A File upload script is essential for every website and there are a plenty of such ready file upload scripts available on the web, but with their own pros and cons, So I thought that It would be a great idea creating a post on the top ten file upload scripts ever and would serve as a very useful resource for all webmasters.For every script I have listed their advantages and disadvantages, so it would be easy for you to choose the right one. Below is my list of top ten File upload Scripts :
Since I want to give a detailed review about all the ten scripts i will be only revealing the top five Upload scripts in this post and in my next post I will be revealing the next five upload scripts
1.Plupload
Review
For those who know some of these scripts might be wondering how Plupload came on the first position in the list rather than SWFupload.What really brings Plupload to the top of this list is its support for HTML5 Gears, Silverlight, Flash, BrowserPlus. If the user’s browser doesn’t support any of these then a normal HTML4 file upload is implemented moreover it-seems to be very stable.
Description from official website
Allows you to upload files using HTML5 Gears, Silverlight, Flash, BrowserPlus or normal forms, providing some unique features such as upload progress, image resizing and chunked uploads.Plupload is a highly usable upload handler for your Content Management Systems or similar. Plupload is currently separated into a Core API and a jQuery upload queue widget this enables you to either use it out of the box or write your own custom implementation.
Features
| Feature | Flash | Gears | HTML 5 | Silverlight | BrowserPlus | HTML 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunking | ||||||
| Drag/Drop | * | |||||
| PNG Resize | * | |||||
| JPEG Resize | ||||||
| Type filtering | * | |||||
| Stream upload | ||||||
| Multipart upload | * | |||||
| File size restriction | ||||||
| Upload progress |
Pros and Cons
| ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES |
| Upload files using HTML5 Gears, Silverlight, Flash, BrowserPlus or normal forms | Lack of support, Forum is not very active |
| unique features such as upload progress, image resizing and chunked uploads. | |
| Highly usable and stable upload handler with custom implementation |
Live Demo and Download
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2.SWFUpload
Review
SWFUpload uses both JavaScript and Flash library to provide a great upload experience.It is exactly similar to the attachment uploading Gmail which is very popular.It is a great upload script with almost every feature we want except for one main disadvantage that it uses Flash library.
Description from official website
SWFUpload is a small JavaScript/Flash library to get the best of both worlds. It features the great upload capabilities of Flash and the accessibility and ease of HTML/CSS.
Features
| Features |
| Upload multiple files at once by ctrl/shift-selecting in dialog |
| Javascript callbacks on all events |
| Get file information before upload starts |
| Style upload elements with XHTML and css |
| Display information while files are uploading using HTML |
| No page reloads necessary |
| Works on all platforms/browsers that has Flash support. |
| Degrades gracefully to normal HTML upload form if Flash or JavaScript is unavailable |
| Control filesize before upload starts |
| Only display chosen file types in dialog |
| Queue uploads, remove/add files before starting upload |
Pros and Cons
| ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES |
| Upload multiple files at once and JavaScript callbacks | Requires Flash and does not work in browsers with flash not been installed |
| Exactly similar to Plupload | Customization becomes difficult without proper knowledge of javascript |
| Unlike Plupload, the forums are very active. |
Live Demo and Download
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Download |
Live Demo |
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#1 by Praveen Gowda I V on August 15, 2011 - 9:08 am
This being a very long post i didn't get time to recheck everything
if you think there is any mistake or a broken link
Please leave back a comment.
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#2 by nur on May 14, 2012 - 10:11 am
hi…since everything going find on uploading.how to display the item that has been uploaded.thanks
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