# Best image upload plugin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730 "2010-09-29T06:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730/1 "2010-09-29T06:59:59Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve been dealing with Rails 3, Paperclip and Windows 7 for a few nights now and don’t feel like I’m actually getting anywhere. I’ve hit config issue after config issue and it’s a bit of a nightmare. Can anyone recommend any other gems that will accomplish the same thing? Thanks, Brandon ---
**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730/2 "2010-09-29T12:45:22Z")
> **[GitHub - carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave: Classier solution for file uploads...](https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave)** > > Classier solution for file uploads for Rails, Sinatra and other Ruby web frameworks - GitHub - carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave: Classier solution for file uploads for Rails, Sinatra and other Ruby ... > **[GitHub - technoweenie/attachment\_fu: Treat an ActiveRecord model as a file...](https://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu)** > > Treat an ActiveRecord model as a file attachment, storing its patch, size, content type, etc. - GitHub - technoweenie/attachment\_fu: Treat an ActiveRecord model as a file attachment, storing its pa... ---
**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730/3 "2010-09-29T14:35:25Z")
I’d recommend using a virtual machine with linux on top of windows. Windows have many issues, try something like [http://www.virtualrails.org/](http://www.virtualrails.org/) . You will change something now and you will be forced to change it again in case of the deployment on a linux server. ---
**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730/4 "2010-09-29T16:22:16Z")
Jeff M. wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I’ve been dealing with Rails 3, Paperclip and Windows 7 for a few nights > now and don’t feel like I’m actually getting anywhere. I’ve hit config > issue after config issue and it’s a bit of a nightmare. Can anyone > recommend any other gems that will accomplish the same thing? I think attachment\_fu is obsolete. Everyone uses Paperclip. The real issue: why are you torturing yourself by trying to do Rails development on Windows? > Thanks, Brandon Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-image-upload-plugin/195730/5 "2010-09-29T14:44:48Z")
From attachment\_fu documentation: attachment\_fu is a plugin by Rick O. (aka technoweenie \) and is the successor to acts\_as\_attachment. To get a basic run-through of its capabilities, check out Mike C.'s tutorial [http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2007/02/24#FileUploadFu](http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2007/02/24#FileUploadFu). If you’re uploading image files, you may have many issues with the image libraries (ImageScience, RMagick, minimagick). I don’t use Windows.