Who should use galaxy-files?

galaxy-files is an open-source project built for bioinformatics developers.

Does galaxy-files have a free plan?

Yes — galaxy-files is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does galaxy-files run on?

galaxy-files runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is galaxy-files still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 2.3k commits in the last 90 days.

Who makes galaxy-files?

galaxy-files is developed by Galaxy Project, based in the United States.

How long has galaxy-files been around?

galaxy-files first shipped in 2006.

Is galaxy-files open source?

Yes — galaxy-files is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

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galaxy-files

Name: galaxy-files
Author: Galaxy Project

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galaxy-files is a Python package providing the file source framework and default plugins used by the Galaxy platform. It enables developers to integrate and manage various file storage backends and data sources within Galaxy's open-source bioinformatics analysis environment. Primarily used as a building block for the larger Galaxy ecosystem.

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Overview

3 features

galaxy-files sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & SDKs category. It focuses on managing and accessing diverse file sources within the Galaxy bioinformatics platform. It is built as an open-source project for bioinformatics developers. galaxy-files is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Galaxy Project builds and maintains galaxy-files, and it first shipped in 2006. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.8k stars and 2.3k commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are file source framework, default plugins, and bioinformatics integration.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

File source framework
Default plugins
Bioinformatics integration

Built with & integrations

Framework

FastAPI

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 1.8kActive maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about galaxy-files

What does galaxy-files do?: Galaxy-files focuses on managing and accessing diverse file sources within the Galaxy bioinformatics platform. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who should use galaxy-files?: galaxy-files is an open-source project built for bioinformatics developers.
Does galaxy-files have a free plan?: Yes — galaxy-files is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does galaxy-files run on?: galaxy-files runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is galaxy-files still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 2.3k commits in the last 90 days.
Who makes galaxy-files?: galaxy-files is developed by Galaxy Project, based in the United States.
How long has galaxy-files been around?: galaxy-files first shipped in 2006.
Is galaxy-files open source?: Yes — galaxy-files is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 1.8k
License: MIT
First seen: 3 Aug 2026
Built for: bioinformatics developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Managing and accessing diverse file sources within the Galaxy bioinformatics platform.

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GitHub: galaxyproject/galaxy
PyPI: galaxy-files

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🇺🇸Galaxy Project

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Stars: 1,827
Forks: 1,160
Open issues: 2,790
Last commit: 3 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 2,301
Contributors: 575
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: dev
Latest release: v26.0.1 · 5 Jun 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 3 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 3 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: galaxy-files-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-files

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