# Uploadcare File Uploader
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Add file uploads to your app and configure behavior and appearance as needed. Process and transform files before and after uploading. Compatible with any framework or environment.
## Features
- **Multiple upload sources:** Drop files, select from the filesystem, use a link, camera, Dropbox, Google Drive, add them via the upload API, and more.
- **Large file handling:** Upload faster with chunking, retries, and resumable uploads.
- **Customizable appearance:** Use pre-built themes or modify styles with CSS to fit your project.
- **Responsive and cross-browser:** Fits any device; supports the latest desktop and mobile versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
- **Fully accessible:** A11Y options, including keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and color contrast settings.
- **Advanced image editing:** Optimize images and apply smart transformations like cropping, resizing, or color filters via the built-in image editor, REST, or URL API.
- **Secure uploads:** Protect your app by automatically detecting inappropriate content, malicious files, or unauthorized uploads.
- **Typescript support:** Full Typescript support with autocompletion, type checking, and more for a better developer experience.
## Framework support
Uploadcare File Uploader is built with [Web Components](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components), meaning you can integrate it into any environment—no adapters required.
For hands-on examples, visit our live sandboxes:
- [React](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/react-uploader)
- [Next.js](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/next-uploader)
- [JavaScript](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/js-uploader)
- [Angular](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/angular-uploader)
- [Vue](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/vue-uploader)
- [Svelte](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader-examples/tree/main/examples/svelte-uploader)
Check out the [documentation](https://uploadcare.com/docs/integrations/?ref=github-readme) for quickstart guides tailored to your framework or tool.
Explore more tutorials in our [blog](https://uploadcare.com/blog/category/uploading/?ref=github-readme).
## Quick Start
### From CDN
1. Connect File Uploader directly from your document:
```html
```
2. Add File Uploader in your application markup:
```html
```
3. Configure File Uploader and add your personal public key to the project. [Learn more](#configuration).
### From NPM
1. Install the package: `npm i @uploadcare/file-uploader`
2. Connect File Uploader from your script file:
```js
import * as UC from '@uploadcare/file-uploader';
UC.defineComponents(UC);
```
3. Add File Uploader in your application markup:
```html
```
4. Configure File Uploader and add your personal public key to the project. [Learn more](#configuration).
### Configuration
All configurations in File Uploader are managed from `uc-config` block.
1. Sign up to [Uploadcare](https://app.uploadcare.com/accounts/signup/?ref=github-readme).
2. Get a Public API key in [Uploadcare project's dashboard](https://app.uploadcare.com/projects/-/api-keys/?ref=github-readme).
3. Add a `uc-config` block to your markup and replace `YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY` with your own public key:
```html
```
4. Make sure that your config uses the same `ctx-name` attribute value as your solution block.
Discover more about configuration options in [our documentation](https://uploadcare.com/docs/file-uploader/configuration/?ref=github-readme).
## Browser support
Latest desktop and mobile stable versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Safari are supported.
Internet Explorer is outdated and [not supported anymore](https://uploadcare.com/blog/uploadcare-stops-internet-explorer-support/?ref=github-readme).
## Contribution
You’re always welcome to contribute:
- Create [issues](https://github.com/uploadcare/file-uploader/issues) every time you feel something is missing or goes wrong.
- Provide your feedback or drop us a support request at hello@uploadcare.com.
- Ask questions on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/uploadcare) with "uploadcare" tag if others can have these questions as well.
- Fork project, make changes and send it as pull request. For launching the developing mode follow these commands:
- Install dependencies: `npm install`.
- Start local dev-server: `npm run dev`.
- Star this repo if you like it ⭐️
