Seafile

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AI organization

Seafile AI can generate file descriptions, tags and extracted file information.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

API

Seafile publishes Web API documentation at seafile-api.readme.io and an older downloadable API reference.manual.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Business admin controls

Yesseafile.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Community Edition change

For version 13, Seafile discontinued binary packages for Community Edition and directed users toward Docker deployment.forum.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company facts

LinkedIn lists Seafile Ltd as a privately held Beijing software company founded in 2012 with 11–50 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Custom properties

Files can have user-defined properties such as owner, status and security level.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Device platforms

Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Androidseafile.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Documentation

The project maintains administrator manuals, user help pages, installation guides, API references, changelogs and a community forum.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

File versioning

Yesseafile.com · read 20 Sep 2026

File views

Users can create table, gallery, kanban and map views with filtering, sorting, grouping and hidden properties.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Founders and offices

Seafile says Daniel Pan and Jonathan Xu founded it in 2012 and identifies offices in Beijing, China and Singapore.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Funding

TechCrunch reported in 2023 that Seafile had raised about 1 million yuan in an angel round from Matrix Partners China and was self-sustaining afterward.techcrunch.com · read 15 Oct 2026

LDAP integration

Professional Edition can authenticate against LDAP and synchronize LDAP users and groups.manual.seafile.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Licence details

The server core is AGPLv3, Seahub is Apache License 2, the desktop client is GPLv2, Android is GPLv3 and iOS is Apache License 2.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: administration

GetApp review summaries show no ratings for several administrative capabilities, including API, automatic backup, user management and version control.getapp.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: Android photo sync

Google Play reviewers report edited local photos may not re-upload automatically and that downloads can be hard to locate in default gallery or file-manager apps.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: iOS integration

Apple reviewers report incomplete Files-app integration, occasional sync or unlock problems, missing dark mode and instability during some uploads.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: setup and interface

G2 reviewers repeatedly describe initial self-hosted setup as technical and the interface as less polished or intuitive than cloud competitors.g2.com · read 15 Oct 2026

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