Filetopia
Filetopia is a free social file-sharing program for friends who gather in moderated communities.
What Filetopia is
Filetopia is a free social file-sharing program for friends who gather in moderated communities. It combines file sharing with an instant messenger and other communication and collaboration tools. Users can make lists and share them with everyone or selected rooms, groups, or people, with permissions that can cover server slots and bandwidth. There is no global file search, though rooms, messages, lists, logs, chat, and walls can be searched. The desktop interface offers floating windows, movable tabs, nine themes, and more than 25 chat presets, with custom presets also supported. Users can host rooms on their own computers and share access with a special encrypted key, even without connecting to the Filetopia Network. The default limit is one public room per user, alongside any number of private rooms. Filetopia is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and the site lists English, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Arabic.
Good
- Free plan is available.
- Sharing can target selected rooms, groups, or users.
- Permissions can include server slots and bandwidth.
- Rooms can be hosted on a user's computer.
- Desktop interface offers nine themes.
Watch out
- Global file search is not implemented.
- One public room per user by default.
- Portable ZIP version requires Java 8.
- Linux installer script must be run as root.
Who it suits
Filetopia suits people who want to share files and communicate within moderated communities. Its room hosting and selective sharing may also suit users who want control over which groups or people can access their lists.
Verdict
Filetopia brings file sharing, messaging, and community moderation together, with options for selective access and self-hosted rooms. Users who need global file search should note that it is not available.
Plans and prices
From Filetopia's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Filetopia | Free | No price listed |
The facts
Each one read from Filetopia's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Founded
- 1998checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The maker identifies himself as Enrique Martin and says he has developed P2P applications and communication software since 1999.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Image permissions
- Posting one's own images and emoticons requires approval from a system operator, while copying or capturing posted images and emoticons is available by default.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The desktop interface supports floating windows, movable tabs, nine themes, and more than 25 chat presets or custom presets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site lists English, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Arabic as supported languages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- The program includes an instant messenger.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- The program includes moderation features intended to keep unwanted people from disturbing communities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Portable version
- The ZIP download can be uncompressed as a portable version, and requires Java 8; the main downloads bundle Java.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Filetopia describes itself as social file sharing for friends in moderated communities, with tools to communicate and collaborate.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Room hosting
- Users can host rooms on their own computer and share access using a special encrypted key, even without connecting to the Filetopia Network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Room limit
- By default, a user can own one public room and any number of private rooms; a system operator can enable more public rooms for justified needs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Global file search is not implemented; rooms, messages, lists, logs, chat, and walls are searchable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Selective sharing
- Users can create lists and share them with all or selected rooms, groups, or users, with permissions that can include server slots and bandwidth.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web version
- The site says a web version for desktop and mobile devices is being developed.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux download
- The download page offers a Linux installer script that must be run as root, for example with sudo.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Windows downloads
- The download page offers 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows installers, with the 32-bit version stated to work from Windows XP onward.checked 11 Oct 2026
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