In their own words, "Subfolio provides an elegant, practical and customizable web interface to your file system". They're not wrong.

Subfolio is a product managed by my good friends over at Area 17. It was originally developed as a quick and easy way for them to display design work and as a centralised resource for their client files. It worked so well for them, that they decided to release it as an open source project.

What does it do?

Subfolio acts as a nice front end for your file system. It displays your directory structure and files, and automatically thumbnails images, giving you a really clean way to browse through your stuff. In addition to the basic functionality, it also provides 'enhancers' which give you slightly more complex interface components like featured folders, text blocks etc...

Installation is easy. Just upload it to the root of your domain and update the config file.

There's loads of info on their site, so have a look there for a full feature list.

Who's using it?

Lots of people. A few of Area 17's clients like it so much, they're using it internally (AOL amongst others). We've been using it at Fudge for ages, and it's been a similar story with our clients.

Get it

It's still in a private release, but instructions on how to get a copy are here, so just ask nicely — http://www.subfolio.com/04_download.txt