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ownCloud Server 8 Officially Released, a Self-Hosted Dropbox Alternative

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Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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ownCloud reached version 8 today, February 9, 2015. We’re talking about the ownCloud Server, a powerful, open-source, free, and self-hosted file sharing solution that offers easier and faster file syncing and sharing functionality, along with numerous other attractive features. ownCloud Server is considered by many a Dropbox replacement and it is distributed in two editions, ownCloud Community Edition and ownCloud Enterprise Edition.

Key features of ownCloud Server 8 include a brand-new Favorites section that allows users to easily access their favorite files and folder with a single mouse click, support for federated cloud version 2 (server to server sharing), direct download support, better search functionality, various accessibility enhancements, updated PDF viewer, user management improvements, better updater app, several enhancements to the apps management page, as well as overall performance improvements.

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