Awesome WebDAV

A curated list of awesome apps that support the WebDAV protocol (RFC 4918) and tools related to it.

Contents

• Resources
  • General
  • Client guides
  • Server guides
• Servers
  • Standalone
  • Web servers
  • Docker images
• Desktop apps
  • File managers and tools
  • Backup and sync
  • Other apps
• Mobile apps
  • Android
  • iOS
• Libraries
  • C
  • C++
  • Go
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python
• Cloud providers
• Extensions

Resources

General

General information about WebDAV

• Wikipedia article
• DAV Frequently Asked Questions

Client guides

Mounting a WebDAV volume if you have an existing server

• Connect to or disconnect from a WebDAV server on Mac
• Accessing WebDAV with Windows
• How do I establish a WebDAV connection in Gnome 3?

Server guides

Setting up a WebDAV server

• How To Configure WebDAV Access with Apache on Ubuntu 14.04
• Run your own WebDAV server with Docker

Servers

Standalone

Standalone servers specifically built for WebDAV and its extensions

• phởdav (a.k.a. chezdav) - A minimal open source WebDAV server, ideal for sharing one folder (for FreeBSD, Linux, and Windows).
• hacdias-webdav - A simple yet configurable WebDAV server written in Go.
• sabre/dav - Open source CardDAV, CalDAV and WebDAV server.
• SFTPGo - SFTP server with optional FTP/S and WebDAV support.

Web servers

Web servers that support WebDAV or have modules to enable WebDAV support

• Apache HTTP Server - Supports WebDAV via the mod_dav module.
• Caddy - Supports WebDAV via the http.handlers.webdav module.
• lighttpd - Supports WebDAV via the mod_webdav module.
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) - Supports WebDAV starting with version 7.0 when WebDAV Publishing is enabled.
• nginx - Supports a subset of WebDAV methods via the ngx_http_dav_module module.
  • nginx-dav-ext-module - Unofficial module that adds full WebDAV support.

Docker images

Docker images for easily deploying a WebDAV server

• bytemark/webdav - Based on Apache HTTP Server.
• ugeek/webdav - Based on nginx.

Desktop apps

File managers and tools

General purpose apps to browse and manage files on a WebDAV server

• Cyberduck - Libre server and cloud storage browser with WebDAV support (for Windows and Mac).
• Mountain Duck - Lets you mount server and cloud storage including WebDAV as a disk (for Windows and Mac).
• FileZilla Pro - File transfer tool that supports many protocols, including WebDAV (for Windows, Mac and Linux).
• WinSCP - Popular SFTP client that also supports WebDAV (for Windows).
• davfs2 - Allows mounting a WebDAV server as a local filesystem (for Linux).
• CrossFTP - Free client software that supports many protocols, including WebDAV (for Windows, Mac and Linux).
• FileZilla Pro - Paid version of the popular FTP client includes WebDAV support (for Windows, Mac and Linux).

Backup and sync

Apps used for backup and/or synchronizing data between multiple destinations

• rclone - Supports WebDAV as a backup target and can itself act as a WebDAV server (for Windows, Mac and Linux).
• Duplicacy - Beta support for WebDAV as a backup target (for Windows, Mac and Linux).
• Duplicati - Supports WebDAV as a backup target (for Windows, Mac and Linux).

Other apps

Apps and browser extensions that support WebDAV in some form, e.g. for backup and sync

• KeePass Password Safe - Password manager that supports WebDAV sync (for Windows).
• floccus - Browser extension for bookmark sync that supports WebDAV (for Chrome, Firefox and Edge).
• Violentmonkey - A web browser extension for UserJS management that can sync with WebDAV.

Mobile apps

Android

File managers

General purpose apps to browse and manage files on a WebDAV server

• WebDAV Navigator - WebDAV client for Android devices.
• Total Commander - File manager that has a WebDAV plugin.
• X-plore File Manager - File manager supporting WebDAV mounts.
• MiXplorer - File manager that supports WebDAV.

Other apps

Apps that support WebDAV in some form, e.g. for backup and sync

• Joplin - Note taking and to-do application that supports WebDAV sync.
• Keepass2Android - KeePass-based password manager that supports WebDAV sync.

iOS

File managers

General purpose apps to browse and manage files on a WebDAV server

• WebDAV Nav+ - Download, share, store and edit files on a WebDAV server.
• WebDAV Navigator - Download, share, store and edit files on a WebDAV server.

Other apps

Apps that support WebDAV in some form, e.g. for backup and sync

• 1Writer - Markdown text editor that supports importing from WebDAV.
• beorg - TO-DO list and agenda app with WebDAV sync support.
• GoodReader - PDF viewer and editor that supports WebDAV sync.
• Joplin - Note taking and to-do application that supports WebDAV sync.
• Notebooks 10 - Writing app, a text and markdown editor with WebDAV support.
• Strongbox - KeePass-based password manager that supports WebDAV sync.
• Notability - Note-taking app that supports webDAV for backups.

Libraries

Libraries for accessing a WebDAV storage and/or building a WebDAV server

C

• neon - An HTTP/1.1 and WebDAV client library with a C API.

C++

• webdav-client-cpp - C++ WebDAV Client.

Go

• golang.org/x/net/webdav - WebDAV server implementation as part of the standard library.
• go-webdav - Client library for WebDAV, CalDAV and CardDAV.
• gowebdav - WebDAV client library and command line tool.

Java

• Jackrabbit WebDAV Library - WebDAV Library component of the Apache Jackrabbit project.

JavaScript

• webdav - WebDAV client written in JavaScript for Node.js and the browser.
• unifile - Node.js library to access cloud storage which supports WebDAV.

Python

• webdavclient3 - WebDAV client for Python 3.x.

Cloud providers

Cloud services that offer a WebDAV server or otherwise allow access via WebDAV

• 4shared - Fully supports WebDAV and allows synchronization over it.
• Nextcloud - Fully supports WebDAV and allows synchronization over it.
• ownCloud - Fully supports WebDAV and allows synchronization over it.
• Yandex.Disk - Has a WebDAV API that treats its storage like a file system.
• Box - Has a WebDAV URL that allows access via WebDAV (no longer supported).

Extensions

Protocol extensions and related protocols

• CalDAV
• CardDAV
• GroupDAV
• Microsoft Extensions

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.