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yazi vs Seafile
yazi has 43,192 GitHub stars, 1,055 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Seafile has 15,414 stars, 1,674 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped 18 days ago. yazi leads on adoption by 180% (43,192 vs 15,414 stars). yazi is written in Rust under MIT; Seafile is written in C under a custom or non-standard licence. yazi has attracted 2% as many forks as stars, Seafile 11%. yazi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| yazi | Seafile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 43K | ★ 15K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 1.7K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick yazi if
- You weight community size — 43K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Seafile if
- You want the Seafile feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and Seafile fits your workflow better
About yazi
Special thanks to: Yazi ⚡️ Blazing Fast Terminal File Manager Yazi (means "duck") is a terminal file manager written in Rust, based on non blocking async I/O. It aims to provide an efficient, user friendly, and customizable file management experience. 💡 A new article explaining its internal workings: Why is Yazi Fast? 🚀 Full Asynchronous Support : All I/O operations are asynchronous, CPU tasks are spread across multiple threads, making the most of available resources. 💪 Powerful Async Task Scheduling and Management : Provides real time progress updates, task cancellation, and internal task priority…
About Seafile
Introduction Seafile is an open source cloud storage system with privacy protection and teamwork features. Collections of files are called libraries. Each library can be synced separately. A library can also be encrypted with a user chosen password. Seafile also allows users to create groups and easily sharing files into groups. Beyond sync and share, Seafile provides advanced metadata management features and handy collaboration features. Feature Summary Seafile has the following features: File syncing 1. Selective sync for any folder. 2. Correctly handles file conflicts based on history instead of timestamp. 3…
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Frequently asked questions
Is yazi or Seafile more popular?
yazi has 43,192 GitHub stars and Seafile has 15,414. yazi has the larger community by that measure.
Are yazi and Seafile free?
Both are open source. yazi is licensed under MIT, and Seafile has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between yazi and Seafile?
yazi is written in Rust and Seafile in C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, yazi or Seafile?
Choose yazi if you want the larger community (43,192 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Seafile if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.