Flash/AJAX File Upload w/ Progress Server Control (ASP .NET based)

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 24 '11 at 16:21

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Plupload seems to be interesting...

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 16 '12 at 19:26

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It looks like a new entry into this field is 'jQuery file upload':

Wiki / documentation

Demo page

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 07 '10 at 21:36

Agile Uploader now supports multiple files as of version 2.0. http://www.shift8creative.com/projects/agile-uploader/index.html

Here's a direct link to a demo: http://www.shift8creative.com/agile-uploader/examples/all_files.php

It allows all types of files and can actually resize images before upload to help save on bandwidth costs and server processing power.

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 12 '09 at 20:39

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Google Gears solution with client-side image resizing (mine, sorry for advertisment)

answered Oct 12 '09 at 20:39

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ad is relevant & useful until it answers the question. – Rajat Gupta Dec 17 '12 at 05:12

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 16 '08 at 07:20

I've used FancyUpload plenty of times and it's absolutely fantastic. The only problem (but this is true for most flash uploaders, I guess) is session handling - if you're using sessions you're going to have to pass along the session ID to the flash file and back again.

digitarald (the author) has a new version of FancyUpload in beta now that works with Flash 10 (something a lot of the other uploaders don't). According to him it should be very simple to upgrade from FancyUpload2 to the new version, once it's released.

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Dec 13 '13 at 11:39

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Dropzone worked for me for simple drag-and-drop functionality that degrades gracefully. Very easy to set up.

answered Dec 13 '13 at 11:39

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What is the best multiple file JavaScript / Flash file uploader?

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