# thomasp85/shinyfiles

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204 stars · 48 forks · JavaScript

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/thomasp85/shinyFiles
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/thomasp85-shinyfiles.md

## Description

This package extends the functionality of shiny by providing an API for client side access to the server file system. As many shiny apps are run locally this is equivalent to accessing the filesystem of the users own computer, without the overhead of copying files to temporary locations that is…

## Tags

### Part of an Awesome List

- [File Input Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/file-input-components.md) — Enables server-side file system viewing.