# Best file uploader?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 7, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490 "2010-04-07T22:23:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490/1 "2010-04-07T22:23:34Z")

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Hey guys

I’m asking for your opinion on the best file uploader plugin/gem for  
ruby on rails.

Acts as attachment? File column plugin? Fleximage? others?

What do you guys think? Whats your favorite, which one should i use?  
Thanks

-David

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490/2 "2010-04-07T22:25:20Z")

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Paperclip is really good stuff.

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490/3 "2010-04-07T23:20:58Z")

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On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:22 PM, David Z. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hey guys
> 
> I’m asking for your opinion on the best file uploader plugin/gem for  
> ruby on rails.
> 
> Acts as attachment? File column plugin? Fleximage? others?
> 
> What do you guys think? Whats your favorite, which one should i use?  
> Thanks

Paperclip.

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490/4 "2010-04-07T23:26:49Z")

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On Apr 7, 2010, at 1:22 PM, David Z. wrote:

> Hey guys
> 
> I’m asking for your opinion on the best file uploader plugin/gem for  
> ruby on rails.
> 
> Acts as attachment? File column plugin? Fleximage? others?
> 
> What do you guys think? Whats your favorite, which one should i use?  
> Thanks

As other’s have said… Paperclip.

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-philip

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**Author:** ![davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@davidz101](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidz101)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-file-uploader/186490/5 "2010-04-08T00:44:40Z")

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wow rubytrends is awesome. thanks guys