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File Upload widget with multiple file selection, drag&drop support, progress bar, validation and preview images, audio and video for jQuery. Supports cross-domain, chunked and resumable file uploads. Works with any server-side platform (Google App Engine, PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, etc.) that supports standard HTML form file uploads.

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jQuery File Upload

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Description

File Upload widget with multiple file selection, drag&drop support, progress bars, validation and preview images, audio and video for jQuery.
Supports cross-domain, chunked and resumable file uploads and client-side image resizing.
Works with any server-side platform (PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, Node.js, Go etc.) that supports standard HTML form file uploads.

Demo

Demo File Upload

Features

  • Multiple file upload:
    Allows to select multiple files at once and upload them simultaneously.
  • Drag & Drop support:
    Allows to upload files by dragging them from your desktop or file manager and dropping them on your browser window.
  • Upload progress bar:
    Shows a progress bar indicating the upload progress for individual files and for all uploads combined.
  • Cancelable uploads:
    Individual file uploads can be canceled to stop the upload progress.
  • Resumable uploads:
    Aborted uploads can be resumed with browsers supporting the Blob API.
  • Chunked uploads:
    Large files can be uploaded in smaller chunks with browsers supporting the Blob API.
  • Client-side image resizing:
    Images can be automatically resized on client-side with browsers supporting the required JS APIs.
  • Preview images, audio and video:
    A preview of image, audio and video files can be displayed before uploading with browsers supporting the required APIs.
  • No browser plugins (e.g. Adobe Flash) required:
    The implementation is based on open standards like HTML5 and JavaScript and requires no additional browser plugins.
  • Graceful fallback for legacy browsers:
    Uploads files via XMLHttpRequests if supported and uses iframes as fallback for legacy browsers.
  • HTML file upload form fallback:
    Allows progressive enhancement by using a standard HTML file upload form as widget element.
  • Cross-site file uploads:
    Supports uploading files to a different domain with cross-site XMLHttpRequests or iframe redirects.
  • Multiple plugin instances:
    Allows to use multiple plugin instances on the same webpage.
  • Customizable and extensible:
    Provides an API to set individual options and define callback methods for various upload events.
  • Multipart and file contents stream uploads:
    Files can be uploaded as standard "multipart/form-data" or file contents stream (HTTP PUT file upload).
  • Compatible with any server-side application platform:
    Works with any server-side platform (PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, Node.js, Go etc.) that supports standard HTML form file uploads.

Security

⚠️ Please read the VULNERABILITIES document for a list of fixed vulnerabilities

Please also read the SECURITY document for instructions on how to securely configure your Web server for file uploads.

Setup

jQuery File Upload can be installed via NPM:

npm install blueimp-file-upload

This allows you to include jquery.fileupload.js and its extensions via node_modules, e.g:

<script src="node_modules/blueimp-file-upload/js/jquery.fileupload.js"></script>

The widget can then be initialized on a file upload form the following way:

$('#fileupload').fileupload();

For further information, please refer to the following guides:

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